Fermentation contract manufacturers in Europe

Copenhagen, Denmark

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

Copenhagen circular fermentation startup producing plant-based meat alternatives.

Motiers, Switzerland

Beverages — Wine · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic

Môtiers Neuchâtel sparkling-wine méthode-traditionnelle producer.

Brno, Czech Republic

Fermentation — Precision · Dairy — Cheese · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Mendel University Brno food technology faculty pilot lines.

Mersin, Türkiye

Sauces — Ketchup · Sauces — Mayonnaise · Sauces — Cold sauces +1 more

Premium sauce manufacturer in Turkey since 1998. Producing ketchup, mayonnaise, cooking sauces, vinegar, and specialty condiments exported to over 20 countries worldwide.

Buchs, Switzerland

Ingredients — Vitamins · Fermentation — Precision

Buchs plant-cell-cultures food-grade.

Hamburg, Germany

Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Mycoprotein

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

Mikulov, Czech Republic

Beverages — Wine · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic

Mikulov premium wine producer.

Waedenswil, Switzerland

Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds · Fermentation — Precision

Wädenswil cultivated-meat producer.

Kunin, Czech Republic

Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Yoghurt · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria

Lactalis-owned Kunín dairy producing liquid milk, yogurt drinks and kefir.

Polna, Czech Republic

Dairy — Cheese · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria

Polná small dairy producing cottage cheese, fresh cheese and sour-milk products.

Pamplona, Spain

Alt-protein — Mycoprotein · Fermentation — Precision

Precision-fermentation protein producer with B2B focus.

Dornbirn, Austria

Beverages — Beer · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic

Dornbirn 1834 Vorarlberg leading brewery with 47% local market share.

Aretsried, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — UHT · Thermal — Pasteurization +7 more

Major German dairy group (since 1896) producing yogurt, drinks and desserts at Aretsried and Leppersdorf with private-label capacity.

Bischofszell, Switzerland

Dairy — Yoghurt · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria

Emmi subsidiary producing organic yogurt, kefir and dessert cups for private label.

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.

Trnava, Slovakia

Beverages — Wine · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic

Family Trnava quality-leader winery.

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).

Budapest, Hungary

Fermentation — Precision · Ingredients — Vitamins

National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) food testing and pilot.

Hniezdne, Slovakia

Beverages — Spirits · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic

Hniezdne Slovak whisky distillery.

Ede, Netherlands

Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Precision +4 more

Europe's largest open-access food-grade pilot plant. Offers explicit toll manufacturing services in spray drying, fermentation and downstream processing; produces lactic acid for dsm-firmenich. Hosts the Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF) and the NoPalm demo factory.

Hinnerup, Denmark

Ingredients — Flavors · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Fermentation — Solid-state +1 more

Danish pioneer in natural, fermented flavour ingredients. Nocla creates authentic food products with koji, umami, and salty fermented solutions.

Wageningen, Netherlands

Fermentation — Precision · Oils & fats — Specialty fats · Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic)

Yeast-oil precision fermentation specialist producing palm-oil alternatives. Operates a Demo Factory at NIZO's Food Innovation Campus, with first industrial production targeted for H2 2026.

Traena, Norway

Fruit & veg — Dehydrated vegetables · Fermentation — Traditional · Packaging — Primary packaging

Wild-harvested and line-grown seaweed processor. Drying, fermentation and maturation into seaweed flakes, salts and ferments. Operates Træna food lab platform for B2B and B2C customers.