Drying contract manufacturers in Europe

Horw, Switzerland

Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision

Horw Lucerne Food Tech.

Paterna, Spain

Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation

CSIC institute for food technology with pilot plant capability.

Konin, Poland

Drying — Spray drying

Konin pilot drying and emulsion facility.

Oeiras, Portugal

Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Biomass · Drying — Spray drying

Non-profit private R&D institute offering bioprocessing, fermentation and downstream pilot capacity for food and pharma.

Warsaw, Poland

Fermentation — Precision · Drying — Spray drying · Extrusion — Twin-screw

Polish national institute (Warszawa) offering pilot-scale fermentation, drying, extrusion, preservation and analytical services for technology transfer.

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.

Moretta, Italy

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Specialist spray-dried milk powder producer. FCMP, SMP and instant milk powders for confectionery (Ferrero), chocolate and food manufacturing. Private-label and CDMO capability.

Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France

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

Specialty dairy ingredient producer (Prospérité Fermière coop). Spray-dried milk/cream powders (Procream, Prochoc), micellar casein concentrate, native whey, lactoferrin and bioactive peptides. Infant formula base and sports nutrition focus.

Oeiras, Portugal

Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision · Dairy — Cheese +1 more

National public agri-food research institute offering pilot processing of dairy, oils, cereals and meat under contract.

La Rochelle, France

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Fluid bed drying · Dry — Granulation +6 more

Pure-play toll powder manufacturer (since ~2002) with 8 spray-drying towers across La Rochelle, Segré-en-Anjou and Commentry. Granulation, agglomeration, micro-encapsulation, prilling and coating for probiotics, enzymes, plant extracts, flavours, vitamins and food supplements. Few hundred kg to several tons/day.

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.

Heitersheim, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Fluid bed drying · Dry — Agglomeration +3 more

Pure-play toll dryer (since 1999) with 7 fluid-bed lines plus 1 spray tower at Heitersheim and Genthin. >150,000 t/yr capacity across food, feed, fine chemicals and supplements.

Konin, Poland

Coffee, tea & cocoa — Instant coffee · Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization

Wielkopolskie pure-play instant and freeze-dried coffee private-label producer including organic.

Seville, Spain

Oils & fats — Specialty fats · Drying — Spray drying

CSIC institute for oils and fats with olive oil pilot scale capability.

Hamburg, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Drying — Fluid bed drying

German contract processing company specialising in spray drying, fluid bed processing and microencapsulation for food and nutraceutical ingredient manufacturers.

Caldes de Montbui, Spain

Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision · Thermal — Pasteurization

Catalan agri-food research institute with postharvest, food processing and animal nutrition pilot capacity.

Isigny-sur-Mer, France

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Butter & cream +4 more

Cooperative-owned (since 1909) producer of AOP butter and cream plus cheese and infant formula. Strong infant capability.

Izmir, Türkiye

Fruit & veg — Dehydrated vegetables · Fruit & veg — Freeze-dried fruit · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs +2 more

Işık Tarım is Turkey's leading processor and exporter of organic dried fruits, frozen fruits, and hazelnuts, exporting over 20,000 MT annually to 40+ countries with three strategically located facilities.

Valladolid, Spain

Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision

Castilla y León agrarian technology institute with R&D and small-batch trial capability.

Oeiras, Portugal

Fermentation — Precision · Drying — Spray drying

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa institute for microbiology, fermentation and food chemistry pilot resources.

Rosenberg, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Fluid bed drying · Dry — Granulation +4 more

Major contract drying, granulation and fiber milling specialist (since 1878, JRS) for food, NEM and pharma.

Joure, Netherlands

Thermal — Roasting (coffee) · Dry — Grinding · Drying — Spray drying +5 more

Major coffee roasting and instant coffee plant; primarily branded but accepts private-label work via JDE Origin.

Latvia

Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization · Thermal — Industrial cooking · Packaging — Pouching +1 more

Premium freeze-dried ready-to-eat meals for hiking, camping, and travel made with real ingredients. Just add hot water for meals ready in minutes.

Karjalohja, Finland

Supplements — Herbal extracts · Supplements — Powders · Supplements — Liquid supplements +2 more

Europe's largest medicinal-mushroom company. Cultivates chaga, reishi, lion's mane, cordyceps and more in Finland. Wholesale B2B mushroom-extract powders and tinctures using proprietary NordRelease ultrasound extraction.