Family owned contract manufacturers in Germany

Honau, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Sieving & sifting · Packaging — Primary packaging

German mill offering small-batch toll milling, cleaning and packaging of grain and flour for farmers marketing under their own label.

Wiesbaden, Germany

Dry — Dry blending · Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Alt-protein — Wheat protein +2 more

Wheat-based functional ingredients and textured wheat protein producer (since 1858, Crespel & Deiters).

Herford, Germany

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Bars · Confectionery — Pralines +1 more

4th-generation chocolate factory producing private-label and contract organic, vegan and fair-trade chocolate, couverture, tablets and drinking chocolate. Manufacturer for EcoFinia/Vivani, iChoc and other organic brands.

Reute, Germany

Sports nutrition — Protein powders · Sports nutrition — Pre-workout · Supplements — Capsules +4 more

Contract and white-label manufacturer of sports nutrition including proteins, creatine, boosters and recovery products in capsule and powder formats. Also produces dietary and animal supplements. 40+ years in business. Second-generation family company.

Vestenbergsgreuth, Germany

Supplements — Herbal extracts · Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding +1 more

Tea and herb sourcing, processing (cutting, milling, sterilisation) and botanical raw material supply. Approx 200 raw materials and integrated cultivation programme (mabagrown). Parent of Finzelberg and Plantextrakt.

Brannenburg, Germany

Dry — Dry blending · Dry — Powder filling · Wet — Beverage formulation +4 more

Contract manufacturer of NEM and sports nutrition (since 1971) — powders, drinks, bars and concentrates in 150 kg–1 t batches.

Worms, Germany

Supplements — Capsules · Supplements — Softgels · Supplements — Tablets +5 more

One of Europe's market leaders for contract filling of dietary supplements. Produces tablets, hard and soft capsules including MGCaps liquid capsules and MGCaps Duo, powders and oils. Private-label. Organic certified. Photovoltaics-powered.

Großrosseln, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Thermal — Sterilization +1 more

Saarland-based oat processor producing flakes, kernels, bran and hydrothermally treated oat flours for food manufacturers.

Kevelaer, Germany

Extrusion — Pet food extrusion · Thermal — Baking · Thermal — Industrial cooking +2 more

Top-3 EU producer of dog baked goods (~60,000 t/yr, since 1949). Dry and wet pet food plus dog treat baking with strong PL.

Guetersloh, Germany

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Cake mixes

Major pre-packaged bread private-label producer (since 1871) — pumpernickel, whole-grain breads, baking mixes; also bio.

Neunkirchen am Sand, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Sieving & sifting · Dry — Dry blending +6 more

240-year family business (since 1785) and one of the largest dry-organic private-label producers in DACH. Mills, müesli, bakery, chocolate items, waffles and snacks.

Mainz, Germany

Dry — Grinding · Dry — Dry blending · Ingredients — Flavors +1 more

Major contract spice supplier to the meat industry (since 1903) — seasoning compounds and marinades.

Aretsried, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — UHT · Thermal — Pasteurization +7 more

Major German dairy group (since 1896) producing yogurt, drinks and desserts at Aretsried and Leppersdorf with private-label capacity.

Hamburg, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Sieving & sifting +2 more

4th-generation family supplier of 1000+ botanical raw materials from 60+ countries. Toll services include grinding, cutting, granulating and sterilising. Serves food, pharma, supplement and animal feed industries.

Erftstadt, Germany

Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Sauces — Cold sauces

Salads producer with retail private-label.

Hamburg, Germany

Separation — Evaporation · Drying — Spray drying · Supplements — Herbal extracts +1 more

Licorice extracts, gum arabic and natural ingredients (since 1922) for confectionery, NEM and pharma.

Neudrossenfeld, Germany

Dry — Milling · Thermal — Roasting (malt)

Bavarian specialty grain milling operation; part of Bindewald Nützel group producing malt and specialty grain products.

Oettingen, Germany

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

Major German brewer (since 1731) with significant PL/discount production.

Rechterfeld, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +3 more

Major poultry slaughter and processor (~8,000 FTE, since 1932) with Wiesenhof brand and Green Legend plant-based line.

Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany

Supplements — Herbal extracts · Supplements — Liquid supplements · Wet — Liquid blending

Toll manufacturing of plant dry and spissum extracts, tinctures and fresh-plant juices for pharma, cosmetics, food and supplements. Pilot plant and own cultivation on Mallorca. Subsidiary of Bionorica SE.

Vestenbergsgreuth, Germany

Supplements — Herbal extracts · Supplements — Liquid supplements · Dry — Dry blending

Specialist in natural tea, herbal and fruit extracts, decaffeinated teas and tea flavours. Over 2000 recipes from 120+ plants. Toll and contract development for beverage, dairy, baby food and confectionery industries.

Kemnath, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Packaging — Vacuum packing +2 more

Sausage, ham and convenience meat producer (since 1859) including private-label.

Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Freezing — Block freezing +5 more

Largest German meat producer (~16,000 FTE, €6.3bn) — pork/beef slaughter, processing, sausages and convenience for major LEH (Aldi, Lidl, Rewe) and foodservice.

Rohrbach, Germany

Supplements — Powders · Dry — Powder filling · Packaging — Primary packaging

30+ year premium plant-based product manufacturer. Spirulina powder, baobab, moringa, turmeric, matcha and more. In-house quality control via accredited German labs. Private-label and B2B partnerships.