Very large contract manufacturers in United Kingdom

Hull, United Kingdom

Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Major AAK Hull and Runcorn vegetable oil, fat and specialty fat solutions operation.

Corby, United Kingdom

Ingredients — Cultures · Bakery — Cake mixes

Major ABF Corby and Leeds yeast and bakery ingredient operation.

Peterborough, United Kingdom

Ingredients — Sugar & syrups

ABF major UK sugar beet producer (Bury St Edmunds, Cantley, Wissington, Newark) HQ in Peterborough.

Tilbury, United Kingdom

Dry — Milling

ABF Tilbury and Manchester UK's largest miller operation supplying flour to bakeries.

Felinfach, United Kingdom

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS · Dairy — MFGM +7 more

Arla Foods Ingredients' UK whey nutrition facility (acquired from Volac Nov 2024). WPC80, WPI, agglomerated isolates (Pro2O), Lacprodan range and Volactose lactose/permeate. Informed-Sport certified.

Bedford, United Kingdom

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing

Major Nomad Foods Bedford / Lowestoft / Yarmouth historical frozen food producer.

Bournville, United Kingdom

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Pralines · Confectionery — Hollow figures

Major chocolate producer (founded 1824) across Bournville Birmingham and Marlbrook Hereford operated by Mondelez International.

Wakefield, United Kingdom

Beverages — Soft drinks · Beverages — Bottled water · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more

Major Coca-Cola Europacific Partners GB bottling operation across Wakefield, East Kilbride, Edmonton, Sidcup and Morpeth.

London, United Kingdom

Beverages — Spirits · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic

Major FTSE 100 LSE/NYSE-listed global drinks group (founded 1997) HQ in London operating ~28 Scotch malt distilleries plus Cameronbridge grain plus Johnnie Walker, J&B, Bell's, Buchanan's and White Horse blends.

Bury, United Kingdom

Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more

Global food ingredient CDMO. Cheese and dairy seasoning blends, coating systems and flavour mixes for snacks, meat and foodservice applications.

Hereford, United Kingdom

Beverages — Soft drinks · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more

Heineken UK 1887 Hereford cider operation producing Strongbow, Bulmers and Old Mout.

Wigan, United Kingdom

Sauces — Ketchup · Sauces — Cold sauces · Pasta & rice — Rice products +1 more

Major Kraft Heinz 1869 UK operation (Kitt Green Wigan — world's largest food factory by volume of beans) plus Worcester (Lea & Perrins) producing baked beans, ketchup and soups.

Banbury, United Kingdom

Coffee, tea & cocoa — Roasted beans · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Ground coffee · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Instant coffee

Major JDE Peet's UK coffee operation across Banbury (instant) and Maidenhead producing Kenco, Douwe Egberts, L'OR, Tassimo and Maxwell House.

Slough, United Kingdom

Snacks — Potato chips · Snacks — Extruded snacks · Snacks — Nut mixes

Major Intersnack 1853 snack operation across Slough HQ, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Billingham, Tyrone, Rotherham, Lincoln and Consett producing Hula Hoops, McCoy's, Tyrrells, KP Nuts, Pom-Bear, Skips, Butterkist and popchips.

Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom

Pet food — Dry kibble (extruded, pressed, baked) · Pet food — Wet (cans, trays, pouches) · Pet food — Treats & chews

Major Mars Petcare UK operation across Melton Mowbray (HQ pet science), Birstall, Plymouth, Histon (Royal Canin) and Birmingham producing Pedigree, Whiskas, Sheba, Royal Canin, Kitekat and Cesar.

Slough, United Kingdom

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Hard candy · Confectionery — Gummies & jellies

Major Mars/Wrigley chocolate, sugar confectionery and gum operation across Slough (Hawksmoor) and Plymouth.

Northwich, United Kingdom

Sports nutrition — Protein powders · Supplements — Liquid supplements · Snacks — Energy bars +1 more

The Hut Group major Northwich Cheshire protein powder and sports nutrition producer.

Wisbech, United Kingdom

Pet food — Dry kibble (extruded, pressed, baked) · Pet food — Wet (cans, trays, pouches)

Major Nestlé Purina Wisbech Cambridgeshire and Sudbury pet food operation.

York, United Kingdom

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Roasted beans · Confectionery — Pralines

Major Nestlé UK confectionery operation (KitKat, Aero, Smarties, Milkybar, Polo, Yorkie, Quality Street) across York, Halifax, Tutbury, Fawdon Newcastle and Girvan coffee plant.

Maldon, United Kingdom

Sports nutrition — Protein powders · Supplements — Liquid supplements · Snacks — Energy bars

Glanbia Performance Nutrition major Maldon Essex whey protein and sports nutrition producer.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Snacks — Potato chips · Snacks — Extruded snacks · Snacks — Tortilla / corn chips +1 more

Major PepsiCo UK 1948 snack and cereal operation (world's largest crisp plant in Leicester) plus Coventry, Skelmersdale, Lincoln and Peterlee plants producing Walkers, Quaker Oats, Doritos, Wotsits, Sensations and Monster Munch.

Dumbarton, United Kingdom

Beverages — Spirits · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic

Pernod Ricard #2 Scotch operation HQ in Dumbarton with Glenlivet, Aberlour, Strathisla, Glenburgie, Glentauchers, Miltonduff, Tormore, Scapa, Longmorn, Dalmunach and Caperdonich (revived) distilleries.

Stokesley, United Kingdom

Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues · Alt-protein — Mycoprotein · Fermentation — Solid-state

Major Marlow Foods (Monde Nissin) 1985 biomass fermentation mycoprotein operation across Stokesley HQ, Methwold and Belasis Hall (Billingham fermenter) — world's largest alt-meat brand by volume.

Davidstow, United Kingdom

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS · Dairy — Cheese +3 more

Largest UK dairy processor. Major whey processing at Davidstow (Cornwall); demineralised whey, WPC and infant-grade whey for IF manufacturers. Cheese powders and dairy ingredient lines.