Confectionery contract manufacturers in Europe

Ponte San Marco, Italy

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Fillings · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies +1 more

Italian manufacturer specializing in chocolate spreads, traditional biscuits, and custom private label products for food retailers and industrial clients since 1964.

Pliening, Germany

Dry — Tableting · Dry — Capsule filling · Dry — Soft gel manufacturing +4 more

Major NEM/dietary supplement CDMO (~4,000 FTE, 14 sites). Tablets, capsules, soft-gels, gummies, semi-solids and sterile injectables (since 1956, Kühne Holding).

Root, Switzerland

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Pralines

Root experience factory producing Schoggitaler coins and promotion chocolate.

Gurmazovo, Bulgaria

Snacks — Energy bars · Snacks — Protein bars · Confectionery — Bars

Private label manufacturer of protein, energy, oat, and collagen bars with organic and IFS certification. Fully automated production with custom recipe development services.

Xixona, Spain

Confectionery — Hard candy · Confectionery — Pralines

Turrón Jijona IGP producer (Grupo Alacant) with major private-label.

Cervere, Italy

Confectionery — Hollow figures · Confectionery — Pralines · Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound)

Appendino Cioccolato produces Easter eggs, gianduiotti, pralines and chocolate bars produced for third-party/private-label customers in Italy.

France

Snacks — Protein bars · Snacks — Nut mixes · Confectionery — Bars

Manufacturer of quality snacks including protein bars, chocolate products, and nut-based snacks.

Tallinn, Estonia

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Waffles & pancakes · Confectionery — Hard candy +3 more

Marmiton AS is a confectionery and bakery product manufacturer with a 100-year history, producing waffles, jams, marzipan, halvah, cookies, gingerbread, biscuits, and frozen baked goods.

Germany

Sports nutrition — Bars · Confectionery — Bars · Dry — Dry blending +1 more

Manufacturer of high-protein bars including signature and jelly formats. Operates own bar production line. Licenses bar recipes to other manufacturers. Contract manufacturing for supplement brands has historically been offered alongside in-house branded production.

Berlin, Germany

Confectionery — Hard candy · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Confectionery — Fillings +1 more

Major confectionery group (since 1903) — Werther's, Toffifee, Riesen — primarily own brands with some private-label.

Aveiro, Portugal

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Confectionery — Pralines

Aveiro Ovos Moles IGP producer.

Bertinoro, Italy

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Confectionery — Fillings · Dairy — Ice cream

Wafer and ice cream ingredient producer (1952) offering private-label and co-packing.

Denmark

Confectionery — Bars · Confectionery — Gummies & jellies · Confectionery — Hard candy

Private label confectionery co-manufacturer with 20+ years of expertise, delivering innovative and cost-efficient confectionery solutions.

Maassluis, Netherlands

Dry — Dry blending · Wet — Liquid blending · Bakery — Bread improvers +2 more

Bakery ingredients producer (mixes, custards, fillings); subsidiary of Bakels Worldwide. Private-label friendly.

Fondettes, France

Sports nutrition — Bars · Confectionery — Bars · Bakery — Granola +2 more

French bar specialist producing over 20 million bars per year including protein, cereal and fruit bars in conventional, organic and fair-trade formats. Clients span sports nutrition, pharma and baby food brands across 11+ countries. IFS V7 and Ecocert certified. Family-owned since 1985.

Tallinn, Estonia

Confectionery — Cocoa powder / butter / liquor · Dry — Dry blending · Packaging — Repacking

B2B supplier and processor of cocoa products including beans, cocoa mass, butter, powder and chocolate drops. Quality control and pre-sale preparation at Tallinn site. Direct Africa sourcing.

Veenendaal, Netherlands

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Waffles & pancakes +1 more

Dutch market leader in long-life confectionery and biscuits (caramel waffles, sponge cakes, almond rounds, butter cake) with strong private-label focus. Now part of Biscuit International.

Silkeborg, Denmark

Confectionery — Bars · Snacks — Protein bars · Sports nutrition — Bars

Danish co-manufacturer of custom protein bars with expertise in recipe development, production, and product design. Specializes in high-quality, flexible manufacturing with options for private label and co-branding.

Bostanj, Slovenia

Snacks — Dried fruit snacks · Confectionery — Bars · Fruit & veg — Freeze-dried fruit +1 more

Family-owned snack company producing chocolate-covered freeze-dried fruits and nuts, energy balls, and protein bites. All products are organic, vegan, gluten-free, and non-GMO.

Bruges, Belgium

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Bars · Confectionery — Pralines +1 more

Baronie is a chocolate manufacturer and co-manufacturer with over 180 years of heritage, operating across Europe. They specialize in chocolate products, ice cream, and provide full-service co-manufacturing solutions.

Wieze, Belgium

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Dry blending +3 more

World's largest B2B chocolate manufacturer. Wieze produces ~350,000 t/year of industrial chocolate, cocoa products and gourmet brands (Callebaut, Cacao Barry, Carma, Van Houten, Ruby).

Ebikon, Switzerland

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products

World's number 1 industrial B2B chocolate, couverture and cocoa products group with HQ in Zurich and major plant in Ebikon.

Stockholm, Sweden

Sports nutrition — Bars · Confectionery — Bars · Dry — Dry blending +1 more

Dedicated private-label protein-bar product development and manufacturing. End-to-end service from concept to delivery covering recipe development, flexible bar size, taste and texture, and packaging.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Confectionery — Cocoa powder / butter / liquor · Dry — Dry blending · Packaging — Repacking +1 more

Bulk supplier and processor of organic and conventional cocoa products including nibs, powder, liquor and butter. Also supplies dried fruits, nuts, seeds and superfoods. Processing and packaging from Rotterdam. B2B wholesale.