Freezing — Block freezing contract manufacturers in Europe
21 block freezing contract manufacturers across 8 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in France (8), Germany (4) and Luxembourg (2). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough (10), Thermal — Baking (10) and Bakery — Bread (8). IFS (16) and BRCGS (5) are the most frequently listed credentials.
21 entries
- Apetito AG
Rheine, Germany
Freezing — Block freezing · Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Industrial cooking +1 more
Major frozen ready meals producer (>11,500 FTE, since 1958) for foodservice and retail.
- Bakkersland BV
Hedel, Netherlands
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +2 more
Dutch market leader in fresh bakery products (formed 1999 via merger of 10 family bakeries). ~20 bakery plants combined with Borgesius family group; private-label heavy.
- Bridor
Servon-sur-Vilaine, France
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Bread +2 more
Le Duff family group (since 1988) operating 6 plants globally for frozen viennoiserie, breads and premium pastries. Contract for chains and retail.
- Celtigel
Saint-Carreuc, France
Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Waffles & pancakes +1 more
Family-owned (since 1971) MDD specialty producer of frozen pancakes and savoury items — crêpes and blinis.
- Groupe Bigard
Quimperle, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat +2 more
Bigard family-owned (since 1968) dominant beef major (Charal, Socopa) with 60 sites and 28 abattoirs for branded and MDD.
- Harry-Brot GmbH
Schenefeld, Germany
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Bread
Market leader for breads in Germany (~4,200 FTE, 9 sites, since 1688). Industrial bread/rolls including private-label and own brand.
- Helados Estiu
Ribarroja del Turia, Spain
Dairy — Ice cream · Freezing — Block freezing
Family-owned ice cream and mochi producer; Mercadona Totaler with the Hacendado mochi line.
- Iglotex
Skorcz, Poland
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough
Family-owned (1989) very large frozen producer of pierogi, ready meals, pizza and frozen fruit/vegetables with strong private-label.
- LDC Group
Sable-sur-Sarthe, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry +3 more
Largest EU poultry producer (LDC family, since 1968) — Galliance, Marie, Maître CoQ, Loué — for branded and MDD across multi-site operations.
- Lecoq Cuisine
Cournon-d'Auvergne, France
Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough
Family-owned (since 1992) frozen French pastry specialist for foodservice (US/EU) — croissants and pains au chocolat.
- Menissez
Feignies, France
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Bread
Family-owned (since 1958) pre-baked bread specialist with strong MDD share — crusty rolls and baguettes.
- Norac Group
Bordeaux, France
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Wet — Sauce manufacturing +3 more
Family-owned major MDD operator (since 1989) — La Boulangère, Daunat and Sodebo for sandwiches, salads and frozen pastry.
- Panelux SA
Mensdorf, Luxembourg
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +3 more
Family-owned industrial bakery (Fischer/Linster group) operating fresh and frozen bakery streams in Mensdorf with 11,000-pallet frozen storage. Exports to ~20 countries and has a long history of supermarket private-label work.
- Panidor
Trofa, Portugal
Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Freezing — Block freezing
Trofa-based frozen bakery and pastry producer (BRC certified) producing bread, viennoiserie and pastel de nata.
- Patisserie Hoffmann SA
Wormeldange, Luxembourg
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough +3 more
Industrial-scale artisan pastry, viennoiserie, ice cream and chocolate producer (since 1991). Grew from 30 to 230+ employees after the 2017 Schumacher integration; runs an in-house traiteur kitchen.
- PHW-Gruppe
Rechterfeld, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +3 more
Major poultry slaughter and processor (~8,000 FTE, since 1932) with Wiesenhof brand and Green Legend plant-based line.
- Premium Food Group
Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Freezing — Block freezing +5 more
Largest German meat producer (~16,000 FTE, €6.3bn) — pork/beef slaughter, processing, sausages and convenience for major LEH (Aldi, Lidl, Rewe) and foodservice.
- Riberalves
Moita, Portugal
Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Freezing — Block freezing
World's largest cod processing plant (1985) handling ~30,000 tonnes/year (~8-10% of global cod catch); produces traditional dried-salted cod and ready-to-cook deep-frozen desalted cod for retail and foodservice with major private-label across Iberia and Brazil.
- Surgital
Lavezzola, Italy
Pasta & rice — Fresh pasta · Freezing — Block freezing · Sauces — Cold sauces
Family-owned IQF frozen fresh pasta and sauce producer (1980) with ~700 staff; private-label specialist for European retail.
- Vandemoortele France
Saint-Vulbas, France
Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough +1 more
Vandemoortele family (BE) FR division for frozen BVP — croissants and breads.
- ZPH Feliks
Warsaw, Poland
Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Freezing — Block freezing
Family-owned (1989) frozen pierogi, pyzy, knedle, kartacze, kopytka and uszka producer with active private-label.
Browse by sector
- Freezing — Block freezing (21)
- Thermal — Baking (10)
- Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough (10)
- Bakery — Bread (8)
- Thermal — Industrial cooking (5)
- Meat & seafood — Marinated meats (4)
- Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) (4)
- Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (4)
- Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (3)
- Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry (3)
- Freezing — IQF (2)
- Bakery — Cake mixes (2)
- Dairy — Ice cream (2)
- Sauces — Cold sauces (2)
- Bakery — Waffles & pancakes (1)
- Wet — Sauce manufacturing (1)
- Confectionery — Pralines (1)
- Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) (1)
- Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues (1)
- Thermal — Smoking (1)
- Packaging — Vacuum packing (1)
- Meat & seafood — Fish processing (1)
- Pasta & rice — Fresh pasta (1)