Dairy — Cheese contract manufacturers in Europe
25 cheese contract manufacturers across 13 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Germany (3), Lithuania (3) and the Netherlands (3). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Dry — Dry blending (22), Drying — Spray drying (17) and Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (16). IFS (18), BRCGS (17) and ISO 22000 (4) are the most frequently listed credentials.
25 entries — page 1 of 2
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- E-Piim Tootmine AS / Baltic Dairy Board SIA
Põltsamaa, Estonia
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) +3 more
Estonian-Latvian dairy cooperative. Cheddar production with spray-dried sweet whey powder at Paide (JV with Royal A-ware and Interfood). B2B ingredient export.
- Fromatech Ingredients B.V.
Sittard, Netherlands
Dairy — Cheese · Dry — Dry blending · Ingredients — Flavors
Specialist cheese powder and dairy-seasoning blender. Produces cheese powders, cheese blends, savoury dairy mixes and bakery flavour solutions for food manufacturers and snack producers.
- Givaudan SA / Vika BV
Hilversum, Netherlands
Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more
Givaudan's dairy ingredient legacy (Vika). Cheese powder solutions, dairy flavour blends and savoury powder systems for food manufacturers. Toll dry-blending of flavour-dairy powder composites.
- 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.
- Griffith Foods
Bury, United Kingdom
Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more
Global food ingredient CDMO. Cheese and dairy seasoning blends, coating systems and flavour mixes for snacks, meat and foodservice applications.
- 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.
- Hochwald Foods GmbH
Thalfang, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Cheese +4 more
Large dairy cooperative producing milk powders, condensed milk, demineralised whey (Hünfeld) and cheese ingredients. Major private-label programme for retail and infant nutrition. Multiple German and Dutch sites.
- IFF / Frutarom Dairy
Hilversum, Netherlands
Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more
IFF (ex-Frutarom) dairy flavour and cheese-powder solutions. Produces cheese powder blends, dairy taste systems and cultured-dairy concentrates for snacks and food manufacturing.
- Kerry Group plc
Tralee, Ireland
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +7 more
World-leading taste and nutrition CDMO. Actopro and Profile whey powder ranges, demineralised whey (D40-D90), cheese powders, dairy flavour systems and butter ingredients for food and infant formula manufacturing.
- Lactosan A/S (Sanovo Biotech)
Tønder, Denmark
Dairy — Cheese · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +1 more
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.
- MEGGLE GmbH & Co. KG
Wasserburg am Inn, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +7 more
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.
- Milcobel CV / Belgomilk Ingredients
Kallo, Belgium
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +7 more
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.
- Pieno Žvaigždės AB
Vilnius, Lithuania
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Cheese +4 more
Lithuania's largest publicly-listed dairy. Milk powders, whey, cheese and butter for private-label and ingredient export to 30+ countries.
- Polmlek Group
Warsaw, Poland
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese +3 more
Major Polish dairy group with global reach (incl. Safilait Morocco). SMP, WMP, butter and cheese for ingredient and private-label export.
- Rokiškio Sūris AB
Rokiškis, Lithuania
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +5 more
Lithuania's largest cheese and whey ingredient exporter. SMP, demineralised whey, WPC, lactose and cheese for global ingredient and private-label programmes.
- Saputo Dairy UK
Davidstow, United Kingdom
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS · Dairy — Cheese +3 more
Largest UK dairy processor. Major whey processing at Davidstow (Cornwall); demineralised whey, WPC and infant-grade whey for IF manufacturers. Cheese powders and dairy ingredient lines.
- SM Mlekovita
Wysokie Mazowieckie, Poland
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +4 more
Poland's and CEE's largest dairy group. Produces SMP, WMP, sweet whey powder, butter and cheese for global ingredient and private-label export.
- Synergy Flavours (Carbery Group)
Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland
Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more
Cheese powder and dairy flavour solutions specialist (Carbery Group sister). Spray-dried and blended cheese collections for snacks, sauces and bakery.
- Tine S.A.
Oslo, Norway
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +3 more
Norway's largest dairy cooperative. Milk powders, whey ingredients and butter for global ingredient and private-label export.
- Valio Eesti AS
Laeva, Estonia
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Yoghurt
Estonian subsidiary of Finnish cooperative Valio Oy, producing cheese, butter, yoghurts and drinkable dairy across Laeva, Võru and Põlva.
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- Dairy — Cheese (25)
- Dry — Dry blending (22)
- Drying — Spray drying (17)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (16)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (14)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (11)
- Dry — Powder filling (9)
- Ingredients — Flavors (7)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (6)
- Dry — Agglomeration (5)
- Dry — Dry mixing (4)
- Thermal — UHT (3)
- Separation — Ultrafiltration (3)
- Dairy — Caseinates (3)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (2)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (1)
- Separation — Wet fractionation (1)
- Dairy — MFGM (1)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (1)
- Dry — Sachet & stick-pack filling (1)
- Dairy — Infant formula (1)
- Dry — Instantization (1)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (1)