Family owned contract manufacturers in France

La Croix-Saint-Ouen, France

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough

Family-owned (since 1996) producer of brioches and viennoiserie open to private label.

Branderion, France

Supplements — Capsules · Supplements — Tablets · Supplements — Powders +3 more

Formulator, manufacturer and façonnier with 300+ references. Own brand and private-label. Organic and vegan-compatible. Superfoods, plants, vitamins and minerals in capsules, tablets and powders. Family-owned.

Sainte-Barbe, France

Dry — Tableting · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Dry — Granulation +4 more

Long-standing family pharma CDMO (since 1935) producing tablets, drops, granules and gummies for homeopathic and supplement applications.

Laval, France

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT +6 more

Largest dairy globally (Besnier family, since 1933) with 90+ French sites producing branded and MDD cheese, milk, butter and ingredients.

Sable-sur-Sarthe, France

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry +3 more

Largest EU poultry producer (LDC family, since 1968) — Galliance, Marie, Maître CoQ, Loué — for branded and MDD across multi-site operations.

Vitre, France

Packaging — Repacking · Packaging — Secondary packaging · Packaging — Kit assembly

Family-owned multi-site toll co-packer with 15 lines for sleeves, bundling and promo packs.

Cournon-d'Auvergne, France

Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough

Family-owned (since 1992) frozen French pastry specialist for foodservice (US/EU) — croissants and pains au chocolat.

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France

Fermentation — Biomass · Drying — Spray drying · Ingredients — Flavors +1 more

Family-owned major (since 1853) for yeast fermentation and drying — baker's yeast, yeast extracts and biotech.

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Vacuum drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +3 more

Lesaffre group division offering custom drying as a service. Standard, vacuum and electrostatic (PolarDry®) spray drying with 20 production lines for yeast extracts, microbial ingredients, flavours and fermentation actives.

Lacaune, France

Thermal — Curing · Thermal — Smoking · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Family-owned (since 1936) charcuterie sec specialist for salaisons — strong toll capacity.

Saint-Denis-de-l'Hotel, France

Thermal — UHT · Thermal — Pasteurization · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) +9 more

French leader plant-based + dairy contract liquid (since 1909) — UHT, ESL, brick + bottle filling and plant-based extraction. 415 M L/year across 8 sites.

Montaut, France

Thermal — Sterilization · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Family-owned (since 1920) producer of foie gras and conserves Sud-Ouest — Label Rouge — branded and private label.

Vichy, France

Confectionery — Hard candy

Family-owned (since 1852) producer of pastilles and candies — Pastilles de Vichy specialty.

Le Bar-sur-Loup, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Distillation · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +1 more

Family-owned major (since 1871) for flavour and fragrance, extraction (Jungle Essence) — flavours and fragrance.

Damville, France

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Confectionery — Pralines · Confectionery — Fillings +1 more

Family bean-to-bar chocolate maker (since 1948) producing custom couverture and bars for chefs and brands.

La Bouilladisse, France

Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Sauces — Cold sauces +2 more

Family-owned (since 1988) Provence aides culinaires specialty producer — olives, tapenades and sauces.

Feignies, France

Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Bread

Family-owned (since 1958) pre-baked bread specialist with strong MDD share — crusty rolls and baguettes.

Carquefou, France

Dry — Milling · Bakery — Bread

French miller since 1825 producing red-label and organic flours from wheat, rye, spelt, einkorn and buckwheat on cylinders and stone wheels.

Bar, France

Dry — Milling · Bakery — Bread

Artisan French flour mill producing specialty grain flours.

Saint-Colomban, France

Dry — Milling · Bakery — Bread

5-generation French family miller producing organic and conventional flours for craft bakers within 90 minutes of the mill.

Ercé-en-Lamée, France

Dry — Milling · Bakery — Bread

Pioneering French organic miller since 1972 producing flours from French organic wheat for retail and B2B customers.

Aizenay, France

Dry — Milling · Bakery — Bread

French organic flour specialist supplying stone-ground organic flours to artisan bakeries across France for over 40 years.

Nomexy, France

Dry — Milling · Bakery — Bread

Vosges-based mill within the Foricher group producing wheat flours and bakery products for craft bakers.

Plémet, France

Dry — Milling · Bakery — Bread

French Brittany miller offering toll milling (mouture à façon) and stone-ground flour from local conventional and organic wheat.