Thermal — Industrial cooking contract manufacturers in Europe
39 industrial cooking contract manufacturers across 5 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in France (16), Germany (13) and the Netherlands (7). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (20), Freezing — Block freezing (16) and Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (16). IFS (35), BRCGS (10) and Organic (5) are the most frequently listed credentials.
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- Apetito BV
Den Bosch, Netherlands
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Infant & medical — Medical nutrition
Frozen ready-meals producer for healthcare and foodservice with private-label capability.
- 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.
- Celavita BV
Wezep, Netherlands
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) · Fruit & veg — Fresh-cut
Fresh and chilled potato meal components and ready-to-cook potato side dishes for private label. Part of Royal Cosun.
- Cobolux SA
Wecker, Luxembourg
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Packaging — Vacuum packing · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +4 more
Luxembourg's principal meat-processing platform (since 1956). Cuts, debones, processes and packs meat for major Luxembourg supermarkets via private label and supplies a network of independent butchers and HoReCa across the Greater Region.
- 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.
- Davigel
Martin-Eglise, France
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +1 more
Sysco-owned (since 1963) frozen foods producer for foodservice and retail — branded and MDD.
- Egga Food BV
Netherlands
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Packaging — Primary packaging · Packaging — Vacuum packing +1 more
Hardeman Egg Group's specialist for boiled, peeled and coloured eggs, packing hundreds of millions of eggs/year for convenience food, retail, salads and foodservice.
- Fides Petfood France
Longue-Jumelles, France
Extrusion — Pet food extrusion · Thermal — Industrial cooking · Pet food — Treats & chews +1 more
Fides group (BE) French plant for dry and wet pet food private label.
- Fleury Michon
Pouzauges, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Surimi +1 more
Listed major (since 1905) producing charcuterie, ready meals and surimi — branded and MDD ham across multi-site operations.
- Frial
Bayeux, France
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +2 more
Le Duff group pure-play co-manufacturer (since 1980) with 3 sites for frozen ready meals and seafood — private label only.
- FRoSTA AG
Bremerhaven, Germany
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +3 more
Major frozen producer (since 1905) — fish, vegetables, ready meals — with active COPACK private-label division.
- Geti Wilba Holding
Bremervoerde, Germany
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie +2 more
Strong PL frozen meat meals producer (since 1984, ~300 FTE Hilter, owned by CMP Capital). Frozen ready-meals and meat convenience.
- Greenway Foods
Ghent, Belgium
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — IQF · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues +1 more
Belgian veggie pioneer (since 1998) co-creating vegetarian and vegan products for Delhaize, Spar, Sligro, foodservice and festivals.
- 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.
- Le Graet Fidele
Carhaix, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Sterilization · Pet food — Semi-moist
Le Graët group wet pet food contract specialist for mousses and bouchées en gelée (appertisé).
- Madrange
Limoges, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie
Cooperl-owned (since 1924) producer of cooked ham and charcuterie — strong MDD.
- Maisadour
Mont-de-Marsan, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Sterilization · Dry — Milling +2 more
Cooperative-owned Sud-Ouest leader (since 1936) — Delpeyrat, Comtesse du Barry — for duck, foie gras, charcuterie and maize.
- Maitre CoQ
Saint-Fulgent, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry
LDC subsidiary (since 1957) producing branded and MDD poultry.
- Marfo Food Group BV
Lelystad, Netherlands
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere)
Airline and frozen ready-meal producer using sous-vide technology for healthcare, foodservice and private label.
- Marie
Briec, France
Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats
LDC subsidiary (since 1979) producer of frozen ready meals — branded and MDD.
- 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.
Browse by sector
- Thermal — Industrial cooking (39)
- Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (20)
- Freezing — Block freezing (16)
- Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (16)
- Packaging — Vacuum packing (10)
- Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) (10)
- Meat & seafood — Marinated meats (10)
- Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry (8)
- Thermal — Smoking (6)
- Freezing — IQF (6)
- Pet food — Semi-moist (6)
- Thermal — Sterilization (5)
- Pet food — Treats & chews (4)
- Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues (4)
- Packaging — Primary packaging (3)
- Extrusion — Pet food extrusion (3)
- Meat & seafood — Fish processing (3)
- Packaging — Canning (2)
- Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (2)
- Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings (2)
- Infant & medical — Medical nutrition (1)
- Fruit & veg — Fresh-cut (1)
- Eggs — Liquid egg products (1)
- Meat & seafood — Surimi (1)