Thermal — UHT contract manufacturers in Europe
17 uht contract manufacturers across 10 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Germany (5), France (2) and Italy (2). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Dairy — Butter & cream (12), Drying — Spray drying (10) and Dairy — Cheese (9). IFS (14), BRCGS (9) and FSSC 22000 (5) are the most frequently listed credentials.
17 entries
- Arla Foods amba
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.
- Frischli Milchwerke GmbH
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.
- Granarolo SpA
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.
- Hochwald Foods GmbH
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.
- ILAS S.A. / Reny Picot
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.
- Lactalis
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.
- Lactogal
Porto, Portugal
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Thermal — UHT · Dairy — Yoghurt +2 more
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
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.
- LSDH Laiterie Saint-Denis-de-l'Hotel
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.
- Luxlait Association Agricole
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.
- Molkerei Alois Mueller GmbH & Co KG
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.
- Olympia Dairy / Royal A-ware Belgium
Belgium
Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT · Dairy — Cheese +2 more
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)
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.
- Schwälbchen Molkerei Jakob Berz AG
Bad Schwalbach, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dry — Dry blending +3 more
German dairy producer with milk powder and dairy preparation lines for retail private label and industrial customers.
- SM Mlekpol
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.
- Sterilgarda Alimenti
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.
- SunOpta Sunrise BV
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.
Browse by sector
- Thermal — UHT (17)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (12)
- Drying — Spray drying (10)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (9)
- Dairy — Cheese (9)
- Dry — Dry blending (9)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (6)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (5)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (5)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (4)
- Wet — Liquid filling (carton) (4)
- Dry — Powder filling (3)
- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (3)
- Dairy — Ice cream (3)
- Wet — Liquid filling (PET) (2)
- Wet — Aseptic filling (2)
- Beverages — Plant-based drinks (2)
- Beverages — Juices & NFC (2)
- Dairy — Plant-based drinks (2)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (1)
- Dry — Agglomeration (1)
- Separation — Evaporation (1)
- Dairy — Infant formula (1)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (1)