Alt-protein contract manufacturers in Europe

Zulte, Belgium

Extrusion — Hot extrusion · Extrusion — Twin-screw · Bakery — Breakfast cereals +2 more

Michiels Fabrieken specializes in grain extrusion and processing, producing extruded blended foods from corn, wheat, and soybeans enriched with minerals and vitamins. Operating since 1959 in Zulte, Belgium, the company serves both food and feed sectors.

Hamburg, Germany

Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Mycoprotein

Single-cell protein contract scale specialist (since 2021) for feed and food.

Waedenswil, Switzerland

Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds · Fermentation — Precision

Wädenswil cultivated-meat producer.

Pamplona, Spain

Alt-protein — Mycoprotein · Fermentation — Precision

Precision-fermentation protein producer with B2B focus.

Italy

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

Plant-based meat producer using MOPUR technology.

Maastricht, Netherlands

Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds

Cultivated-meat company operating Mosa C.A.M.P.U.S. (~7,340 m²), the world's largest cultivated-meat campus. Spun off Cultivate at Scale as an open-access European scale-up partner.

Kleinbettingen, Luxembourg

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Sieving & sifting +9 more

Luxembourg's only industrial flour mill (Muller family, 11th generation since 1704). 180 t/24h Bühler mill plus a strategic plant-protein extrusion line (TVP and HME) — unusual for a traditional European mill and a clear toll-extrusion option.

London, United Kingdom

Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds · Fermentation — Precision

London cell media for cultivated meat.

Hamburg, Germany

Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Solid-state · Alt-protein — Mycoprotein

Mycelium fermentation alt-protein specialist (since 2018).

Łódź, Poland

Alt-protein — Pea protein

Łódź patented food-grade rapeseed protein isolation B2B alternative protein producer.

Schmedeswurth, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Bakery — Breakfast cereals +1 more

Private food manufacturer processing corn, wheat, rye, barley, spelt and rice into breakfast cereals, industrial cereals and protein extrudates.

Trondheim, Norway

Alt-protein — Mycoprotein · Fermentation — Precision

NTNU Trondheim academic alt-protein research and pilot.

Ochten, Netherlands

Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Alt-protein — Soy protein +1 more

Ojah B.V. (Kerry Group) is a Dutch pioneer in high-moisture extrusion of soy and yellow-pea based whole-muscle plant-meat textures, supplying textured ingredients and finished formats to brands, retailers and foodservice operators globally.

Venette, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Microfiltration · Separation — Wet fractionation +2 more

Functional ingredient specialist (since 2010) producing pea-derived alpha-galacto-oligosaccharides (AlphaGOS) via membrane filtration and spray drying.

Belgium

Fermentation — Precision · Alt-protein — Precision-fermentation proteins (BLG, casein, lactoferrin, ovalbumin, heme)

Belgian biotech start-up developing animal-free heme analogues via precision fermentation.

Aarhus, Denmark

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Alt-protein — Fava protein

PlanetDairy creates hybrid dairy products blending traditional dairy with plant ingredients like fava bean protein to deliver 50% lower CO2 emissions while maintaining full dairy taste and nutrition.

Kaiseraugst, Switzerland

Pet food — Dry kibble (extruded, pressed, baked) · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Kaiseraugst animal feed and pet food.

Prague, Czech Republic

Pet food — Dry kibble (extruded, pressed, baked) · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Cargill Czech feed and pet-food contract manufacturer.

Linz, Austria

Alt-protein — Pea protein · Pet food — Wet (cans, trays, pouches)

Vivatis animal-byproduct proteins and fats for petfood.

Stokesley, United Kingdom

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

Major Marlow Foods (Monde Nissin) 1985 biomass fermentation mycoprotein operation across Stokesley HQ, Methwold and Belasis Hall (Billingham fermenter) — world's largest alt-meat brand by volume.

Lestrem, France

Separation — Wet fractionation · Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Milling +7 more

World leader in pea protein and starch derivatives (since 1933). Wet milling, extraction and isolation produce Nutralys pea protein, starches, polyols and hydrocolloids. Extensive contract and custom-blend capacity.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Alt-protein — Pea protein +2 more

Plant-based proteins (pea), starches and polyols producer for food, NEM and pharma.

Lahr, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Thermal — Sterilization +2 more

Germany's largest organic oat processor; produces flakes, flours, crispies, extrudates and plant-protein texturates for food manufacturers.

Twello, Netherlands

Alt-protein — Fava protein · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues +1 more

Ruitenberg Ingredients is a Dutch family-owned company producing structured faba-bean and pea protein ingredients and functional plant-based fillings for meat alternatives, offering private-label co-development through four technology centres and two production facilities in Twello.