Alt-protein contract manufacturers in Europe

Italy

Alt-protein — Fava protein · Pasta & rice — Dry pasta

Plant-protein pasta and ingredient producer.

Munich, Germany

Dry — Dry blending · Dry — Powder filling · Alt-protein — Pea protein +1 more

Pea and fava bean dry-mix specialist (since 2019). Mostly powder mixes, partners with extrusion contractors for vegan meat.

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.

Chateaudun, France

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Extrusion — Twin-screw +2 more

Plant-based meat producer (since 2019) running wet/twin-screw extrusion for plant-based sausages and burgers — own plant with some co-mfg capacity.

Bugbrooke, United Kingdom

Dry — Milling · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Bakery — Bread

Bugbrooke Northamptonshire major independent miller (10 mills, 4 sites, 900 staff, 520,000t wheat/year) plus feed mill and Fine Lady Bakery.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds · Fermentation — Precision

Cambridge cultivated pork producer (renamed Uncommon).

Robakowo, Poland

Alt-protein — Mycoprotein · Pet food — Pet supplements

Wielkopolskie insect protein, oil and frass producer for feed/pet food alternative protein B2B.

London, United Kingdom

Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds · Fermentation — Precision

London cultivated fat producer.

Milan, Italy

Supplements — Herbal extracts · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Major botanical extract and standardized phytopreparation producer with high-containment manufacturing for pharma actives.

Rostock, Germany

Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds

Cultivated meat scale-up specialist (since 2020).

Madrid, Spain

Alt-protein — Mycoprotein · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues

Mycelium meat alternative producer with B2B focus.

Nesle, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Protein extraction · Alt-protein — Mycoprotein +2 more

World's largest black-soldier-fly farm (since 2016, PE-backed) producing insect protein, oils and fertiliser for aqua, pet and poultry feed.

Gatteo, Italy

Alt-protein — Soy protein · Beverages — Plant-based drinks · Dairy — Plant-based drinks +1 more

International Food creates plant-based vegetable products using whole grains and exclusive extraction methods, without intermediate refining, flours or pastes. The company specializes in organic plant-based nutrition for consumers seeking healthy dietary alternatives.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds · Fermentation — Precision

Oxford 2019 cultivated meat startup with 600L pilot bioreactor.

Belfast, United Kingdom

Alt-protein — Pea protein

Belfast UK's largest feed compounder.

Friesoythe, Germany

Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry · Alt-protein — Soy protein · Alt-protein — Wheat protein +4 more

Mid-sized German convenience food manufacturer specializing in frozen poultry products and plant-based alternatives, supplying retail and foodservice customers worldwide.

Tiszapuspoki, Hungary

Ingredients — Sugar & syrups · Ingredients — Native & modified starches · Beverages — Spirits +1 more

100% Hungarian-owned Tiszapüspöki €145m greenfield (~530,000 t corn grinding/yr, 2nd-largest isosugar plant in EU) producing HFCS, pharma-grade alcohols, edible oil and animal feed (GMO-free).

Riga, Latvia

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Packaging — Canning · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Major canned and plant-based seafood producer (€66M turnover; 16,000+ MT fish processed in 2020). Mackerel, herring, sardines, sprats, tuna, salmon, mussels and a vegan seafood line. Exports to 46 countries; large private-label producer for European supermarkets.

Paris, France

Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues · Alt-protein — Soy protein

Plant-based bacon and lardons specialist (since 2019) using HMMA-style production with some toll capacity.

Kalsdorf, Austria

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Kalsdorf feed and dairy ingredients producer.

Lidkoping, Sweden

Dry — Milling · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Major Swedish agricultural cooperative across Lidköping (new pea protein plant 2027), Holeby and multiple plants producing oats, milling and fats.

Wiesbaden, Germany

Dry — Dry blending · Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Alt-protein — Wheat protein +2 more

Wheat-based functional ingredients and textured wheat protein producer (since 1858, Crespel & Deiters).

Kisvarda, Hungary

Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Family-owned (Bárány) Kisvárda and Petneháza 1994 very large vertically integrated poultry group (~€700m turnover 2024) processing approximately 50% of Hungarian poultry; €190m capacity-doubling 2026.

Goes, Netherlands

Alt-protein — Textured vegetable protein (TVP) · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Alt-protein — Fava protein +2 more

Meatless B.V. (BENEO/Sudzucker) produces texturized plant-based ingredients from rice, faba bean, wheat, pea, lupin and quinoa, offering B2B contract supply with customisable IQF and dehydrated formats for meat and fish alternative applications.