Freezing — IQF contract manufacturers in Europe

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.

Ardooie, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Fruit & veg — Purees +1 more

European IQF leader: 16 production units, 819,000 t/year, 50,000+ ha contracted across 100+ countries — frozen vegetables, herbs, fruits, pulses, pasta, rice and potatoes.

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.

Multiple sites, Belgium

Thermal — Baking · Freezing — IQF · Bakery — Waffles & pancakes +1 more

Number-one private-label partner for Belgian waffles. 5 sites, 28 lines, 900M+ waffles per year, exporting to 36+ countries.

Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Sterilization · Thermal — Pasteurization +4 more

Family-owned major (since 1853) for canned, frozen and fresh vegetables — branded and MDD across multi-site operations (Estrées-Mons, Renescure, Russy-Bémont).

Nieuwkerke, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Frying · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Major Belgian frozen potato processor (since 1988) supplying retail and foodservice globally.

Ooigem, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Wet — Liquid blending · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs +3 more

Belgian IQF group with frozen vegetables, fruits, ready meals and a Fruit by Crop's division for purees and juices.

Ardooie, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Family-owned IQF specialist in the heart of the Flanders growing region.

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.

Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Belgian frozen vegetable, herb and ingredient specialist, including ready meals.

Péruwelz, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Frying · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Belgian frozen potato specialist exporting mainly chips to 110+ countries.

Landerneau, France

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — Sterilization +3 more

Cooperative-owned (since 2020, ex-Triskalia/D'aucy) multi-site MDD vegetable processor — frozen and canned.

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.

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.

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.

Westrozebeke, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Belgian IQF arm of Greenyard NV, producing frozen vegetables, herbs, fruits and ready meals for retail, foodservice and industry.

Comines, France

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Greenyard (BE) division producing branded and MDD IQF vegetables.

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.

Zwaagdijk-Oost, Netherlands

Wet — Liquid blending · Freezing — IQF · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +3 more

Major Dutch fresh-cut vegetable, fruit and ready-meal processor (since 1968) with six production sites and ~850 SKUs. New Venlo plant (62,000 m²) is among Europe's largest fresh-produce factories.

Hamburg, Germany

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +3 more

Major frozen vegetables, fish and meals producer (since 1956, Nomad Foods).

Leuze-en-Hainaut, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Frying · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Belgian frozen-fries and potato-specialty producer; subsidiary of McCain Foods.

Mouscron, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Drying — Drum drying · Thermal — Frying +3 more

Multi-format Belgian potato processor — fresh, frozen and dehydrated.

Fontainebleau, France

Freezing — Block freezing · Freezing — IQF · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats

Lion Capital PE-owned (since 1973) frozen foods retailer with mostly own-brand multi-site capacity — limited toll.

Wezep, Netherlands

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — IQF · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +3 more

Major Dutch poultry processor and ready-meal producer; private-label heavy and expanding into plant-based alternatives.