Dairy — Cheese contract manufacturers in Europe
27 cheese contract manufacturers across 17 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Italy (4), Germany (3) and Poland (3). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Dry — Dry blending (17), Drying — Spray drying (15) and Dairy — Butter & cream (13). IFS (20), BRCGS (18) and FSSC 22000 (15) are the most frequently listed credentials.
27 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.
- Berglandmilch
Wels, Austria
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more
Austria's largest dairy cooperative (founded 1995, ~1,600 staff) operating 9 plants under Schärdinger, Tirol Milch, Lattella, Stainzer, Landfrisch and Alpi brands.
- Charalambides Christis Ltd
Nicosia, Cyprus
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Beverages — Dairy drinks +1 more
Largest Cypriot dairy. Halloumi PDO (leading exporter), anari, yogurts, milk, butter. Major private-label producer for European retailers.
- Emmi
Lucerne, Switzerland
Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Plant-based drinks +1 more
Switzerland's largest milk processor (founded 1907) with 25 production sites; cheese, yogurt, Caffè Latte, Kaltbach and Beleaf vegan brands plus private label and licensed manufacturing.
- Food Union
Riga, Latvia
Dairy — Ice cream · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more
Largest Baltic dairy and ice cream producer (PAG Asia Capital). Karums, Ekselence and cream union ice cream, cheese, butter, drinking milk, glazed curd snacks and cream cheese, exported to UK, Iceland and US.
- Galbani (Lactalis Italia)
Milan, Italy
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Butter & cream
Italian arm of Lactalis; cheeses, yoghurt and dairy with private-label.
- 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
Bologna, Italy
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Cheese +2 more
Major dairy cooperative (1957) with milk, dairy, plant-based and juice ranges; 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hochland SE
Heimenkirch, Germany
Dairy — Cheese · Dry — Dry blending · Dry — Dry mixing +1 more
Europe's leading processed cheese producer. Cheese and cheese-powder ingredient blends for HoReCa, food manufacturing and private label across Europe.
- 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.
- Latteria Soresina Soc. Coop. Agr.
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.
- MadetaVerified
Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt +4 more
Czech Republic's largest dairy processor (founded 1902, 1,500-1,999 staff) operating 4 plants and processing over 400m L milk per year across cheese, yogurt, butter, blue cheese and UHT lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- SM Mlekpol
Grajewo, Poland
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +5 more
Poland's #1 dairy co-op by volume. Milk powders, butter, cheese and UHT dairy for private label and export. Major ingredient supplier across EU.
Browse by sector
- Dairy — Cheese (27)
- Dry — Dry blending (17)
- Drying — Spray drying (15)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (13)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (13)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (12)
- Dry — Powder filling (10)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (8)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (7)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (6)
- Thermal — UHT (6)
- Dry — Agglomeration (4)
- Ingredients — Flavors (4)
- Dry — Dry mixing (4)
- Dairy — Plant-based drinks (2)
- Dairy — Ice cream (2)
- Dairy — Caseinates (2)
- Separation — Ultrafiltration (2)
- Beverages — Coffee / tea RTD (1)
- Beverages — Juices & NFC (1)
- Dry — Sachet & stick-pack filling (1)
- Dairy — Infant formula (1)
- Dry — Instantization (1)
- Coffee, tea & cocoa — Instant coffee (1)