Thermal — Industrial cooking contract manufacturers in Europe
13 industrial cooking contract manufacturers across 3 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Germany (8), France (3) and Luxembourg (2). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (9), Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (8) and Packaging — Vacuum packing (6). IFS (11) is the most frequently listed credential.
13 entries
- Apetito AG
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.
- Boucherie-Traiteur Niessen Sarl
Bertrange, Luxembourg
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Vacuum packing +3 more
Luxembourg's reference organic and biodynamic butcher (since 1982). One of the few Demeter-certified meat processors in the country, with a dedicated organic facility supplying the Naturata/BIOG ecosystem and offering jar conserves through Delhaize.
- 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.
- 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.
- Manufacture Steffen SA
Steinfort, Luxembourg
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Packaging — Vacuum packing +3 more
Largest independent artisan charcutier-traiteur group in Luxembourg (since 1989, sixth generation of butchers) with industrial-scale ham production through Lisanto. Six retail boucheries plus corporate traiteur kitchen.
- Mera Tiernahrung GmbH
Kevelaer, Germany
Extrusion — Pet food extrusion · Thermal — Baking · Thermal — Industrial cooking +2 more
Top-3 EU producer of dog baked goods (~60,000 t/yr, since 1949). Dry and wet pet food plus dog treat baking with strong PL.
- Normandise Pet Food
Vire, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Wet — Liquid blending · Packaging — Pouching +3 more
Family-owned major MDD wet pet food producer (since 1987) — pâtés, mousses and terrines in alu trays and pouches.
- PHW-Gruppe
Rechterfeld, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +3 more
Major poultry slaughter and processor (~8,000 FTE, since 1932) with Wiesenhof brand and Green Legend plant-based line.
- 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.
- Zentis GmbH & Co KG
Aachen, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Confectionery — Fillings +1 more
Leading private-label fruit preparations producer (since 1893) — jams, fruit preparations for dairy/bakery and marzipan.
Browse by sector
- Thermal — Industrial cooking (13)
- Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (9)
- Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (8)
- Packaging — Vacuum packing (6)
- Freezing — Block freezing (5)
- Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) (4)
- Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry (4)
- Thermal — Smoking (4)
- Meat & seafood — Marinated meats (3)
- Pet food — Semi-moist (3)
- Thermal — Sterilization (2)
- Packaging — Canning (2)
- Pet food — Treats & chews (2)
- Freezing — IQF (1)
- Packaging — Primary packaging (1)
- Meat & seafood — Fish processing (1)
- Extrusion — Pet food extrusion (1)
- Thermal — Baking (1)
- Wet — Liquid blending (1)
- Packaging — Pouching (1)
- Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues (1)
- Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (1)
- Confectionery — Fillings (1)
- Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings (1)