Dairy — Cheese contract manufacturers in Europe
14 cheese contract manufacturers across 9 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Estonia (4), Greece (2) and Lithuania (2). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Dairy — Butter & cream (8), Dairy — Yoghurt (7) and Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (6). IFS (8), BRCGS (6) and FSSC 22000 (5) are the most frequently listed credentials.
14 entries
- 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.
- Bel Nederland (Royal Bel Leerdammer BV)
Schoonrewoerd, Netherlands
Dairy — Cheese
Dutch home of the Leerdammer cheese brand; subsidiary of Bel Group France.
- 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.
- Dodoni SA
Ioannina, Greece
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Beverages — Dairy drinks
Iconic Greek feta PDO producer (Epirus). Feta PDO, yogurts, milk, butter, cream. Major private-label producer with export to 50+ countries.
- E-Piim Tootmine AS
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.
- Lactogal SA
Porto, Portugal
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +3 more
Portugal's leading dairy cooperative. Milk powders, cheese and butter for retail private label and B2B ingredient export.
- Maag Piimatööstus AS
Jõhvi, Estonia
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Yoghurt
Maag Grupp dairy subsidiary (formerly Farmi Piimatööstus). Liquid milk, butter, cottage cheese, yoghurt and cream for retail, food service and private label.
- Mevgal SA
Koufalia (Thessaloniki), Greece
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Beverages — Dairy drinks
Family-owned heritage dairy (70+ years) in northern Greece. Feta PDO, Kasseri PDO, Manouri PDO, yogurts, milk, kefir. Strong private-label and export programs to 40+ countries.
- 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.
- Pittas Dairy Industries Ltd
Nicosia, Cyprus
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Beverages — Dairy drinks
Iconic Cypriot dairy (founded 1939). Halloumi PDO, anari, yogurts, milk; major private-label producer.
- Tere AS
Viljandi, Estonia
Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Cheese · Beverages — Dairy drinks
Innovation-focused dairy producer in the Maag Grupp portfolio (since 2021). Liquid milk, yoghurts (Tere hiFiber, Deary), cream cheese, and bio-enriched yoghurts in collaboration with TFTAK.
- 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.
- Žemaitijos Pienas AB
Telšiai, Lithuania
Dairy — Cheese · Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Yoghurt
Heritage dairy known for DŽIUGAS PGI hard cheese, Magija curd snacks, kastinys (PGI), A2 lactose-free milk and kefir. Listed on Vilnius SE.
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- Dairy — Cheese (14)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (8)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (7)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (6)
- Dry — Dry blending (5)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (5)
- Drying — Spray drying (4)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (2)
- Dry — Powder filling (2)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (1)
- Dry — Agglomeration (1)
- Thermal — UHT (1)