Oils & fats — Specialty fats contract manufacturers in Europe

Awans, Belgium

Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Emulsification · Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings +2 more

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

Mannheim, Germany

Separation — Wet fractionation · Separation — Decanting · Oils & fats — Specialty fats +1 more

Major oil and lecithin producer (Bunge subsidiary).

Wormerveer, Netherlands

Separation — Distillation · Wet — Emulsification · Oils & fats — Specialty fats +3 more

Specialty oils and fats producer including infant-formula fats (Betapol) with B2B contract and tailored production capabilities.

Neuss, Germany

Separation — Wet fractionation · Separation — Decanting · Oils & fats — Specialty fats +1 more

Rapeseed/sunflower oil and lecithin producer (since 1838).

Marbache, France

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Separation — Wet fractionation · Confectionery — Fillings +2 more

Cargill division producing industrial cocoa liquor, butter and B2B chocolate.

Hamburg, Germany

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Ingredients — Sugar & syrups +1 more

Cocoa, chocolate ingredients, sweeteners producer with major Hamburg/Krefeld plants. Cargill is investing $200m in Krefeld wheat processing.

Krefeld, Germany

Dry — Milling · Separation — Evaporation · Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) +4 more

Multi-site Cargill subsidiary (since 1965) — wheat starches, sweeteners, oils, cocoa.

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Milling · Separation — Decanting +3 more

Cargill division for starch, oils, cocoa and sweeteners with multi-site toll capacity for custom industrial ingredients.

Les Baux-de-Provence, France

Separation — Wet fractionation · Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Family-owned (since 1997) AOP and premium olive oil pressing — premium custom.

Mourie, France

Separation — Wet fractionation · Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Cooperative-owned (since 1924) AOP Vallée des Baux olive milling specialty.

Bertrange, Luxembourg

Wet — Emulsification · Dry — Dry blending · Encapsulation — Pan coating +10 more

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.

Nesle, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Protein extraction · Alt-protein — Mycoprotein +2 more

World's largest black-soldier-fly farm (since 2016, PE-backed) producing insect protein, oils and fertiliser for aqua, pet and poultry feed.

Cottbus, Germany

Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Oils & fats — Specialty fats +1 more

Linseed oil, oils, mayonnaise and sauces producer (since 1928) with strong PL.

Bois-Colombes, France

Separation — Decanting · Separation — Wet fractionation · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +2 more

Avril group major (since 1908) for edible oils refining and bottling — sunflower, rapeseed and olive — branded plus MDD.

Saint-Leonard, France

Separation — Wet fractionation · Separation — Decanting · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +3 more

Family-owned (since 1929) producer of cold-pressed oils and fish/marine oils — omega-3 fish oil, plant oils. Multi-site with toll oil refining/encapsulation potential.

Bois-Colombes, France

Separation — Decanting · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Lesieur/Avril division for olive oil bottling — branded and MDD.

Heerenveen, Netherlands

Wet — Emulsification · Thermal — Frying · Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings +2 more

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

Papendrecht, Netherlands

Dry — Dry blending · Wet — Liquid blending · Wet — Emulsification +5 more

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.

Hamburg, Germany

Wet — Emulsification · Oils & fats — Specialty fats · Ingredients — Emulsifiers +1 more

Lecithin, oils, fats and MCT specialist (since 1979, Stern-Wywiol).

Ghent, Belgium

Thermal — Baking · Freezing — IQF · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough +3 more

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.