Freezing — Block freezing contract manufacturers in Europe
38 block freezing contract manufacturers across 5 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in France (19), Germany (14) and the Netherlands (3). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Thermal — Baking (16), Bakery — Bread (15) and Thermal — Industrial cooking (15). IFS (36) and BRCGS (11) are the most frequently listed credentials.
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- 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.
- Aryzta Bakeries Deutschland
Eisleben, Germany
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough +1 more
Frozen bakery, par-baked bread and viennoiserie producer for foodservice and retail.
- Aryzta France
Evry-Courcouronnes, France
Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Bread +1 more
Aryzta AG (CH) operating ex-Hubert plants for frozen BVP — breads and viennoiserie.
- Aviko Group BV
Steenderen, Netherlands
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Frying +4 more
Major Dutch frozen-potato producer (since 1962) processing >1M tonnes potatoes/year across multiple sites including Cuijk, Lomm and Dronten. Subsidiary of Royal Cosun cooperative.
- 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.
- Cerelia Group
Saint-Laurent-Blangy, France
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Dry — Dry blending +3 more
European leader in ready-to-bake doughs (since 2012, Ardian PE). 16 plants (12 EU, 4 NA), 80,000 t capacity for pâtes à tarte, pizzas, crepes, pancakes and cookies.
- Ceres Suto
Velence, Hungary
Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Freezing — Block freezing
Velence and Győr industrial bakery producing bread, rolls and frozen baked goods.
- Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese GmbH & Co KG
Mettingen, Germany
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Cake mixes +1 more
Largest frozen bakery in Europe (~2,000 FTE, since 1975, Oetker Group) — frozen cakes, tarts and rolls including private-label.
- Cooperl Arc Atlantique
Lamballe, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Freezing — Block freezing +3 more
Largest pork coop (since 1966) — Madrange, Brocéliande, Paul Prédault — across 14 sites for branded and MDD.
- Davigel
Martin-Eglise, France
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +1 more
Sysco-owned (since 1963) frozen foods producer for foodservice and retail — branded and MDD.
- Delifrance
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough +2 more
Major MDD frozen BVP supplier (since 1983, Vivescia/NutriXo) with 16 worldwide plants for croissants, breads and sweet pastries.
- Findus France
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fish processing +1 more
Nomad Foods division producing branded and some MDD frozen fish and ready meals.
- Freiberger Lebensmittel GmbH
Berlin, Germany
Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Bread +2 more
Major European PL pizza producer (since 1976, Südzucker) — frozen pizza and pasta.
- Frial
Bayeux, France
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +2 more
Le Duff group pure-play co-manufacturer (since 1980) with 3 sites for frozen ready meals and seafood — private label only.
- FRoSTA AG
Bremerhaven, Germany
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +3 more
Major frozen producer (since 1905) — fish, vegetables, ready meals — with active COPACK private-label division.
- Greenyard Frozen France
Comines, France
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs
Greenyard (BE) division producing branded and MDD IQF vegetables.
- Greenyard Frozen Germany
Bad Bramstedt, Germany
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs
Major IQF fruit and vegetables producer (Greenyard) with strong retail private-label.
- 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.
- Iglo GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +3 more
Major frozen vegetables, fish and meals producer (since 1956, Nomad Foods).
- Kermene
Vilde-Guingalan, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat +2 more
E.Leclerc captive MDD producer (since 1969) for beef, pork and ready meals.
- 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.
- Lieken GmbH
Duesseldorf, Germany
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Bread +1 more
Major bakery private-label producer (~3,000 FTE, owned by Agrofert CZ) — packaged baked goods, bake-off, multi-site since 1922.
Browse by sector
- Freezing — Block freezing (38)
- Thermal — Baking (16)
- Thermal — Industrial cooking (15)
- Bakery — Bread (15)
- Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough (14)
- Meat & seafood — Marinated meats (13)
- Freezing — IQF (10)
- Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (9)
- Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (9)
- Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) (6)
- Bakery — Cake mixes (6)
- Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs (5)
- Meat & seafood — Fish processing (4)
- Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry (4)
- Packaging — Vacuum packing (3)
- Thermal — Smoking (2)
- Thermal — Frying (1)
- Drying — Drum drying (1)
- Fruit & veg — Dehydrated vegetables (1)
- Fruit & veg — Fresh-cut (1)
- Dry — Dry blending (1)
- Pasta & rice — Fresh pasta (1)
- Wet — Sauce manufacturing (1)
- Sauces — Cold sauces (1)