Bakery — Biscuits & cookies contract manufacturers in Europe

Zaandam, Netherlands

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Cake mixes

Premium Dutch cookie/biscuit maker producing butter cookies and frozen part-baked pastries for retail (premium private label) and gifting. Subsidiary of Biscuit International.

Hannover, Germany

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Cake mixes +1 more

Major German biscuit and wafer producer (~2,500 FTE, since 1889) with plants in Barsinghausen, Berlin, Varel and Skanderborg DK. Confirms private-label production.

Stadskanaal, Netherlands

Thermal — Baking · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) · Bakery — Bread +1 more

Long-established (since 1895) Dutch bakery group with five plants. Royal Warrant 2020. Partnered with Qizini for convenience bakery (Goedhart Bakery Kitchen).

Veenendaal, Netherlands

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Waffles & pancakes +1 more

Dutch market leader in long-life confectionery and biscuits (caramel waffles, sponge cakes, almond rounds, butter cake) with strong private-label focus. Now part of Biscuit International.

Multiple sites, Belgium

Thermal — Baking · Freezing — IQF · Bakery — Waffles & pancakes +1 more

Number-one private-label partner for Belgian waffles. 5 sites, 28 lines, 900M+ waffles per year, exporting to 36+ countries.

Wervicq / Ghislenghien, Belgium

Thermal — Baking · Extrusion — Hot extrusion · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies +3 more

Belgian operations of pan-European private-label biscuit leader (Platinum Equity). Includes Ghislenghien rice cake JV and Haust toast brand.

Almelo, Netherlands

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Rusks · Bakery — Crackers +1 more

Rusks (beschuit), crackers and biscuits producer for retail private label and own brand. Now part of Continental Bakeries.

Ohrdruf, Germany

Thermal — Baking · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Bakery — Rusks +1 more

Zwieback, butter biscuits and chocolate-coated bakery producer (since 1912, now part of Bahlsen Group) including private-label.

Athens, Greece

Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Snacks — Energy bars

Owner of 7DAYS croissants and Molto bars (now Mondelēz International). 13 production sites globally; major private-label and contract production for European retailers.

Dordrecht, Netherlands

Thermal — Baking · Extrusion — Hot extrusion · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies +3 more

One of the largest European private-label biscuit manufacturers (~$1.1bn revenue) operating 13+ plants. Brands Haust, Gille, Grabower, Bussink and Brinky. Subsidiary of Biscuit International (Platinum Equity).

Bagnacavallo, Italy

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Bread · Confectionery — Pralines +1 more

Cooperative producing biscuits, panettone, pandoro, colomba, piadina and household products; ~60% private-label volume across 6 plants.

Athens (Tavros), Greece

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Crackers

Iconic Greek biscuit maker (Caprice, Cream Crackers, Miranda). Major private-label producer; export to 50+ countries.

Tallinn, Estonia

Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies +1 more

Estonia's largest bakery (~€115M turnover; 825 employees). 245 t/day capacity; >25% export. Frozen rye/wheat breads, baguettes, sandwich buns, sweet and savoury pastries, cakes and desserts; major private-label exporter.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Crackers · Confectionery — Bars

Iconic Cypriot biscuit maker (founded 1964). Major private-label producer for European retailers; biscuits, crackers, snacks.

Aguilar de Campoo, Spain

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies

Spain's #1 biscuit producer (1892) with global private-label to 125 countries and 15+ Mercadona references.

Sered, Slovakia

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Hard candy +1 more

Valeo Foods Sereď, Trnava and Cífer (~1,500 staff, ~35,000 t/yr, >€200m revenue 2023) producing Sedita (Horalky, Mila, Tatranky) and Figaro (Snehulky, Verbena) confectionery acquired January 2025.

Aachen, Germany

Thermal — Baking · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies

Major seasonal private-label producer (since 1688) — Lebkuchen, Printen, biscuits with substantial PL/seasonal capacity.

Lembeke, Belgium

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Snacks — Energy bars +1 more

Listed Belgian bakery group behind Biscoff (speculoos), nākd, BEAR and TREK. Predominantly own-brand but co-manufactures select products with partners.

Lehmja, Estonia

Confectionery — Pralines · Confectionery — Bars · Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) +3 more

Estonia's #1 confectioner (Orkla Group). Marzipan, pralines, chocolate bars, candies, biscuits and dragees under Kalev, Põltsamaa and Felix brands. Heritage from 1806.

Riga, Latvia

Confectionery — Pralines · Confectionery — Bars · Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) +3 more

Largest Latvian confectionery group (Orkla Group; >1,100 employees, 5 production facilities). Laima chocolate (>30% LV market share), Selga biscuits, Staburadze cakes & wafers, Adažu chips, Pedro and Old Town Bakery brands.

Vilnius, Lithuania

Confectionery — Pralines · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Confectionery — Bars +2 more

Heritage Lithuanian confectioner (~11,000 t/yr). Chocolate candies (Sostinės, Vilnius, Paukščių pienas), Gaidelis cookies, Nomeda and Veliuona waffle bars, dragees, halva, marshmallows and Gaidelis cheese-snack crackers. Owns Naujoji Rūta.