Meat & seafood contract manufacturers in Europe

Lisbon, Portugal

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Thermal — Retorting

Heritage small-scale Lisbon cannery (1930) producing under Tricana, Prata do Mar and Minor brands.

Esteiro, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Canned seafood and mussel producer offering private-label.

Starachowice, Poland

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Major Świętokrzyskie canned meat producer with significant private-label exports.

Bochnia, Poland

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats +1 more

One of Europe's most comprehensive seafood processing companies with five state-of-the-art facilities. Specializes in fresh, smoked, marinated, and frozen fish products, as well as ready-to-eat meals.

Lamballe, France

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Freezing — Block freezing +3 more

Largest pork coop (since 1966) — Madrange, Brocéliande, Paul Prédault — across 14 sites for branded and MDD.

Ourense, Spain

Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats

Galician cooperative producing poultry, pork, eggs, ready meals and private-label.

Guissona, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry · Ingredients — Cultures

Integrated food group producing fresh and processed meat products with full traceability from livestock farming through manufacturing and direct retail sales without intermediaries.

Spain

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Thermal — Curing +1 more

Spanish meat processor specializing in fresh and processed Mediterranean meat products including charcuterie, cured embutidos, jamón serrano, and ready-to-cook meats since 1965.

Bressuire, France

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Sauces — Soups · Thermal — Retorting +1 more

Family-owned French co-manufacturer specializing in canned prepared dishes, meat products, and legumes using retort sterilization since 1967.

Hull, United Kingdom

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry

LSE FTSE 250-listed major UK meat group (~14,000 staff, founded 1972) HQ in Hull with multiple sites producing pork, poultry, charcuterie, sausages, bacon and cooked meats.

Hull, United Kingdom

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Sauces — Cold sauces

Hull and Milton Keynes chilled cooked meats, charcuterie and hot eats operation within Cranswick plc.

Kenninghall, United Kingdom

Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry

Cranswick-owned integrated chicken operation in Kenninghall, Norfolk.

Bekescsaba, Hungary

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Békéscsaba Csabai kolbász PGI producer.

Destelbergen, Belgium

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Sauces — Soups · Thermal — Industrial cooking +1 more

Culinor is a high-quality producer of freshly prepared meals for retail and foodservice, specializing in gourmet and vacuum-sealed meals.

Puławy, Poland

Eggs — Plant-based egg replacers · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues

100% plant-based, gluten-free food manufacturer offering innovative egg and meat alternatives enriched with probiotics. All products are natural with no artificial ingredients.

Schoten, Belgium

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats · Freezing — IQF

Grilled meat, poultry and veggie strips and chunks seasoned in world flavours, individually quick frozen and ready-to-heat for food service, retail and industry.

Gudbrandsdalen, Norway

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

New Gudbrandsdalen meat producer (recent build).

Randers, Denmark

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Danish pork and beef giant ($11.2B) operating plants in Horsens, Sæby, Rødding, Skærbæk, Holstebro, Vejle and Ringsted with private-label and branded production.

Give, Denmark

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry

Danpo is a Danish poultry co-manufacturer specializing in fresh and processed chicken products including whole birds, fillets, nuggets and ready-to-eat items.

Ishoj, Denmark

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Global sausage casings producer.

Martin-Eglise, France

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +1 more

Sysco-owned (since 1963) frozen foods producer for foodservice and retail — branded and MDD.

Carroll's Cross, Ireland

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

Family-owned major Irish/UK beef and lamb processor (founded 1980, ~7,200 staff, €2bn revenue) across 10 IE plants and 12 GB plants (incl. Dunbia) supplying McDonald's and retailer PL.

Maldegem, Belgium

Alt-protein — Soy protein · Fermentation — Traditional · Fermentation — Solid-state +1 more

De Hobbit is a Belgian organic food manufacturer producing tofu, tempeh, seitan, lupin-based and hemp-based plant-protein products from 100% European soybeans, with private-label co-development capability for retail and foodservice.

Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Meat & seafood — Surimi · Freezing — IQF

Delfín Ultracongelados specializes in frozen fish and shellfish products since 1950, offering raw and cooked crustaceans, fish, cephalopods, and prepared dishes with sustainable practices.