Thermal — UHT contract manufacturers in Europe

Wevelgem, Belgium

Thermal — UHT · Wet — Aseptic filling · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria +3 more

Plant-based pioneer (since 1980) — soy, almond, oat, coconut drinks, yoghurts and desserts. Captive Danone plant rather than typical co-manufacturer.

Aarhus, Denmark

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +6 more

Europe's largest dairy cooperative (merging with DMK 2025). Milk powders, whey ingredients, cheese powders, butter and private-label dairy across 30+ countries.

Aranda de Duero, Spain

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — UHT · Beverages — Dairy drinks +2 more

Family-owned dairy, juice and mineral water producer (1969) offering private-label and co-packing alongside the Bezoya brand.

Granda, Spain

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — UHT · Beverages — Dairy drinks +1 more

Cooperative-owned dairy producer (1967) with spray-drying and UHT capability; brands Central Lechera Asturiana, Larsa, ATO, Innova plus industrial spray-dried milk powders.

Rehburg-Loccum, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +2 more

Produces spray-dried SMP, roller-dried whole milk powder and condensed milk for industrial customers. Private-label retail capability.

Bologna, Italy

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +4 more

Italy's leading dairy group. Ingredient division produces milk powders, cream powders, whey and dairy ingredients for food manufacturing. Private-label retail capability.

Thalfang, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Cheese +4 more

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.

Anleo, Spain

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Infant formula +5 more

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.

Laval, France

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT +6 more

Largest dairy globally (Besnier family, since 1933) with 90+ French sites producing branded and MDD cheese, milk, butter and ingredients.

Porto, Portugal

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +3 more

Portugal's leading dairy cooperative. Milk powders, cheese and butter for retail private label and B2B ingredient export.

Saint-Denis-de-l'Hotel, France

Thermal — UHT · Thermal — Pasteurization · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) +9 more

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.

Roost, Luxembourg

Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) +6 more

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.

Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt +4 more

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.

Stendal, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — UHT · Thermal — Pasteurization +4 more

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.

Hlinsko, Czech Republic

Thermal — UHT · Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more

Agrofert Hlinsko UHT specialist (founded 1939) processing approximately 200m L/yr under the Tatra brand.

Aretsried, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — UHT · Thermal — Pasteurization +7 more

Major German dairy group (since 1896) producing yogurt, drinks and desserts at Aretsried and Leppersdorf with private-label capacity.

Obergünzburg, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dry — Dry blending +1 more

Allgäu dairy producing cream powders, instant milk-drink powders and condensed milk for industrial customers and private label.

Grajewo, Poland

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +5 more

Poland's #1 dairy co-op by volume. Milk powders, butter, cheese and UHT dairy for private label and export. Major ingredient supplier across EU.

Szeged, Hungary

Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Cheese +3 more

Bonafarm Group Hungary's largest dairy (founded 1955, ~1,300 staff, 400m L milk/yr, up to 1m L/day) operating 4 plants for liquid milk, UHT, yogurt, cottage cheese, butter, milk protein powder, Coffee Selection, kashkaval and akkawi cheese.

Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy

Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Butter & cream · Beverages — Juices & NFC +1 more

UHT milk, cream, béchamel, mascarpone, ricotta and juice producer (1969); ~263 staff, 1,200 t/day, 20 milk lines + 27 packaging lines.

Born, Netherlands

Wet — Aseptic filling · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) · Thermal — UHT +2 more

Aseptic plant-based beverage producer (oat, soy, almond drinks) for European retailers; subsidiary of SunOpta.