Thermal — UHT companies in Europe
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- Alpro NV (Danone)
Belgium — Wevelgem
Thermal — UHT / Wet — Aseptic filling / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria / Dairy — Plant-based drinks / Dairy — Plant-based yoghurt / Beverages — Plant-based drinks
Plant-based pioneer (since 1980) — soy, almond, oat, coconut drinks, yoghurts and desserts. Captive Danone plant rather than typical co-manufacturer.
- Arla Foods amba
Denmark — Aarhus
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Agglomeration / Thermal — UHT
Europe's largest dairy cooperative (merging with DMK 2025). Milk powders, whey ingredients, cheese powders, butter and private-label dairy across 30+ countries.
- Calidad Pascual
Spain — Aranda de Duero
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Beverages — Juices & NFC / Beverages — Bottled water
Family-owned dairy, juice and mineral water producer (1969) offering private-label and co-packing alongside the Bezoya brand.
- Capsa Food
Spain — Granda
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Butter & cream
Cooperative-owned dairy producer (1967) with spray-drying and UHT capability; brands Central Lechera Asturiana, Larsa, ATO, Innova plus industrial spray-dried milk powders.
- Diageo Baileys Mulhuddart
Ireland — Dublin
Beverages — Spirits / Thermal — UHT / Wet — Liquid filling (glass)
Diageo Mulhuddart Dublin UHT cream liqueur production (Baileys).
- Ennstal Milch
Austria — Stainach
Wet — Liquid filling (PET) / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Plant-based drinks / Thermal — UHT
Aseptic carton and cup co-packer (CartoCan) for milk, water and plant-based beverages with protein and vitamin fortification.
- Frischli Milchwerke GmbH
Germany — Rehburg-Loccum
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT / Separation — Evaporation
Produces spray-dried SMP, roller-dried whole milk powder and condensed milk for industrial customers. Private-label retail capability.
- Granarolo SpA
Italy — Bologna
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Cheese / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT
Italy's leading dairy group. Ingredient division produces milk powders, cream powders, whey and dairy ingredients for food manufacturing. Private-label retail capability.
- Hochwald Foods GmbH
Germany — Thalfang
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) / Dairy — Cheese / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT / Dry — Powder filling
Large dairy cooperative producing milk powders, condensed milk, demineralised whey (Hünfeld) and cheese ingredients. Major private-label programme for retail and infant nutrition. Multiple German and Dutch sites.
- ILAS S.A. / Reny Picot
Spain — Anleo
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Infant formula / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT
Major Spanish dairy ingredient producer. SMP, WMP, condensed milk, butter, infant formula base powders and fractionated butterfat for food manufacturing and pharmaceutical industry. Multi-country operations.
- Iparlat (Kaiku Corporacion)
Spain — Urnieta
Beverages — Dairy drinks / Thermal — UHT / Dairy — Butter & cream
UHT milk, milkshake, cream and lactose-free producer; Mercadona Totaler for over 15 years.
- Lactalis
France — Laval
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — Pasteurization / Thermal — UHT / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Yoghurt / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Caseinates / Beverages — Dairy drinks
Largest dairy globally (Besnier family, since 1933) with 90+ French sites producing branded and MDD cheese, milk, butter and ingredients.
- Lactogal
Portugal — Porto
Beverages — Dairy drinks / Thermal — UHT / Dairy — Yoghurt / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream
Largest Iberian dairy group (1996) with ~2,500 employees and 12 plants producing brands Mimosa, Agros, Vigor and Matinal alongside major private-label volumes for Continente, Pingo Doce, Lidl and Auchan.
- Lactogal SA
Portugal — Porto
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT
Portugal's leading dairy cooperative. Milk powders, cheese and butter for retail private label and B2B ingredient export.
- LSDH Laiterie Saint-Denis-de-l'Hotel
France — Saint-Denis-de-l'Hotel
Thermal — UHT / Thermal — Pasteurization / Wet — Liquid filling (carton) / Wet — Liquid filling (PET) / Wet — Liquid filling (glass) / Wet — Aseptic filling / Beverages — Plant-based drinks / Beverages — Juices & NFC / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Plant-based drinks / Dairy — Butter & cream / Sauces — Soups
French leader plant-based + dairy contract liquid (since 1909) — UHT, ESL, brick + bottle filling and plant-based extraction. 415 M L/year across 8 sites.
- Luxlait Association Agricole
Luxembourg — Roost
Thermal — Pasteurization / Thermal — UHT / Wet — Liquid filling (carton) / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria / Separation — Centrifugation / Dairy — Yoghurt / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Ice cream
Luxembourg's national dairy cooperative and largest dairy processor (since 1894). Operates one of Europe's most modern dairy plants at Roost, processes ~166 million litres annually and exports two-thirds of output to ~20 countries with explicit private-label and custom-made offering.
- MADETA
Czech Republic — Ceske Budejovice — Verified
Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Yoghurt / Dairy — Butter & cream / Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT / Dairy — Ice cream
Czech Republic's largest dairy processor (founded 1902, 1,500-1,999 staff) operating 4 plants and processing over 400m L milk per year across cheese, yogurt, butter, blue cheese and UHT lines.
- Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH
Germany — Stendal — Verified
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT / Thermal — Pasteurization / Dairy — Caseinates / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 / Beverages — Plant-based drinks
Strategic spray dryer for Krüger Group (since 1991) plus toll work. Up to 1.2 million litres/day capacity for milk powders, infant nutrition, RTD, sweeteners and coffee whitener.
- Mittelland Molkerei
Switzerland — Suhr
Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Butter & cream / Thermal — UHT
Emmi joint-venture UHT milk, cream and drinking milk plant for retail private label.
- Mlekarna Hlinsko
Czech Republic — Hlinsko
Thermal — UHT / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Ice cream
Agrofert Hlinsko UHT specialist (founded 1939) processing approximately 200m L/yr under the Tatra brand.
- Molkerei Alois Mueller GmbH & Co KG
Germany — Aretsried
Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT / Thermal — Pasteurization / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria / Wet — Liquid filling (carton) / Wet — Liquid filling (PET) / Dairy — Yoghurt / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dairy — Ice cream
Major German dairy group (since 1896) producing yogurt, drinks and desserts at Aretsried and Leppersdorf with private-label capacity.
- NOEM
Austria — Baden
Thermal — UHT / Beverages — Dairy drinks / Dairy — Yoghurt / Dairy — Butter & cream
Cooperative-owned UHT specialist (~700 staff) producing milk drinks, yogurt, cream and drinks under NÖM and Hellma brands.
- Olympia Dairy / Royal A-ware Belgium
Belgium — Belgium
Thermal — Pasteurization / Thermal — UHT / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Ice cream / Beverages — Dairy drinks
Belgian dairy plant of Royal A-ware (NL), processing ~100M L milk per year from 165 Belgian producers into supermarket milk and ice cream.
- Saliter (J.M. Gabler-Saliter Milchwerk GmbH)
Germany — Obergünzburg
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dry — Dry blending / Thermal — UHT
Allgäu dairy producing cream powders, instant milk-drink powders and condensed milk for industrial customers and private label.
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- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (4)
- Dairy — Plant-based drinks (4)
- Beverages — Plant-based drinks (4)
- Wet — Liquid filling (carton) (4)
- Wet — Aseptic filling (3)
- Beverages — Juices & NFC (3)
- Wet — Liquid filling (PET) (3)
- Dry — Powder filling (3)
- Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (2)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (2)
- Dairy — Caseinates (2)
- Dairy — Plant-based yoghurt (1)
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