Thermal — Industrial cooking companies in Europe

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• Maisadour

  France — Mont-de-Marsan

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Thermal — Sterilization / Dry — Milling / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry

  Cooperative-owned Sud-Ouest leader (since 1936) — Delpeyrat, Comtesse du Barry — for duck, foie gras, charcuterie and maize.

• Maitre CoQ

  France — Saint-Fulgent

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry

  LDC subsidiary (since 1957) producing branded and MDD poultry.

• Manufacture Steffen SA

  Luxembourg — Steinfort

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Thermal — Smoking / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry

  Largest independent artisan charcutier-traiteur group in Luxembourg (since 1989, sixth generation of butchers) with industrial-scale ham production through Lisanto. Six retail boucheries plus corporate traiteur kitchen.

• Marfo Food Group BV

  Netherlands — Lelystad

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — Block freezing / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere)

  Airline and frozen ready-meal producer using sous-vide technology for healthcare, foodservice and private label.

• Marie

  France — Briec

  Freezing — Block freezing / Thermal — Industrial cooking / Meat & seafood — Marinated meats

  LDC subsidiary (since 1979) producer of frozen ready meals — branded and MDD.

• Mera Tiernahrung GmbH

  Germany — Kevelaer

  Extrusion — Pet food extrusion / Thermal — Baking / Thermal — Industrial cooking / Pet food — Treats & chews / Pet food — Semi-moist

  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.

• Normandise Pet Food

  France — Vire

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Wet — Liquid blending / Packaging — Pouching / Packaging — Canning / Pet food — Semi-moist / Pet food — Treats & chews

  Family-owned major MDD wet pet food producer (since 1987) — pâtés, mousses and terrines in alu trays and pouches.

• Nouri'Vrai

  France — Besse-sur-Braye

  Extrusion — Pet food extrusion / Thermal — Industrial cooking / Pet food — Treats & chews / Pet food — Semi-moist

  Small MDD pet food producer specialising in natural recipes for dry and wet pet food.

• PHW-Gruppe

  Germany — Rechterfeld

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — Block freezing / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) / Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues

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

• Plukon Food Group BV

  Netherlands — Wezep

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — IQF / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry / Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues

  Major Dutch poultry processor and ready-meal producer; private-label heavy and expanding into plant-based alternatives.

• Ponnath Die Meistermetzger GmbH

  Germany — Kemnath

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Thermal — Smoking / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

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

• Premium Food Group

  Germany — Rheda-Wiedenbrueck

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Thermal — Smoking / Freezing — Block freezing / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry

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

• Reinert Privat-Fleischerei

  Germany — Versmold

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Thermal — Smoking / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

  Sausage and cold-cut producer (since 1932) with strong private-label.

• Schwartau Werke GmbH & Co KGaA

  Germany — Bad Schwartau

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings / Snacks — Energy bars / Ingredients — Sugar & syrups

  PL jams, syrups and bars (Corny brand) producer (since 1899, Hero Group) with strong private-label activity.

• Stockmeyer GmbH

  Germany — Versmold

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Thermal — Smoking / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

  Sausage and ham producer (heristo subsidiary) with retail private-label focus.

• The Vegetarian Butcher

  Netherlands — Breda

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — IQF / Alt-protein — Soy protein / Alt-protein — Wheat protein / Alt-protein — Pea protein / Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues

  Plant-based meat manufacturer (since 2010) supplying retail, foodservice and QSR (notably Burger King). Now part of Vivera Foodgroup since the September 2025 acquisition from Unilever.

• Vion Food Germany GmbH

  Germany — Duesseldorf

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — Block freezing / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

  29-site pork/beef processor with strong PL and Food Family branded portfolio.

• Vion Food Group NV

  Netherlands — Boxtel

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — Block freezing / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry

  Major European pork and beef processor; processed meat and ready-to-cook private-label production.

• Vivadour

  France — Vic-en-Bigorre

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Thermal — Sterilization / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

  Vivadour coop premium foie gras and terrines producer — Sarrade, Comtesse du Barry.

• Vivera BV

  Netherlands — Holten

  Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) / Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — IQF / Alt-protein — Soy protein / Alt-protein — Pea protein / Alt-protein — Wheat protein / Alt-protein — Chickpea protein / Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues

  One of Europe's largest dedicated plant-based protein producers (since 1990) supplying 27,000+ supermarkets across 25 countries. Subsidiary of JBS (Brazil); acquired The Vegetarian Butcher from Unilever in 2025.

• Westfleisch SCE

  Germany — Muenster

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Freezing — Block freezing / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

  Major slaughter and processing cooperative (~7,100 FTE, since 1928) with ~30% export.

• Zentis GmbH & Co KG

  Germany — Aachen

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Confectionery — Fillings / Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings

  Leading private-label fruit preparations producer (since 1893) — jams, fruit preparations for dairy/bakery and marzipan.