Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat contract manufacturers in Europe
16 fresh & processed meat contract manufacturers across 3 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Germany (8), France (5) and the Netherlands (3). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (14), Thermal — Industrial cooking (13) and Freezing — Block freezing (9). IFS (16) and BRCGS (3) are the most frequently listed credentials.
16 entries
- 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.
- 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.
- heristo AG
Bad Rothenfelde, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Canning +6 more
Heavy private-label group (~€1.4bn, since 1908) — Stockmeyer, Saturn Petcare, Ferdi Fuchs, Provital, Riedl across cooked sausage, convenience, fish.
- 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.
- Plukon Food Group BV
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.
- Ponnath Die Meistermetzger GmbH
Kemnath, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Packaging — Vacuum packing +2 more
Sausage, ham and convenience meat producer (since 1859) including private-label.
- 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.
- Reinert Privat-Fleischerei
Versmold, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Packaging — Vacuum packing +3 more
Sausage and cold-cut producer (since 1932) with strong private-label.
- Ruegenwalder Muehle Carl Mueller GmbH & Co KG
Bad Zwischenahn, Germany
Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie +2 more
German market leader in plant-based meat (since 1834, Pfeifer & Langen majority). Sausage and plant-based meat manufacturing across 3 plants — Bad Zwischenahn, Wilhelmshaven, Vechta.
- Soviba
Le Lion-d'Angers, France
Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat
LDC subsidiary frozen beef MDD producer.
- Stockmeyer GmbH
Versmold, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Packaging — Vacuum packing +2 more
Sausage and ham producer (heristo subsidiary) with retail private-label focus.
- Vion Food Germany GmbH
Duesseldorf, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — Vacuum packing +3 more
29-site pork/beef processor with strong PL and Food Family branded portfolio.
- Vion Food Group NV
Boxtel, Netherlands
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +3 more
Major European pork and beef processor; processed meat and ready-to-cook private-label production.
- Westfleisch SCE
Muenster, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — Vacuum packing +2 more
Major slaughter and processing cooperative (~7,100 FTE, since 1928) with ~30% export.
- Zwanenberg Food Group BV
Almelo, Netherlands
Thermal — Sterilization · Thermal — Retorting · Packaging — Canning +4 more
Major Dutch private-label canner and ready-meals producer covering meat products, canned food, soups and sauces (Struik Foods Europe subsidiary).
Browse by sector
- Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (16)
- Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (14)
- Thermal — Industrial cooking (13)
- Freezing — Block freezing (9)
- Packaging — Vacuum packing (7)
- Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) (6)
- Thermal — Smoking (5)
- Meat & seafood — Marinated meats (4)
- Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry (4)
- Thermal — Sterilization (2)
- Packaging — Canning (2)
- Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues (2)
- Meat & seafood — Fish processing (1)
- Pet food — Semi-moist (1)
- Freezing — IQF (1)
- Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) (1)
- Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) (1)
- Thermal — Retorting (1)
- Sauces — Soups (1)
- Sauces — Broths & stocks (1)