Industrial contract manufacturers in France

La Vraie-Croix, France

Dry — Tableting · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Supplements — Tablets

Contract pharma/nutra producer (Adare) specialising in tablets and multiparticulates.

Livron-sur-Drome, France

Dry — Tableting · Dry — Capsule filling · Dry — Soft gel manufacturing +3 more

Aenova group multi-purpose plant for tablets, capsules and soft gels in nutra and pharma applications.

Biars-sur-Cere, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Wet — Beverage formulation · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +4 more

Family-owned (Gervoson, since 1947) major producer of compotes, jams, juices and ice cream — branded plus MDD.

Saint-Denis-de-l'Hotel, France

Wet — Beverage formulation · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more

Mousquetaires captive Intermarché MDD bottler with 21 lines for BRSA.

Aoste, France

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

Sigma Alimentos (Campofrío) division for cured ham and charcuterie — branded and MDD.

Carros, France

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

Industrial nutra producer (since 1980, Montagu PE) with multi-site capabilities for capsules, tablets and syrups across phytotherapy and vitamins.

Evry-Courcouronnes, France

Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Bread +1 more

Aryzta AG (CH) operating ex-Hubert plants for frozen BVP — breads and viennoiserie.

Olivet, France

Dry — Milling · Dry — Dry blending · Bakery — Bread

French milling division of Axéréal cooperative operating 8 regional mills producing flours for the bakery and food industry.

Suresnes, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Plant-based cheese +1 more

Bel family-owned major (since 1865) producing Babybel, La Vache qui rit, Boursin and cheese, fruit and plant portions across multi-site French operations (Lons, Dole, Sablé, Évron, Vendôme, Mayenne, La Ferté-Bernard, Croisy).

Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Sterilization · Thermal — Pasteurization +4 more

Family-owned major (since 1853) for canned, frozen and fresh vegetables — branded and MDD across multi-site operations (Estrées-Mons, Renescure, Russy-Bémont).

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Dairy — Caseinates +2 more

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.

Obernai, France

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +1 more

Carlsberg division (since 1664) for brewing with can/keg/bottle filling — branded plus some toll/MDD.

Servon-sur-Vilaine, France

Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Bread +2 more

Le Duff family group (since 1988) operating 6 plants globally for frozen viennoiserie, breads and premium pastries. Contract for chains and retail.

Les Cerqueux, France

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Bakery — Bread +2 more

Family-owned major (since 1974, >90% family-held) with 14 French plants for brioches, viennoiserie, biscottes and pâtisserie.

Colmar, France

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Capsule filling · Dry — Soft gel manufacturing +3 more

Lonza-owned division offering hard/soft capsule manufacturing and toll spray drying for APIs and nutraceutical actives.

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France

Confectionery — Hard candy · Confectionery — Fillings · Confectionery — Gummies & jellies

Eurazeo PE-owned (since 2017) caramels, lollipops and chocolate maker with multi-site capacity (Strasbourg LU, etc.).

Marbache, France

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Separation — Wet fractionation · Confectionery — Fillings +2 more

Cargill division producing industrial cocoa liquor, butter and B2B chocolate.

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Milling · Separation — Decanting +3 more

Cargill division for starch, oils, cocoa and sweeteners with multi-site toll capacity for custom industrial ingredients.

Bordeaux, France

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +4 more

Family-owned (since 1949) multi-site major bottler for wine, beer and water — branded plus MDD.

Beinheim, France

Dry — Soft gel manufacturing · Dry — Tableting · Supplements — Softgels +1 more

Soft-gel CDMO leader (Novo Holdings) producing soft gels and tablets for supplements and OTC.

Perpignan, France

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

Major MDD chocolate producer (since 1814, Sweetco/Charlotte Lille) with multi-site capacity (Bourbourg, Tinchebray) for bars, fillings and private-label chocolate.

Saint-Laurent-Blangy, France

Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Dry — Dry blending +3 more

European leader in ready-to-bake doughs (since 2012, Ardian PE). 16 plants (12 EU, 4 NA), 80,000 t capacity for pâtes à tarte, pizzas, crepes, pancakes and cookies.

Dijon, France

Confectionery — Fillings · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products

Strong MDD chocolate slab and tablet producer for retail private-label and dragées.

Suresnes, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese

Sodiaal/Savencia JV producing Coeur de Lion and RichesMonts cheese — MDD partner.