Norte contract manufacturers in Portugal

Maia, Portugal

Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Freezing — Block freezing

Major frozen bakery and pastry producer (1986) with 25,000 m² production area across 5 plants making pastel de nata, choripans and rustic breads with BRC A+ and IFS certifications.

Vila Nova de Famalicao, Portugal

Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending

Auxiliary product producer (30 years) for meat processors, including spice blends, casings and cures; exclusive Portuguese distributor for Dallant, Kersia and Chr-Hansen.

Matosinhos, Portugal

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Thermal — Retorting

Family-owned (1920) fully artisanal hand-packed sardine and mackerel cannery producing under NURI, Pinhais and 30+ historic export brands.

Esposende, Portugal

Sports nutrition — Protein powders · Sports nutrition — Bars · Supplements — Capsules

Largest online sports nutrition retailer in Europe (2007) with manufacturing and co-packing facility in Esposende producing protein bars, powders and snacks.

Sabrosa, Portugal

Beverages — Wine · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

Premium Douro wine producer.

Pinhao, Portugal

Beverages — Wine · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

Port wine producer within AXA Millésimes.

Matosinhos, Portugal

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Thermal — Retorting

Heritage fish cannery (1853, oldest operating in the world) producing 55+ SKUs across 14 international brands; long history of contract production for international private-label brands.

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Beverages — Wine · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

Port wine producer within Roederer Group.

Porto, Portugal

Ingredients — Sugar & syrups

Only Portuguese sugar refiner.

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Beverages — Wine · Beverages — Spirits · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

Heritage Port wine and aguardente producer (1756) with brands Royal Oporto, Quinta das Carvalhas and Royal Port range.

Mirandela, Portugal

Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Trás-os-Montes olive oil producer.

Ponte de Lima, Portugal

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Family-owned regional Norte charcuterie producer (1981) of cured ham, bacon and traditional charcuterie.

Paiva, Portugal

Dairy — Cheese

Cheese producer (acquired by Lactalis 2024) producing Flamengo, curado and Paiva fresh cheese.

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Beverages — Wine · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

Port wine group owning Cálem, Burmester, Kopke and Barros within Spanish La Caixa group.

Avintes, Portugal

Beverages — Wine · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

Largest Portuguese wine producer (1942) with brands Mateus Rosé, Sandeman, Ferreira and Offley alongside private-label bottling for global retailers.

Braganca, Portugal

Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Snacks — Nut mixes · Freezing — IQF

Trás-os-Montes IGP chestnut processor producing IQF chestnuts, peeled chestnuts and chestnut purée with major private-label.

Leca do Balio, Portugal

Beverages — Beer · Beverages — Bottled water · Beverages — Soft drinks +3 more

Major beer, water (Pedras Salgadas, Vidago, Vitalis) and soft drink (Frutis) producer with the Pedras Salgadas spa and bottling plant.

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Beverages — Wine · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

Heritage Port wine family (1882) with brands Graham's, Dow's, Warre's and Cockburn's; the largest Douro vineyard owner with 26 quintas (1,024 ha).

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Beverages — Wine · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

Major Port wine partnership owning Taylor's, Fonseca, Croft, Krohn and Delaforce with bottling and aging in Vila Nova de Gaia.

Vila Nova de Famalicao, Portugal

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Confectionery — Hard candy · Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound)

Largest Portuguese biscuit, almond and candy producer (1943) exporting to 40+ countries with sister chocolate factory Not Guilty and a new €25M Gavião plant.