Thermal — Pasteurization companies in Europe
72 entries — page 1 of 3
- ACTALIA
France — Saint-Lo
Thermal — Pasteurization / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria / Drying — Spray drying
ACTIA multi-site centre (Cécalait, Ploufragan, La Roche-sur-Foron) for dairy, meat and fish pilot trials.
- ADRIA Quimper
France — Quimper
Thermal — Pasteurization / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria
ACTIA pilot food microbiology and formulation centre (since 1979).
- Adriaan Goede BV
Netherlands — Landsmeer
Wet — Liquid blending / Thermal — Pasteurization / Drying — Spray drying / Eggs — Liquid egg products / Eggs — Egg powders (whole, yolk, albumen) / Eggs — Functional egg ingredients
Oldest egg-products company in the world (since 1895) processing ~2M eggs/day with NMR-standardised liquid egg, three pasteurisation units and functional albumen powders for bakery and food industry.
- AINIA Centro Tecnologico
Spain — Paterna
Drying — Spray drying / Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization / Thermal — Pasteurization / Fermentation — Precision / Encapsulation — Microencapsulation / Extrusion — Twin-screw
Non-profit technology centre with pilot-scale spray drying, HPP, fermentation, microencapsulation, extrusion and freeze drying for client scale-up trials.
- Andros
France — Biars-sur-Cere
Thermal — Pasteurization / Wet — Beverage formulation / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings / Fruit & veg — Concentrates / Beverages — Juices & NFC / Dairy — Ice cream
Family-owned (Gervoson, since 1947) major producer of compotes, jams, juices and ice cream — branded plus MDD.
- Bel Group
France — Suresnes
Thermal — Pasteurization / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Plant-based cheese / Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings
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).
- Bergader Privatkaeserei GmbH
Germany — Waging am See
Thermal — Pasteurization / Dairy — Cheese
Cheese producer (since 1902) with some private-label activity.
- Bonduelle
France — Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Freezing — IQF / Thermal — Sterilization / Thermal — Pasteurization / Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs / Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables / Fruit & veg — Dehydrated vegetables / Sauces — Cold sauces
Family-owned major (since 1853) for canned, frozen and fresh vegetables — branded and MDD across multi-site operations (Estrées-Mons, Renescure, Russy-Bémont).
- Bouwhuis Enthoven BV
Netherlands — Raalte
Wet — Liquid blending / Thermal — Pasteurization / Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Agglomeration / Eggs — Liquid egg products / Eggs — Egg powders (whole, yolk, albumen) / Eggs — Functional egg ingredients
Egg breaker, pasteuriser, dryer and agglomerator producing 3M+ eggs/day. Tailor-made egg products including liquid, powder, salted/sugared yolks, boiled peeled eggs and lysozyme. Subsidiary of Gebr. Van Beek.
- Brasserie de Luxembourg Mousel-Diekirch SA
Luxembourg — Diekirch
Fermentation — Alcoholic / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Wet — Liquid filling (can) / Thermal — Pasteurization / Beverages — Beer
AB InBev brewery (Diekirch since 1871, Mousel since 1825) producing Diekirch Premium, Grand Cru, Unfiltered and Radler. New 2019 brewhouse dimensioned for 200,000 hL/year.
- Brasserie Nationale SA
Luxembourg — Bascharage
Fermentation — Alcoholic / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Wet — Liquid filling (can) / Wet — Liquid filling (PET) / Thermal — Pasteurization / Beverages — Beer / Beverages — Bottled water
Luxembourg's largest brewery (since 1842/1764, merged 1975) producing Bofferding, Battin and Funck-Bricher organic. ~165,000 hL/year plus a Lodyss mineral-water bottling line; recently acquired Boissons Heintz to add drinks distribution.
- Campden BRI
United Kingdom — Chipping Campden
Thermal — Pasteurization / Drying — Spray drying / Fermentation — Alcoholic / Bakery — Bread / Beverages — Beer
Chipping Campden + Nutfield 1919 research institute (~28k followers, 3,000m² pilot plant) — thermal processing, milling/baking, malting/brewing, soft drinks, chilled/frozen, microbiology pilot.
- Compagnie des Fromages
France — Suresnes
Thermal — Pasteurization / Dairy — Cheese
Sodiaal/Savencia JV producing Coeur de Lion and RichesMonts cheese — MDD partner.
- Conserve Italia
Italy — San Lazzaro di Savena
Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables / Fruit & veg — Purees / Beverages — Juices & NFC / Fruit & veg — Concentrates / Packaging — Canning / Thermal — Pasteurization
Agricultural cooperative (1976) with 12 plants and ~3,500 staff; produces under Cirio, Valfrutta, Yoga, Derby Blue and for retailer brands.
- Continental Foods (Devos & Lemmens / Imperial)
Belgium — Puurs
Wet — Sauce manufacturing / Wet — Emulsification / Thermal — Pasteurization / Thermal — Retorting / Sauces — Mayonnaise / Sauces — Cold sauces / Sauces — Hot sauces / Sauces — Soups / Sauces — Broths & stocks
Major Belgian sauce, soup and condiment manufacturer with extensive private-label volume — Devos & Lemmens mayo (80+ varieties) and Imperial soups.
- COROOS Conserven BV
Netherlands — Kapelle-Biezelinge
Thermal — Sterilization / Thermal — Retorting / Thermal — Pasteurization / Packaging — Canning / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Packaging — Pouching / Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables / Fruit & veg — Purees / Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings / Sauces — Soups / Sauces — Broths & stocks
Largest Dutch private-label canned-vegetable producer (~€300M revenue) across two sites. Expanding into bulk industrial vegetable solutions including aquafaba, pulse pastes and ultra-short-heated chilled solutions.
- CRITT Agroalimentaire PACA
France — Avignon
Thermal — Pasteurization / Thermal — Sterilization / Wet — Beverage formulation / Drying — Spray drying
ACTIA pilot food processing centre (since 1979) supporting R&D and innovation transfer for the food industry.
- CTAEX - Centro Tecnologico Agroalimentario de Extremadura
Spain — Villafranco del Guadiana
Thermal — Pasteurization / Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables / Fruit & veg — Purees
Extremadura agri-food technology centre with pilot scale tomato, fruit, oil and prepared food capability.
- CTCPA
France — Avignon
Thermal — Sterilization / Thermal — Retorting / Thermal — Pasteurization / Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables
ACTIA multi-site (since 1950) technical centre for conserves and ready meals — thermal/atherma pilots.
- CTNC - Centro Tecnologico Nacional de la Conserva
Spain — Molina de Segura
Thermal — Retorting / Thermal — Pasteurization / Sauces — Cold sauces
National canning and food technology centre with pilot for canning, retorting, juice, sauces and ready meals.
- Deutsche Fruehstuecksei GmbH
Germany — Neuenkirchen-Voerden
Thermal — Pasteurization / Eggs — Liquid egg products
Egg products PL specialist (since 1928).
- Develey Senf & Feinkost GmbH
Germany — Unterhaching
Wet — Sauce manufacturing / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Thermal — Pasteurization / Sauces — Cold sauces / Sauces — Mustard
Major German PL sauces producer (since 1845) — mustard, ketchup, mayo, dressings.
- DIL Deutsches Institut fuer Lebensmitteltechnik
Germany — Quakenbrueck
Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) / Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) / Fermentation — Biomass / Fermentation — Precision / Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization / Thermal — Pasteurization / Alt-protein — Textured vegetable protein (TVP) / Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues
DIL/Bühler Technology Center 'Proteins of the Future' (since 1983, expanded 2021) — pilot extrusion (low- and high-moisture meat analogs), HPP, fermentation, freeze drying, packaging, sensory; contract research and contract manufacturing.
- Eckes-Granini Deutschland GmbH
Germany — Nieder-Olm
Wet — Beverage formulation / Wet — Liquid filling (carton) / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Thermal — Pasteurization / Beverages — Juices & NFC / Beverages — Soft drinks
Major juice producer (since 1857) — Hohes C and Granini brands plus some PL/license production.
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- Beverages — Juices & NFC (15)
- Wet — Beverage formulation (11)
- Wet — Liquid filling (PET) (11)
- Wet — Liquid filling (carton) (11)
- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (10)
- Thermal — Sterilization (10)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (10)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (9)
- Dairy — Caseinates (9)
- Beverages — Soft drinks (8)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (8)
- Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables (7)
- Sauces — Cold sauces (7)
- Thermal — UHT (7)
- Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings (6)
- Fruit & veg — Purees (6)
- Dairy — Ice cream (5)
- Wet — Liquid filling (can) (5)
- Eggs — Liquid egg products (4)
- Fruit & veg — Concentrates (4)
