Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings companies in Europe

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• Aigremont SA

  Belgium — Awans

  Drying — Spray drying / Wet — Emulsification / Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings / Oils & fats — Specialty fats / Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream)

  Family-owned Belgian margarinier (since 1934) producing ~40,000 t/year of margarines, fats, lactoreplacers and milk powders for the food industry.

• CSM Ingredients S.a r.l.

  Luxembourg — Bertrange

  Wet — Emulsification / Dry — Dry blending / Encapsulation — Pan coating / Encapsulation — Glazing / Bakery — Bread improvers / Bakery — Cake mixes / Confectionery — Fillings / Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) / Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings / Oils & fats — Specialty fats / Oils & fats — Fat-based fillings & coatings / Ingredients — Flavors / Eggs — Plant-based egg replacers

  Largest food-ingredient company legally domiciled in Luxembourg (HQ only, no LU plant). Manufactures bakery fats, bread improvers, mixes, glazes and plant-based formulations across 8-9 plants in Italy, Germany, France and the UK. PE-owned (Investindustrial) since 2021; brands include MeisterMarken, Ulmer Spatz, Marguerite, Waldkorn.

• Elais-Unilever Hellas SA

  Greece — Athens

  Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic) / Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic) / Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings

  Unilever's Greek industrial entity producing edible oils, margarines, and spreads (Altis, Solon, Becel, Flora). Private-label capable.

• Minerva SA

  Greece — Athens (Schimatari)

  Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic) / Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic) / Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings

  One of Greece's largest edible oils companies (Minerva, Horio, Eladio brands). Olive oil, sunflower oil, margarines and spreads. Private-label and B2B contract supply.

• Royal Smilde Foods

  Netherlands — Heerenveen

  Thermal — Baking / Wet — Sauce manufacturing / Wet — Emulsification / Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough / Bakery — Cake mixes / Bakery — Bread / Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings / Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic) / Sauces — Cold sauces / Sauces — Dressings

  Independent Dutch family business (since 1888) covering bakery semi-finished goods, baking mixes, oils and fats, sauces and ready-to-bake products across three sites. The Pie Factory subsidiary handles savoury pies and quiches.

• Smilde Foods BV

  Netherlands — Heerenveen

  Wet — Emulsification / Thermal — Frying / Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings / Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic) / Oils & fats — Specialty fats

  Independent Dutch family business producing bakery oils and fats, margarines, sauces and frying oils for industrial and foodservice customers.

• Sonneveld Group BV

  Netherlands — Papendrecht

  Dry — Dry blending / Wet — Liquid blending / Wet — Emulsification / Bakery — Bread improvers / Bakery — Bread / Bakery — Cake mixes / Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings / Oils & fats — Specialty fats

  Bakery ingredient specialist (since 1956) producing bread improvers, mixes, fillings, release agents and liquid bread improvers across three Dutch sites. Subsidiary of Orkla Food Ingredients.

• Vandemoortele NV

  Belgium — Ghent

  Thermal — Baking / Freezing — IQF / Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough / Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings / Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic) / Oils & fats — Specialty fats

  Belgian family-owned group with 31 European production sites; frozen croissants and viennoiserie, margarines, culinary oils and BAKE'UP technology. Co-develops products with brands like Lotus.