Thermal contract manufacturers in Europe
19 thermal contract manufacturers across 7 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in the Netherlands (8), Germany (5) and Belgium (2). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Bakery — Bread (6), Dry — Dry blending (6) and Dry — Milling (6). IFS (11), BRCGS (10) and Organic (4) are the most frequently listed credentials.
19 entries
- Bakker Borgesius BV
Stadskanaal, Netherlands
Thermal — Baking · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) · Bakery — Bread +1 more
Long-established (since 1895) Dutch bakery group with five plants. Royal Warrant 2020. Partnered with Qizini for convenience bakery (Goedhart Bakery Kitchen).
- Banketgroep BV
Veenendaal, Netherlands
Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Waffles & pancakes +1 more
Dutch market leader in long-life confectionery and biscuits (caramel waffles, sponge cakes, almond rounds, butter cake) with strong private-label focus. Now part of Biscuit International.
- Bindewald & Gutting Mühlengruppe
Bischheim, Germany
Dry — Milling · Dry — Dry blending · Thermal — Sterilization +1 more
Germany's largest family-run milling group with 10 plants processing 2.2 Mt of wheat, rye, spelt, durum and maize annually.
- Bolletje BV
Almelo, Netherlands
Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Rusks · Bakery — Crackers +1 more
Rusks (beschuit), crackers and biscuits producer for retail private label and own brand. Now part of Continental Bakeries.
- Davert GmbH
Ascheberg, Germany
Dry — Sieving & sifting · Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Primary packaging +1 more
Major German organic ingredients processor cleaning, treating and packing 35,000 t/year of grains, pulses and seeds for retail and B2B customers.
- Dossche Mills BV (Rotterdam)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dry — Milling · Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Primary packaging
Dossche Mills Rotterdam site; one of Europe's largest wheat mills with full heat treatment capability and export logistics via port.
- Dossche Mills NV
Deinze, Belgium
Dry — Milling · Dry — Dry blending · Bakery — Bread +1 more
Major European wheat flour mill producing flours and bakery ingredients; capabilities include milling wheat/spelt/rye and heat treatment of flour.
- Euroma BV
Zwolle, Netherlands
Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Sieving & sifting +9 more
Top-3 European herbs and spices player (since 1899). Acts as a taste-solutions partner with B2B private-label and contract production across ~2,000 SKUs. Subsidiary of Marubeni (Japan).
- Fischer SA
Mensdorf, Luxembourg
Thermal — Baking · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) · Bakery — Bread +1 more
Retail-facing arm of the Fischer-Panelux group (since 1913) operating ~70 outlets across Luxembourg and France, sharing the Mensdorf industrial production platform used by Panelux.
- Hero Nederland BV
Breda, Netherlands
Wet — Liquid blending · Thermal — Pasteurization · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +5 more
Long-standing fruit-product processor (since 1914) producing jams, fruit spreads, baby food (Hero Baby), Cassis blackcurrant drink and dessert sauces. Subsidiary of Hero Group (Switzerland).
- ILAS S.A. / Reny Picot
Anleo, Spain
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Infant formula +5 more
Major Spanish dairy ingredient producer. SMP, WMP, condensed milk, butter, infant formula base powders and fractionated butterfat for food manufacturing and pharmaceutical industry. Multi-country operations.
- Krekenavos Agrofirma UAB
Kėdainiai, Lithuania
Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Thermal — Industrial cooking
Lithuania's largest slaughterhouse (€120M+ turnover). Pork and beef slaughter, fresh meat (>100 t/day), thermally-processed products (~30 t/day); ~30% market share fresh meat, ~14% processed.
- Kuchenmeister GmbH
Soest, Germany
Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Cake mixes · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough
World leader in Stollen production (since 1884, ~1,000 FTE) with sites in Soest, Duingen, Mettingen and Salzkotten — also includes private label.
- Lactogal SA
Porto, Portugal
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +3 more
Portugal's leading dairy cooperative. Milk powders, cheese and butter for retail private label and B2B ingredient export.
- Manna Foods
Antwerp area, Belgium
Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Thermal — Pasteurization · Sauces — Cold sauces +1 more
Leader in Belgian spaghetti sauces (with and without meat) and ready cold sauces; private label for retail, foodservice and export.
- Peter Kölln GmbH & Co. KGaA
Elmshorn, Germany
Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Thermal — Sterilization +2 more
Major German oat miller in Elmshorn producing oat flakes, mueslis and breakfast cereals since 1820.
- QiZiNi Bakery Kitchen BV
Losser, Netherlands
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — Primary packaging +3 more
Market-leading Benelux convenience food private-label producer (~€145m revenue post-Goedhart merger 2024). Three NL plants; 350 FTEs producing hand-finished sandwiches, wraps, paninis and baguettes.
- Saalemühle Alsleben
Alsleben, Germany
Dry — Milling · Thermal — Sterilization · Bakery — Bread
Large German flour mill (Bindewald & Gutting group) producing soft wheat, durum, rye and spelt flours plus thermally treated specialty flours.
- Struik Foods Europe BV
Voorthuizen, Netherlands
Thermal — Sterilization · Thermal — Retorting · Packaging — Canning +4 more
Canned and ambient ready meals producer for private label. Subsidiary of Zwanenberg.
Browse by sector
- Thermal — Sterilization (8)
- Thermal — Baking (6)
- Bakery — Bread (6)
- Dry — Milling (6)
- Dry — Dry blending (6)
- Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) (3)
- Bakery — Biscuits & cookies (3)
- Packaging — Primary packaging (3)
- Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough (3)
- Dry — Sieving & sifting (2)
- Dry — Grinding (2)
- Wet — Sauce manufacturing (2)
- Wet — Liquid blending (2)
- Sauces — Soups (2)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (2)
- Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (2)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (2)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (2)
- Drying — Spray drying (2)
- Thermal — UHT (2)
- Sauces — Cold sauces (2)
- Bakery — Waffles & pancakes (1)
- Confectionery — Caramel (1)
- Bakery — Rusks (1)