Drying contract manufacturers in Europe

Gaibanella, Italy

Fruit & veg — Concentrates · Fruit & veg — Dehydrated vegetables · Fruit & veg — Purees +3 more

Leading Italian co-manufacturer of dehydrated and partially rehydrated fruit, concentrated juices, and vegetable ingredients for industrial food production, with 50+ years of experience supplying premium 100% Made in Italy products.

Goé, Belgium

Dairy — Butter & cream · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Industrial butter and dairy fat specialist (Savencia group). Produces butter powders, anhydrous milk fat blends and fractionated butter ingredients for confectionery, bakery and dairy manufacturing.

Dinteloord, Netherlands

Separation — Evaporation · Separation — Centrifugation · Drying — Drum drying +3 more

Dutch sugar processing cooperative with B2B sugar specialties and ingredient production. Part of Royal Cosun.

Pozoblanco, Spain

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese +2 more

Large Spanish dairy co-op producing milk powders, butter and cheese for B2B ingredient and private-label supply.

Wilton, United Kingdom

Fermentation — Precision · Drying — Spray drying

Wilton Redcar Cleveland pilot fermentation and biorefinery.

Rome, Italy

Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision

National agri-food research consortium offering pilot food processing and R&D conto-terzi.

Villars-sur-Glane, Switzerland

Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Butter & cream · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Number 2 Swiss dairy cooperative producing UHT, butter, milk powder, cheese and Lattesso.

Avignon, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — Sterilization · Wet — Beverage formulation +1 more

ACTIA pilot food processing centre (since 1979) supporting R&D and innovation transfer for the food industry.

Toulouse, France

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization · Separation — Microfiltration +2 more

ACTIA pilot manufacturing services centre for spray drying, freeze drying, membrane and chromatography pilots — bioprocess scale-up.

Madrid, Spain

Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision

Pharma and functional food contract spray drying and precision-fermentation pilot service.

Mitchelstown, Ireland

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Major Cork cooperative (founded 1990, €1.02bn revenue, 1,200 staff, 2,900 farmers) in Mitchelstown producing cheese, butter, milk powder and infant formula ingredients.

Belfast, United Kingdom

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

Northern Irish dairy co-op producing Gold Star milk powders, fat-filled milk powder, WPC and butter. Active CDMO/private-label programmes for sports nutrition, ice cream and ready-meal applications.

Macroom, Ireland

Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Drying — Spray drying

Danone major infant formula and medical nutrition operation (Aptamil, Cow & Gate, Nutrilon) in Macroom Cork (world's largest formula plant ~125,000t) plus Wexford.

Hadsund, Denmark

Eggs — Functional egg ingredients · Drying — Spray drying

Nordic egg leader (Danish Agro-owned) HQ in Hadsund with 7 plants across DK/NO/SE/FI/EE producing 2 billion eggs/year and the Møllerup Brands plant-based subsidiary.

Rennes, France

Supplements — Herbal extracts · Supplements — Powders · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Natural ingredients from fruits, vegetables and botanicals for food, beverage, baby food and nutraceuticals. Standardized botanicals, powders and clean-label ingredients. Part of Symrise group.

Elven, France

Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Liquid blending · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +2 more

Symrise division (since 1986) producing palatants and dry/wet additives — B2B liquid and dry palatability ingredients.

Quakenbrueck, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Fermentation — Biomass +5 more

DIL/Bühler Technology Center 'Proteins of the Future' (since 1983, expanded 2021) — pilot extrusion (low- and high-moisture meat analogs), HPP, fermentation, freeze drying, packaging, sensory; contract research and contract manufacturing.

Zeven, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +8 more

Europe's largest dairy cooperative by milk volume. Ingredient division covers WPC, WPI, MPC, lactose, permeate and infant-formula powders. Contract manufacturing through DMK Industry; encapsulation capability (Wheyco Wismar).

Darmstadt, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria +4 more

Major beverage and food ingredient supplier (since 1838) — flavors, juice concentrates, plant ingredients via spray drying, fermentation and blending.

Neringa, Lithuania

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Snacks — Jerky · Drying — Vacuum drying

Premium EU-made meat snack manufacturer specializing in beef, turkey, and pork jerky for sports, outdoor, and tactical applications. Over 10 years of experience in healthy meat snack production.

Billerbeck, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Butter & cream +6 more

Specialist CDMO combining spray, freeze and vacuum-belt drying with dairy fermentation. Dairy Originals range: mascarpone, sour cream, buttermilk, skyr, yoghurt and crème fraîche powders. Private-label; ~450 employees.

Siedlce, Poland

Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables · Drying — Tray drying

Siedlce mushroom processing operation within the Drosed Group.

Etten-Leur, Netherlands

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation

Pure-play tolling and contract spray-drying business with >30 years' experience in particle drying for heat-sensitive powders, flavours, encapsulated ingredients and food/chemical powders.

Lyngby, Denmark

Fermentation — Precision · Drying — Spray drying

DTU food research pilot in Lyngby.