Dairy — Infant formula contract manufacturers in Europe
23 infant formula contract manufacturers across 10 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Germany (4), Ireland (4) and Belgium (3). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Dry — Dry blending (23), Dry — Powder filling (17) and Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (14). FSSC 22000 (17), BRCGS (12) and GMP (11) are the most frequently listed credentials.
23 entries
- Arla Foods Ingredients UK / Volac Whey Nutrition
Felinfach, United Kingdom
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS · Dairy — MFGM +7 more
Arla Foods Ingredients' UK whey nutrition facility (acquired from Volac Nov 2024). WPC80, WPI, agglomerated isolates (Pro2O), Lacprodan range and Volactose lactose/permeate. Informed-Sport certified.
- Carbery Group
Ballineen, Ireland
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Sports nutrition — Protein powders +4 more
Cheese-to-whey integrated dairy group. WPC, WPI and hydrolysates from own cheese plant; sports, clinical and early-life nutrition ingredients. Synergy Flavours sister company for cheese-powder solutions.
- DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH
Zeven, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +8 more
Europe's largest dairy cooperative by milk volume. Ingredient division covers WPC, WPI, MPC, lactose, permeate and infant-formula powders. Contract manufacturing through DMK Industry; encapsulation capability (Wheyco Wismar).
- Fasska S.A.
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +7 more
Independent Belgian infant formula CDMO (BIOMIL, BIOMIL Premium organic). Wet-mix and spray-drying towers; can and sachet filling. IFS certified; 35+ export markets.
- Geo-Poland Sp. z o.o.
Kutno, Poland
Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +8 more
Polish family-owned infant formula CDMO (founded 1992). 300+ recipes; cow, goat and specialty infant formulas. Former pharma facility (7,000+ m²); tin, sachet and pouch filling. CNCA and CFDA registered; Halal certified.
- Glanbia Nutritionals / Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Kilkenny, Ireland
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +7 more
World-leading whey ingredient and sports nutrition CDMO. Avonlac WPC, WPI, MPC and sports protein blends under contract for global brands. Can filling, tub, pouch and sachet formats.
- Hochdorf / Bimbosan AG
Hochdorf, Switzerland
Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +6 more
Infant and toddler formula brand and CMO (HOCHDORF group). Cow and goat milk, organic and specialist formats. Can and sachet filling.
- Holle baby food AG
Riehen, Switzerland
Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +3 more
Demeter-certified organic infant formula brand. Toll-manufactured at Hochdorf and Töpfer partner facilities. Cow and goat milk formulas.
- Humana GmbH (DMK Group)
Herford, Germany
Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +6 more
Infant formula CMO and brand (DMK Group). Wet-mix and dry-blend capability; can and sachet filling for cow, goat and special diet formulas.
- 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.
- Ingredia SA
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates +6 more
Specialty dairy ingredient producer (Prospérité Fermière coop). Spray-dried milk/cream powders (Procream, Prochoc), micellar casein concentrate, native whey, lactoferrin and bioactive peptides. Infant formula base and sports nutrition focus.
- Kabrita / Ausnutria NL Goat Milk IF division
Zwolle, Netherlands
Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +5 more
Goat milk infant formula CDMO and brand (Ausnutria). Private-label goat infant formula stages 1–3 and growing-up milks.
- Kings Holland Food B.V.
Zaandam, Netherlands
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Infant formula · Dry — Dry blending +2 more
Dry blender of dairy and non-dairy creamers, cappuccino, chocolate drink mixes, ice-cream bases and baby-food powders (Kingslac). Sachet and sack filling.
- Lactalis Ingredients
Bourgbarré, France
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +7 more
World's #1 whey powder producer and major milk powder supplier. Produces native WPC (Pronativ), micellar casein (Prolacta), WPI, demineralised whey, lactose, pharma lactose and infant formula base ingredients across 6 French sites.
- Lactalis Italia / Sterilfeed
Caserta, Italy
Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +5 more
Lactalis Italy infant formula CMO facility. Wet-mix and dry-blend capability; can and sachet filling for infant, follow-on and specialty formulas.
- Lakeland Dairies
Killeshandra, Ireland
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +6 more
Major dairy co-op producing Gold Star SMP, FCMP, buttermilk powder, fortified nutritional powders, WPC and acid casein. Tailor-made blending for sports, infant and food applications.
- Limelco N.V. (The Dairy Food Group)
Zonhoven, Belgium
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Infant formula · Dry — Dry blending +3 more
Belgian dairy powder filling and co-packing specialist (The Dairy Food Group / Royal A-ware). Industrial milk powder can and sachet filling; co-packing for major FMCG brands.
- 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.
- MILEI GmbH
Leutkirch, Germany
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 +5 more
Whey-based dairy ingredient producer (Morinaga Group subsidiary). Produces lactoferrin, infant formula base ingredients and whey protein concentrates via spray drying and membrane filtration.
- Nutribén International / Alter Farmacia
Madrid, Spain
Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +6 more
Spain's leading infant formula contract manufacturer. 9,000–12,000 t/yr capacity. Powdered IF stages 1–3, specialty formulas, cereals and jars. Tetra Pak processing technology.
- Picomel Nutrition B.V.
Zeewolde, Netherlands
Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +6 more
Independent Dutch infant formula dry blender and packer. Gravity-flow vertical factory producing private-label IF sachets (450 g) and cans (400-950 g). Flexible small-batch capability; BREEAM-Outstanding facility.
- Tirlán Co-operative Society Ltd
Kilkenny, Ireland
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +7 more
Largest fat-filled milk powder producer in Europe (Millac brand). Also produces SMP, WMP, MPC, casein, WPC and lactose. Spray drying and membrane filtration across Ballyragget and Belview. B2B ingredient and private-label programmes.
- Töpfer GmbH
Dietmannsried, Germany
Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +6 more
Organic infant and toddler formula brand and contract manufacturing partner for select EU retail private-label programmes.
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- Dairy — Infant formula (23)
- Dry — Dry blending (23)
- Dry — Powder filling (17)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (14)
- Drying — Spray drying (13)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (12)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 (11)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (10)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 3 (10)
- Dry — Agglomeration (9)
- Packaging — Primary packaging (9)
- Infant & medical — Growing-up milks (8)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (7)
- Infant & medical — Specialty formula (AR, AC, HA, AAF) (7)
- Dry — Sachet & stick-pack filling (6)
- Dairy — Caseinates (6)
- Separation — Ultrafiltration (5)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (3)
- Dairy — MFGM (2)
- Dry — Instantization (2)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (1)
- Thermal — UHT (1)
- Packaging — Repacking (1)
- Dairy — Cheese (1)