Dairy — Butter & cream contract manufacturers in Europe
51 butter & cream contract manufacturers across 18 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Germany (8), Poland (8) and Italy (6). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Dairy — Cheese (35), Drying — Spray drying (26) and Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (24). IFS (30), BRCGS (17) and FSSC 22000 (16) are the most frequently listed credentials.
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- Abamfood Sp. z o.o.
Poland
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +5 more
Independent Polish dairy ingredient producer and blender. Milk powders, WPC, vegetable-fat-blended milk, lactose, caseinates, butter and cheese for confectionery, bakery and dairy manufacturers.
- Alfoldi Tej
Debrecen, Hungary
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Yoghurt +1 more
Independent Debrecen medium-large fresh milk, butter, cream, yogurt and cottage cheese producer; major retailer private-label supplier.
- Arla Foods amba
Aarhus, Denmark
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +6 more
Europe's largest dairy cooperative (merging with DMK 2025). Milk powders, whey ingredients, cheese powders, butter and private-label dairy across 30+ countries.
- Arla Foods Sverige
Stockholm, Sweden
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Yoghurt +2 more
Swedish operating arm of Arla cooperative across Stockholm, Götene and Linköping plants producing whey, milk, cheese, butter and yogurt with private-label capacity.
- Bayernland eG
Nuremberg, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more
Bavarian dairy cooperative producing cheese (via Goldsteig), butter and milk powder ingredients for retail and food industry.
- Centrale del Latte d'Italia
Torino, Italy
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Yoghurt
Multi-site Italian dairy producer (milk, cream, yoghurt) offering private-label.
- Comercial Montsec S.A.
Spain
Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dry — Dry blending +2 more
Spanish dairy ingredient producer — pasteurised cream, UHT cream, butter (1 kg and 5 kg) and bulk dairy ingredients for the food industry. B2B and private-label.
- Cono Kaasmakers
Beemster, Netherlands
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream
Dutch dairy cooperative producing premium Beemster cheese alongside private-label cheese.
- COVAP — Cooperativa del Valle de los Pedroches
Pozoblanco, Spain
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese +2 more
Large Spanish dairy co-op producing milk powders, butter and cheese for B2B ingredient and private-label supply.
- Dairy Pol
Poland
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +3 more
Polish dairy powder supplier blending and repacking SMP, WMP and FFMP for private-label programmes. Grass-fed butter available.
- Dale Farm Co-op
Belfast, United Kingdom
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +6 more
Northern Irish dairy co-op producing Gold Star milk powders, fat-filled milk powder, WPC and butter. Active CDMO/private-label programmes for sports nutrition, ice cream and ready-meal applications.
- Dr. Otto Suwelack Nachf. GmbH & Co. KG
Billerbeck, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Butter & cream +6 more
Specialist CDMO combining spray, freeze and vacuum-belt drying with dairy fermentation. Dairy Originals range: mascarpone, sour cream, buttermilk, skyr, yoghurt and crème fraîche powders. Private-label; ~450 employees.
- Estover Piimatööstus OÜ
Kaarlijärve, Estonia
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream
Privately-held cheese specialist (~70,000 t milk/yr group). Edam-type, mozzarella, ricotta, cream cheese, quark, cottage cheese and butter, with export to FI, LV, LT and IT.
- Fermenta GmbH
Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +2 more
German dairy ingredient trader-blender supplying cream powder, SMP, WMP, butter powder and sweet whey powder to food manufacturers.
- Galbani (Lactalis Italia)
Milan, Italy
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Butter & cream
Italian arm of Lactalis; cheeses, yoghurt and dairy with private-label.
- Granarolo SpA
Bologna, Italy
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +4 more
Italy's leading dairy group. Ingredient division produces milk powders, cream powders, whey and dairy ingredients for food manufacturing. Private-label retail capability.
- Groupe Even
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.
- Hellenic Dairies SA (Olympus)
Trikala, Greece
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Beverages — Dairy drinks +1 more
Largest Greek dairy. Feta PDO (sheep + goat), barrel-aged feta, Greek yogurt, milk, cheese, butter. Private-label and contract production for European retailers. Plants in Trikala, Larissa and abroad.
- Hoogwegt International B.V.
Arnhem, Netherlands
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +2 more
Leading global dairy ingredients trader and flexible blender of milk powders, whey, lactose and butter for food and feed industry.
- ILAS S.A. / Reny Picot
Anleo, Spain
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Infant formula +5 more
Major Spanish dairy ingredient producer. SMP, WMP, condensed milk, butter, infant formula base powders and fractionated butterfat for food manufacturing and pharmaceutical industry. Multi-country operations.
- Interfood Holding B.V.
Bladel, Netherlands
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +2 more
International dairy ingredients trader and supply-chain partner. Flexible blending of SMP, WMP, buttermilk powder, caseinates and specialty powders for food manufacturers worldwide.
- Isigny Sainte-Mere
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.
- Lactalis
Laval, France
Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT +6 more
Largest dairy globally (Besnier family, since 1933) with 90+ French sites producing branded and MDD cheese, milk, butter and ingredients.
- Lactalis Iberia
Madrid, Spain
Dairy — Cheese · Drying — Spray drying · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more
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.
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- Dairy — Butter & cream (51)
- Dairy — Cheese (35)
- Drying — Spray drying (26)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (24)
- Dry — Dry blending (24)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (20)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (14)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (14)
- Dry — Powder filling (12)
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- Thermal — Pasteurization (9)
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- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (4)
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- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (3)
- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (3)
- Wet — Liquid filling (carton) (3)
- Dairy — Ice cream (3)
- Dry — Agglomeration (2)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 (2)
- Wet — Liquid filling (PET) (2)
- Beverages — Juices & NFC (2)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (1)
- Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization (1)