Packaging — Canning companies in Europe

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• Aarts Conserven BV

  Netherlands — Beek en Donk

  Thermal — Sterilization / Thermal — Retorting / Packaging — Canning / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables / Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings

  Dutch private-label canner of fruits and vegetables, smaller than Coroos but well-established in retail private-label.

• Anifit Provital Tiernahrung GmbH

  Germany — Karlsruhe

  Thermal — Sterilization / Packaging — Canning / Pet food — Semi-moist / Pet food — Treats & chews

  Premium wet dog/cat food producer (since 1992).

• Banga LTD SIA

  Latvia — Latvia

  Meat & seafood — Fish processing / Meat & seafood — Smoked fish / Packaging — Canning

  Canned fish producer specializing in smoked sprats; significant private-label exporter.

• biozoon GmbH

  Germany — Bremerhaven

  Dry — Dry blending / Dry — Agglomeration / Packaging — Pouching / Packaging — Canning / Infant & medical — Medical nutrition / Ingredients — Flavors

  Specialist micro and small-batch (0.5–50 kg) bio Lohnhersteller (since 2001). Powder blending, agglomeration and doypack/canister filling for food, NEM and healthcare.

• Brīvais Vilnis AS

  Latvia — Salacgrīva

  Meat & seafood — Fish processing / Packaging — Canning

  Latvia's flagship sprat heritage canner (founded 1949). Riga sprats trademark holder; herring, mackerel and >100 SKUs including transparent-cap tins. Exports to 40 countries (80% export).

• COGA Lohnabfuellung GmbH

  Germany — Goch

  Dry — Powder filling / Packaging — Pouching / Dry — Sachet & stick-pack filling / Packaging — Canning / Ingredients — Flavors

  Specialist in doypack, sachet and can filling of food powders and granulates with 5,000-unit MOQ (since 2005, reorganised 2025).

• Conserve Italia

  Italy — San Lazzaro di Savena

  Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables / Fruit & veg — Purees / Beverages — Juices & NFC / Fruit & veg — Concentrates / Packaging — Canning / Thermal — Pasteurization

  Agricultural cooperative (1976) with 12 plants and ~3,500 staff; produces under Cirio, Valfrutta, Yoga, Derby Blue and for retailer brands.

• COROOS Conserven BV

  Netherlands — Kapelle-Biezelinge

  Thermal — Sterilization / Thermal — Retorting / Thermal — Pasteurization / Packaging — Canning / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Packaging — Pouching / Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables / Fruit & veg — Purees / Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings / Sauces — Soups / Sauces — Broths & stocks

  Largest Dutch private-label canned-vegetable producer (~€300M revenue) across two sites. Expanding into bulk industrial vegetable solutions including aquafaba, pulse pastes and ultra-short-heated chilled solutions.

• Crown Hellas Can SA

  Greece — Athens

  Packaging — Canning

  Crown Holdings Greek metal can manufacturer; supplier to canned food/beverage CDMOs.

• heristo AG

  Germany — Bad Rothenfelde

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Thermal — Sterilization / Packaging — Canning / Packaging — Vacuum packing / Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Meat & seafood — Fish processing / Pet food — Semi-moist

  Heavy private-label group (~€1.4bn, since 1908) — Stockmeyer, Saturn Petcare, Ferdi Fuchs, Provital, Riedl across cooked sausage, convenience, fish.

• Italian Food (Petti)

  Italy — Venturina Terme

  Fruit & veg — Purees / Fruit & veg — Concentrates / Packaging — Canning / Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

  Tomato derivative producer with multi-format filling: glass, can, Tetra Pak, Tetra Recart, tubes and aseptic drums for European retailers.

• Karavela SIA

  Latvia — Rīga

  Meat & seafood — Fish processing / Packaging — Canning / Alt-protein — Pea protein

  Major canned and plant-based seafood producer (€66M turnover; 16,000+ MT fish processed in 2020). Mackerel, herring, sardines, sprats, tuna, salmon, mussels and a vegan seafood line. Exports to 46 countries; large private-label producer for European supermarkets.

• KRONOS Packaging GmbH

  Germany — Coesfeld

  Dry — Dry blending / Dry — Powder filling / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Packaging — Pouching / Packaging — Canning

  Mixing, Lohnabfüllung and Lohnverpackung in pouches and cans for food and cosmetics.

• La Doria

  Italy — Angri

  Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables / Fruit & veg — Purees / Sauces — Cold sauces / Fruit & veg — NFC juices / Packaging — Canning / Thermal — Pasteurization

  Europe's largest private-label producer of canned pulses, peeled and chopped tomatoes and pasta sauces; six Italian plants, ~93% private-label revenue.

• Ludewig Verpackungen GmbH

  Germany — Wuppertal

  Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Wet — Liquid filling (PET) / Packaging — Pouching / Packaging — Canning / Pet food — Semi-moist

  Manual and automated Lohnabfüllung of food, pet food and cosmetics.

• Marijampolės Pieno Konservai UAB

  Lithuania — Marijampolė

  Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Butter & cream / Packaging — Canning

  Vilvi Group subsidiary; the only canned milk producer in the Baltics, with 90% exported (Australia, Portugal, Hong Kong, Cuba). Specialised in long shelf-life concentrates.

• Normandise Pet Food

  France — Vire

  Thermal — Industrial cooking / Wet — Liquid blending / Packaging — Pouching / Packaging — Canning / Pet food — Semi-moist / Pet food — Treats & chews

  Family-owned major MDD wet pet food producer (since 1987) — pâtés, mousses and terrines in alu trays and pouches.

• Pittenis Bros SA (A. Pitenis)

  Greece — Athens

  Meat & seafood — Fish processing / Packaging — Canning

  Canned fish producer; private-label.

• Premium Petfood Brands (Yarrah)

  Netherlands — Harderwijk

  Extrusion — Pet food extrusion / Thermal — Retorting / Packaging — Canning / Packaging — Pouching / Pet food — Dry kibble (extruded, pressed, baked) / Pet food — Wet (cans, trays, pouches) / Pet food — Treats & chews

  Largest organic pet-food platform in Europe, covering Yarrah, Smølke and Rodi brands with extrusion, wet and treat production for organic and conventional dog and cat food.

• Rivona UAB

  Lithuania — Alytus

  Dairy — Yoghurt / Dairy — Ice cream / Dairy — Cheese / Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat / Packaging — Canning

  Largest cottage cheese producer in Lithuania (€28M turnover, 18,200 t goods 2025). Greek-style yogurt, kefir, cottage cheese, fermented cheese, butter, ice cream (32 types), processed cheese, semi-hard cheese, lactose-free range; canning and meat units.

• Saturn Petcare BV

  Netherlands — Hattem

  Thermal — Retorting / Thermal — Sterilization / Packaging — Canning / Packaging — Pouching / Pet food — Wet (cans, trays, pouches) / Pet food — Dry kibble (extruded, pressed, baked) / Pet food — Treats & chews

  One of Europe's most successful private-label pet food manufacturers; ~250 staff at Hattem. Subsidiary of heristo group (Germany).

• Saturn Petcare GmbH

  Germany — Bremen

  Thermal — Sterilization / Packaging — Pouching / Packaging — Canning / Pet food — Semi-moist

  Major PL pet food producer in EU (since 1997, heristo) — wet pet food, pouches and trays.

• SternMaid GmbH & Co KG

  Germany — Wittenburg

  Drying — Spray drying / Drying — Fluid bed drying / Dry — Agglomeration / Encapsulation — Microencapsulation / Dry — Dry blending / Dry — Sachet & stick-pack filling / Packaging — Pouching / Packaging — Canning / Ingredients — Flavors / Sports nutrition — Protein powders / Infant & medical — Medical nutrition

  One of Europe's leading powder co-manufacturers (since 1996). 60,000 m² site near Hamburg with spray drying, fluid-bed drying/agglomeration/coating/microencapsulation, sachet, can and doypack filling. Over 100 m sachets/yr.

• Struik Foods Europe BV

  Netherlands — Voorthuizen

  Thermal — Sterilization / Thermal — Retorting / Packaging — Canning / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Sauces — Soups / Sauces — Broths & stocks / Sauces — Cold sauces

  Canned and ambient ready meals producer for private label. Subsidiary of Zwanenberg.