Dairy — Butter & cream contract manufacturers in Europe

Sao Miguel, Portugal

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Beverages — Dairy drinks

Local Açores cooperative dairy producing UNICOL butter, milk, cream and cheese including Pico DOP.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese · Beverages — Dairy drinks +1 more

Arla cooperative UK arm HQ in Leeds with multiple plants (Aylesbury, Stourton, Westbury, Settle, Lockerbie, Taw Valley, Oswestry, Hatfield Peverel) producing Lurpak butter, Cravendale milk and cheese.

Granda, Spain

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — UHT · Beverages — Dairy drinks +1 more

Cooperative-owned dairy producer (1967) with spray-drying and UHT capability; brands Central Lechera Asturiana, Larsa, ATO, Innova plus industrial spray-dried milk powders.

Beemster, Netherlands

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream

Dutch dairy cooperative producing premium Beemster cheese alongside private-label cheese.

Villars-sur-Glane, Switzerland

Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Butter & cream · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Number 2 Swiss dairy cooperative producing UHT, butter, milk powder, cheese and Lattesso.

Põltsamaa, Estonia

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream

Estonia's largest cheese exporter and farmer-owned cooperative. Hard cheese (10,000 t/yr Põltsamaa), milk powders and butter (8,000 t/yr Järva-Jaani), with cheddar trial production and a new Paide cheddar facility under construction.

Ljung, Sweden

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream

Cooperative dairy and cheese producer in Ljung.

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.

Urnieta, Spain

Beverages — Dairy drinks · Thermal — UHT · Dairy — Butter & cream

UHT milk, milkshake, cream and lactose-free producer; Mercadona Totaler for over 15 years.

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.

Jaunpils, Latvia

Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese

Cooperative dairy specializing in lactose-free sour cream, butter and cheese.

Ploudaniel, France

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Beverages — Dairy drinks +3 more

Even/Triskalia coop major (since 2009) producing milk, butter, cheese and cream — Régilait, Paysan Breton — branded plus MDD.

Soresina, Italy

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Beverages — Dairy drinks

Major dairy cooperative producing Grana Padano DOP, provolone, butter and milk; private-label.

Soresina, Italy

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +3 more

Italy's leading Grana Padano cooperative. Produces butter, milk powder and condensed milk alongside cheese for B2B ingredient and private-label supply.

Roost, Luxembourg

Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) +6 more

Luxembourg's national dairy cooperative and largest dairy processor (since 1894). Operates one of Europe's most modern dairy plants at Roost, processes ~166 million litres annually and exports two-thirds of output to ~20 countries with explicit private-label and custom-made offering.

Kallo, Belgium

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Separation — Ultrafiltration +4 more

Largest Belgian dairy cooperative; whey powders, mozzarella, cheddar, cream and ice cream. Merging with FrieslandCampina effective 1 January 2026.

Baden, Austria

Thermal — UHT · Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Yoghurt +1 more

Cooperative-owned UHT specialist (~700 staff) producing milk drinks, yogurt, cream and drinks under NÖM and Hellma brands.

Lowicz, Poland

Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese +1 more

Heritage cooperative dairy (1908) producing milk, cream, butter, twaróg, kefir and sour cream; established private-label supplier to discounters.

Piaski, Poland

Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese · Beverages — Dairy drinks

Lubelskie cooperative producing twaróg, cream, milk and butter.

Sierpc, Poland

Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese · Beverages — Dairy drinks

Mazowieckie cooperative producing milk, butter, twaróg and mascarpone with a strong private-label cheese line.

Kuressaare, Estonia

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream)

Largest organic dairy in Estonia. Edam, Gouda, Tilsiter cheese, butter, organic milk and the Old Saare cheese line. Modern automated cheese and butter facilities; Japan export contract since 2023.

Chelm, Poland

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream

Lubelskie cooperative producing twaróg, cream cheese and sour cream for the domestic and Polish private-label market.

Jaroslaw, Poland

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Yoghurt

Podkarpackie cooperative producing twaróg, butter and kefir.

Nowy Dwor Gdanski, Poland

Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream

Pomorskie cooperative producing yogurt, twaróg and cream.