Beverages — Beer contract manufacturers in Europe
12 beer contract manufacturers across 4 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Germany (5), France (3) and Luxembourg (3). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Fermentation — Alcoholic (11), Wet — Liquid filling (can) (11) and Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (11). IFS (4) and Organic (4) are the most frequently listed credentials.
12 entries
- Bitburger Braugruppe
Bitburg, Germany
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more
Major German brewer (since 1817) with some PL contract capacity.
- Brasserie Nationale SA
Bascharage, Luxembourg
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +4 more
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.
- Brasserie Simon Exploitation Sarl
Wiltz, Luxembourg
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more
Luxembourg's best-positioned craft brewer for contract brewing (since 1824, fifth generation). 70-hL Caspary brewhouse with proven custom-branded one-offs (e.g., Cactus 50-year anniversary 4,000 L). Three brand lines: Simon, Ourdaller, Okult organic.
- Brasseries Kronenbourg
Obernai, France
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +1 more
Carlsberg division (since 1664) for brewing with can/keg/bottle filling — branded plus some toll/MDD.
- Castel Group
Bordeaux, France
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +4 more
Family-owned (since 1949) multi-site major bottler for wine, beer and water — branded plus MDD.
- Heineken France
Schiltigheim, France
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +1 more
Heineken division for branded plus private-label beer brewing — limited toll.
- Hofmark Brauerei GmbH
Cham, Germany
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Beverages — Beer
Contract brewery (since 1590) — 120 hl/brew with 0.5/0.33 L bottling.
- Karlsberg Brauerei GmbH
Homburg, Germany
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more
Major German brewer (since 1878) with contract capacity.
- Oettinger Brauerei
Oettingen, Germany
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more
Major German brewer (since 1731) with significant PL/discount production.
- Refresco Group BV
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Wet — Beverage formulation · Wet — Aseptic filling · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) +13 more
Largest European beverage bottler with explicit co-packer model. ~11.7 billion litres globally; >1 billion litres/year in Benelux alone across PET, aseptic PET, carton, glass and can lines.
- Schroeder Brauerei GmbH
Saarbruecken, Germany
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more
Contract brewing and white-label/private label beer (since 1865).
- Twisted Cat Brewery
Dudelange, Luxembourg
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Packaging — Primary packaging +1 more
Multi-award-winning craft brewer (~1,700 hL in 2024, targeting 2,200 hL in 2025) with explicit private-label canning service for events, brands and corporate gifts. World Beer Awards Gold winner; founding member of the Confederation of Brewers and Breweries of Luxembourg.
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- Beverages — Beer (12)
- Fermentation — Alcoholic (11)
- Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (11)
- Wet — Liquid filling (can) (11)
- Wet — Liquid filling (PET) (3)
- Beverages — Bottled water (3)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (2)
- Beverages — Wine (1)
- Wet — Beverage formulation (1)
- Wet — Aseptic filling (1)
- Wet — Liquid filling (carton) (1)
- Thermal — Hot fill (1)
- Beverages — Soft drinks (1)
- Beverages — Juices & NFC (1)
- Beverages — Energy drinks (1)
- Beverages — Sports drinks (1)
- Beverages — Plant-based drinks (1)
- Beverages — Coffee / tea RTD (1)
- Packaging — Primary packaging (1)