Drying — Spray drying companies in Europe
236 entries — page 6 of 10
- Lactalis Iberia
Spain — Madrid
Dairy — Cheese / Drying — Spray drying / Dairy — Butter & cream / Beverages — Dairy drinks
Spanish arm of Lactalis with plants in Granada, Lugo, Talavera de la Reina and Villarrobledo; cheese (Manchego via Forlasa), milk powder, butter and ingredients with private-label.
- Lactalis Ingredients
France — Bourgbarré
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Infant formula / Dry — Dry blending / Dry — Agglomeration / Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Powder filling / Dry — Sachet & stick-pack filling
World's #1 whey powder producer and major milk powder supplier. Produces native WPC (Pronativ), micellar casein (Prolacta), WPI, demineralised whey, lactose, pharma lactose and infant formula base ingredients across 6 French sites.
- Lactalis Polska
Poland — Warszawa
Dairy — Yoghurt / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream / Drying — Spray drying
Lactalis Group Polish arm operating yogurt, cream cheese and butter plants with contract production for retailers.
- Lacteos Boncasi
Spain — Burgos
Drying — Spray drying / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates)
Specialised dry dairy producer offering spray-dried whey and milk powders for industrial clients.
- Lactogal SA
Portugal — Porto
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT
Portugal's leading dairy cooperative. Milk powders, cheese and butter for retail private label and B2B ingredient export.
- Lactosan A/S (Sanovo Biotech)
Denmark — Tønder
Dairy — Cheese / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Ingredients — Flavors
Europe's leading cheese powder specialist (founded 1951). Spray-dried cheese powders — Cheddar, Gouda, Parmesan, Blue, Cream Cheese, Camembert. ~10,000 t cheese powder/yr. New spray tower 2024. Clean-label and conventional ranges.
- Laita
France — Ploudaniel
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — Pasteurization / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Caseinates
Even/Triskalia coop major (since 2009) producing milk, butter, cheese and cream — Régilait, Paysan Breton — branded plus MDD.
- Lakeland Dairies
Ireland — Killeshandra
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Infant formula / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Agglomeration / Dry — Powder filling
Major dairy co-op producing Gold Star SMP, FCMP, buttermilk powder, fortified nutritional powders, WPC and acid casein. Tailor-made blending for sports, infant and food applications.
- Lakeland Dairies UK
United Kingdom — Newtownards
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Powder filling
UK arm of Lakeland Dairies. Spray-dried milk powders and WPC for food manufacturing and private-label programmes.
- Latteria Soresina Soc. Coop. Agr.
Italy — Soresina
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Powder filling
Italy's leading Grana Padano cooperative. Produces butter, milk powder and condensed milk alongside cheese for B2B ingredient and private-label supply.
- LB Lyopharm
Italy — Italy
Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Microfiltration / Separation — Ultrafiltration
Lyophilization service with 18 industrial freeze-dryers + 3 pilot, 3 ISO7 clean rooms; up to 6,000 kg fresh/wk lyo capacity.
- Lesaffre
France — Marcq-en-Baroeul
Fermentation — Biomass / Drying — Spray drying / Ingredients — Flavors / Bakery — Bread improvers
Family-owned major (since 1853) for yeast fermentation and drying — baker's yeast, yeast extracts and biotech.
- Lesaffre Ingredients Services
France — Marcq-en-Baroeul
Drying — Spray drying / Drying — Vacuum drying / Encapsulation — Microencapsulation / Fermentation — Biomass / Ingredients — Flavors / Supplements — Tablets
Lesaffre group division offering custom drying as a service. Standard, vacuum and electrostatic (PolarDry®) spray drying with 20 production lines for yeast extracts, microbial ingredients, flavours and fermentation actives.
- Levicke mliekarne LEVMILK
Slovakia — Levice
Dairy — Cheese / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Drying — Spray drying / Dairy — Butter & cream
Levice 1953 medium dairy (~170 staff, 100,000 L/day) producing blue mould, semi-hard and soft cheeses, fresh and dried milk, curd, butter, kefir and lactose-free.
- MADETA
Czech Republic — Ceske Budejovice — Verified
Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Yoghurt / Dairy — Butter & cream / Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT / Dairy — Ice cream
Czech Republic's largest dairy processor (founded 1902, 1,500-1,999 staff) operating 4 plants and processing over 400m L milk per year across cheese, yogurt, butter, blue cheese and UHT lines.
- Mane SA
France — Le Bar-sur-Loup
Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Distillation / Encapsulation — Microencapsulation / Ingredients — Flavors
Family-owned major (since 1871) for flavour and fragrance, extraction (Jungle Essence) — flavours and fragrance.
- MARENOSTRUMTECH SL
Spain — Murcia
Supplements — Capsules / Supplements — Omegas / Drying — Spray drying
Spanish company producing marine-derived nutraceutical ingredients and omega-3-enriched supplements.
- MEGGLE GmbH & Co. KG
Germany — Wasserburg am Inn
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Cheese / Dry — Dry blending / Dry — Agglomeration / Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Powder filling / Dry — Sachet & stick-pack filling
Full-service toll spray drying and dry blending of milk and whey ingredients, functional protein compounds, cheese powders and coffee whiteners. GMP-certified pharma lactose (FlowLac, Granulac). Nitrogen inert filling capability.
- Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH
Germany — Stendal — Verified
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT / Thermal — Pasteurization / Dairy — Caseinates / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 / Beverages — Plant-based drinks
Strategic spray dryer for Krüger Group (since 1991) plus toll work. Up to 1.2 million litres/day capacity for milk powders, infant nutrition, RTD, sweeteners and coffee whitener.
- Milcobel
Belgium — Kallo
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — Pasteurization / Separation — Ultrafiltration / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Ice cream
Largest Belgian dairy cooperative; whey powders, mozzarella, cheddar, cream and ice cream. Merging with FrieslandCampina effective 1 January 2026.
- Milcobel CV / Belgomilk Ingredients
Belgium — Kallo
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — Infant formula / Dairy — Cheese / Dry — Dry blending / Dry — Agglomeration / Dry — Instantization / Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Powder filling
Belgium's largest dairy cooperative (merging with FrieslandCampina Jan 2026). Produces SMP, FCMP, fat-filled powders, IF base powders, whey and mozzarella. Major private-label programme including spray drying and agglomeration.
- MILEI GmbH
Germany — Leutkirch
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Infant formula / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Ultrafiltration / Dry — Powder filling
Whey-based dairy ingredient producer (Morinaga Group subsidiary). Produces lactoferrin, infant formula base ingredients and whey protein concentrates via spray drying and membrane filtration.
- Mokate Group
Poland — Ustron
Coffee, tea & cocoa — Instant coffee / Coffee, tea & cocoa — Roasted beans / Coffee, tea & cocoa — Tea bags / Coffee, tea & cocoa — Capsules & pods / Drying — Spray drying / Ingredients — Vitamins
Heritage family-owned (1900) very large coffee, tea and B2B creamer producer with brands Loyd, Minutka, Babcia Jagoda and Marila across Ustroń, Żory and Częstochowa; major private-label producer for Tesco UK/CZ/SK/HU/IRL, Lidl, Kaufland, Bila, Plus, Ahold, Spar, Real and Metro.
- Molkerei Alois Mueller GmbH & Co KG
Germany — Aretsried
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT / Thermal — Pasteurization / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria / Wet — Liquid filling (carton) / Wet — Liquid filling (PET) / Dairy — Yoghurt / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Ice cream
Major German dairy group (since 1896) producing yogurt, drinks and desserts at Aretsried and Leppersdorf with private-label capacity.
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- Encapsulation — Microencapsulation (20)
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- Supplements — Herbal extracts (16)
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