Separation — Wet fractionation companies in France
13 entries
- Algama
France — Paris
Separation — Microfiltration / Separation — Wet fractionation / Alt-protein — Mycoprotein / Ingredients — Hydrocolloids / Eggs — Plant-based egg replacers
Microalgae extraction and functional ingredient specialist (since 2013). TamaGo egg-replacer and microalgae-based ingredients at pilot scale plus R&D services.
- Bonilait Proteines
France — Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Wet fractionation / Dairy — Caseinates / Sports nutrition — Protein powders / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1
Sodiaal subsidiary (since 1969) for spray-dried human and animal milk powders, infant ingredients and milk replacers. New 50,000 t/year unit inaugurated 2023.
- Cargill Cacao et Chocolat France
France — Marbache
Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) / Separation — Wet fractionation / Confectionery — Fillings / Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products / Oils & fats — Specialty fats
Cargill division producing industrial cocoa liquor, butter and B2B chocolate.
- Castelas Moulin
France — Les Baux-de-Provence
Separation — Wet fractionation / Oils & fats — Specialty fats
Family-owned (since 1997) AOP and premium olive oil pressing — premium custom.
- Cooperative Olive Vallee des Baux
France — Mourie
Separation — Wet fractionation / Oils & fats — Specialty fats
Cooperative-owned (since 1924) AOP Vallée des Baux olive milling specialty.
- Euroserum
France — Port-sur-Saone
Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Wet fractionation / Fermentation — Biomass / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 / Sports nutrition — Protein powders
Sodiaal subsidiary (since 1969) producing demineralised whey, WPC 35/80, sweet whey, milk minerals, GOS and infant-grade ingredients. Multi-site (Bénestroff, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche). EcoVadis silver 2025.
- Groupe Even
France — Ploudaniel
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — Pasteurization / Separation — Wet fractionation / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — MFGM / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1
Cooperative since 1930 with multi-site operations (also co-owns Régilait/Laïta) covering spray drying, butter making and cheese for infant, dairy retail and B2B.
- Lesieur
France — Bois-Colombes
Separation — Decanting / Separation — Wet fractionation / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Wet — Liquid filling (PET) / Oils & fats — Specialty fats
Avril group major (since 1908) for edible oils refining and bottling — sunflower, rapeseed and olive — branded plus MDD.
- Nutribio
France — Carhaix-Plouguer
Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Wet fractionation / Dairy — Caseinates / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 3 / Infant & medical — Follow-on milks
Sodiaal subsidiary specialising in spray drying for infant nutrition. 30,000+ t/year capacity following the 2019 acquisition of the ex-Synutra plant.
- Olvea Group
France — Saint-Leonard
Separation — Wet fractionation / Separation — Decanting / Encapsulation — Microencapsulation / Oils & fats — Specialty fats / Oils & fats — MCT / Supplements — Omegas
Family-owned (since 1929) producer of cold-pressed oils and fish/marine oils — omega-3 fish oil, plant oils. Multi-site with toll oil refining/encapsulation potential.
- Olygose
France — Venette
Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Microfiltration / Separation — Wet fractionation / Ingredients — Hydrocolloids / Alt-protein — Pea protein
Functional ingredient specialist (since 2010) producing pea-derived alpha-galacto-oligosaccharides (AlphaGOS) via membrane filtration and spray drying.
- Roquette Freres
France — Lestrem
Separation — Wet fractionation / Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Milling / Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein isolation / Alt-protein — Pea protein / Alt-protein — Wheat protein / Ingredients — Native & modified starches / Ingredients — Sugar alcohols / Ingredients — Hydrocolloids
World leader in pea protein and starch derivatives (since 1933). Wet milling, extraction and isolation produce Nutralys pea protein, starches, polyols and hydrocolloids. Extensive contract and custom-blend capacity.
- Tereos
France — Lille
Separation — Wet fractionation / Dry — Milling / Drying — Spray drying / Alt-protein — Wheat protein / Ingredients — Native & modified starches / Ingredients — Glucose & fructose / Ingredients — Sugar & syrups
Cooperative-owned major (since 1932) with multi-site wheat starch/protein, cassava and beet sugar capacity.
Sectors in France
- Separation — Wet fractionation (13)
- Drying — Spray drying (7)
- Oils & fats — Specialty fats (5)
- Dairy — Caseinates (4)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (4)
- Ingredients — Hydrocolloids (3)
- Separation — Microfiltration (2)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (2)
- Separation — Decanting (2)
- Alt-protein — Pea protein (2)
- Dry — Milling (2)
- Alt-protein — Wheat protein (2)
- Ingredients — Native & modified starches (2)
- Alt-protein — Mycoprotein (1)
- Eggs — Plant-based egg replacers (1)
- Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) (1)
- Confectionery — Fillings (1)
- Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products (1)
- Fermentation — Biomass (1)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (1)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (1)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (1)
- Dairy — Cheese (1)
- Dairy — MFGM (1)
