Dairy — Cheese contract manufacturers in Europe
109 cheese contract manufacturers across 22 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Italy (18), Poland (13) and Greece (12). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Dairy — Butter & cream (35), Dairy — Yoghurt (34) and Drying — Spray drying (30). IFS (55), BRCGS (33) and FSSC 22000 (22) are the most frequently listed credentials.
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- Formaggi Nobili
Italy
Dairy — Cheese
Italian cheese private-label specialist.
- Fromagerie Delin
Gilly-les-Citeaux, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese
Family-owned premium specialty cheesemaker (since 1979) — Brillat-Savarin, Régal de Bourgogne — branded plus private label.
- Fromatech Ingredients B.V.
Sittard, Netherlands
Dairy — Cheese · Dry — Dry blending · Ingredients — Flavors
Specialist cheese powder and dairy-seasoning blender. Produces cheese powders, cheese blends, savoury dairy mixes and bakery flavour solutions for food manufacturers and snack producers.
- Galbani (Lactalis Italia)
Milan, Italy
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Butter & cream
Italian arm of Lactalis; cheeses, yoghurt and dairy with private-label.
- Gennari
Collecchio, Italy
Dairy — Cheese
Parmigiano Reggiano DOP producer offering private-label.
- Givaudan SA / Vika BV
Hilversum, Netherlands
Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more
Givaudan's dairy ingredient legacy (Vika). Cheese powder solutions, dairy flavour blends and savoury powder systems for food manufacturers. Toll dry-blending of flavour-dairy powder composites.
- Goldsteig Kaesereien Bayerwald GmbH
Cham, Germany
Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese
Major PL pizza-cheese producer (since 1929) — mozzarella and hard cheese.
- Granarolo
Bologna, Italy
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Cheese +2 more
Major dairy cooperative (1957) with milk, dairy, plant-based and juice ranges; private-label.
- Granarolo SpA
Bologna, Italy
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +4 more
Italy's leading dairy group. Ingredient division produces milk powders, cream powders, whey and dairy ingredients for food manufacturing. Private-label retail capability.
- Greek Family Farm (Ktinotrofiki Magnisias SA)
Almyros (Thessaly), Greece
Dairy — Cheese
Only vertically integrated organic feta PDO producer in Greece (~50% of Greek organic feta). Strategic partnership with Hochland (DE). Private-label organic and conventional sheep/goat cheeses.
- Griffith Foods
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.
- Groupe Even
Ploudaniel, France
Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Separation — Wet fractionation +5 more
Cooperative since 1930 with multi-site operations (also co-owns Régilait/Laïta) covering spray drying, butter making and cheese for infant, dairy retail and B2B.
- Hellenic Dairies SA (Olympus)
Trikala, Greece
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Beverages — Dairy drinks +1 more
Largest Greek dairy. Feta PDO (sheep + goat), barrel-aged feta, Greek yogurt, milk, cheese, butter. Private-label and contract production for European retailers. Plants in Trikala, Larissa and abroad.
- Hochland Deutschland GmbH
Heimenkirch, Germany
Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese
Major processed cheese producer (since 1927) with strong private-label.
- Hochland Polska
Kazmierz, Poland
Dairy — Cheese
Hochland Group Polish subsidiary running 2 plants producing processed and natural cheese, slices, cream cheese and mozzarella with significant private-label work for retail chains.
- Hochland SE
Heimenkirch, Germany
Dairy — Cheese · Dry — Dry blending · Dry — Dry mixing +1 more
Europe's leading processed cheese producer. Cheese and cheese-powder ingredient blends for HoReCa, food manufacturing and private label across Europe.
- Hochwald Foods GmbH
Thalfang, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Cheese +4 more
Large dairy cooperative producing milk powders, condensed milk, demineralised whey (Hünfeld) and cheese ingredients. Major private-label programme for retail and infant nutrition. Multiple German and Dutch sites.
- Igor
Cameri, Italy
Dairy — Cheese
Gorgonzola DOP leader offering private-label.
- Isigny Sainte-Mere
Isigny-sur-Mer, France
Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Butter & cream +4 more
Cooperative-owned (since 1909) producer of AOP butter and cream plus cheese and infant formula. Strong infant capability.
- Kaeserei Champignon Hofmeister GmbH & Co KG
Heising, Germany
Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese
Major soft cheese and mold-ripened cheese producer (since 1908) including private-label.
- Karalis Dairy
Kalavryta, Greece
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt
Kalavryta-region dairy producing feta PDO and traditional Greek yogurts. Private-label work for boutique and gourmet brands.
- Kerry Group plc
Tralee, Ireland
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +7 more
World-leading taste and nutrition CDMO. Actopro and Profile whey powder ranges, demineralised whey (D40-D90), cheese powders, dairy flavour systems and butter ingredients for food and infant formula manufacturing.
- Kolios SA Greek Dairy
Kilkis, Greece
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough
One of the best-equipped dairies in Europe. Feta PDO leader in exports, plus white cheeses, yogurts and frozen pies. Established private-label and contract manufacturing footprint.
- L'Antica Cascina
Forli, Italy
Dairy — Cheese
Cow and sheep cheese producer for Italian large retail private-label.
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- Drying — Spray drying (30)
- Dry — Dry blending (27)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (21)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (19)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (18)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (17)
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- Dairy — Caseinates (9)
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- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (7)
- Ingredients — Flavors (6)
- Dry — Agglomeration (5)
- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (5)
- Separation — Ultrafiltration (4)
- Dry — Dry mixing (4)
- Dairy — Ice cream (3)
- Dairy — Plant-based drinks (2)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (2)
- Packaging — Primary packaging (2)
- Packaging — Repacking (1)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (1)