Separation contract manufacturers in Europe
106 separation contract manufacturers across 14 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in France (31), Germany (20) and the Netherlands (17). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Drying — Spray drying (47), Dry — Dry blending (16) and Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (15). FSSC 22000 (40), BRCGS (18) and IFS (18) are the most frequently listed credentials.
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- Frischli Milchwerke GmbH
Rehburg-Loccum, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +2 more
Produces spray-dried SMP, roller-dried whole milk powder and condensed milk for industrial customers. Private-label retail capability.
- Gelita AG
Eberbach, Germany
Separation — Evaporation · Drying — Spray drying · Ingredients — Hydrocolloids +1 more
Major gelatine and collagen peptides producer (since 1875).
- Givaudan France
Avignon, France
Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Separation — Distillation +3 more
Givaudan division (incl. Naturex Avignon) for plant extraction, flavours and encapsulation across botanicals, flavours and colours.
- GNT Group
Aachen, Germany
Separation — Microfiltration · Separation — Evaporation · Ingredients — Colors
EXBERRY natural colors specialist from fruits and vegetables (since 1978).
- GoodMills Innovation
Hamburg, Germany
Dry — Milling · Dry — Micronization · Thermal — Sterilization +1 more
Specialty cereal-ingredients division of GoodMills Group producing clean-label functional flours, fibres and pulse-based ingredients.
- Grands Chais de France
Petersbach, France
Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic · Separation — Distillation +2 more
Family-owned major MDD wine bottler and spirits producer (since 1979) — branded and MDD across multi-site operations.
- Grassa B.V.
Afferden, Netherlands
Separation — Wet fractionation · Separation — Protein extraction · Separation — Protein concentration +1 more
Grassa B.V. is a Dutch agri-tech company with a demo factory in Afferden Netherlands that biorefines grass and leafy biomass into protein concentrate sugars minerals and fibre for feed and human food.
- Greencovery
Wageningen, Netherlands
Separation — Centrifugation · Drying — Spray drying
Greencovery is a Dutch food-tech start-up based in Wageningen Netherlands that uses a proprietary separation-purification platform to upcycle liquid food side-streams into clean-label flavours preservatives and fibres.
- Groupe Berkem
Blanquefort, France
Supplements — Herbal extracts · Separation — Protein extraction · Dry — Dry blending
Contract plant extraction specialist — water, hydro-alcoholic and supercritical extraction. Known for polyphenols (grape seed, pine bark Pineol). Global Plant Exploration sourcing programme. Serves nutraceutical, cosmetic and agri-food markets.
- Groupe Even
Ploudaniel, France
Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Separation — Wet fractionation +5 more
Cooperative since 1930 with multi-site operations (also co-owns Régilait/Laïta) covering spray drying, butter making and cheese for infant, dairy retail and B2B.
- Herbafood Ingredients GmbH
Werder, Germany
Separation — Evaporation · Separation — Wet fractionation · Ingredients — Flavors +2 more
Apple/citrus pectin and dietary fibre specialist (since 1992).
- Ingredia SA
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.
- Innovafeed
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.
- LB Lyopharm
Italy
Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization · Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Microfiltration +1 more
Lyophilization service with 18 industrial freeze-dryers + 3 pilot, 3 ISO7 clean rooms; up to 6,000 kg fresh/wk lyo capacity.
- Lesieur
Bois-Colombes, France
Separation — Decanting · Separation — Wet fractionation · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +2 more
Avril group major (since 1908) for edible oils refining and bottling — sunflower, rapeseed and olive — branded plus MDD.
- Liquori Gorfer
Italy
Separation — Distillation · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)
Artisanal liqueur, amaro and distillate producer offering private-label.
- Liquorificio Italia
Trieste, Italy
Separation — Distillation · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)
Liquor producer offering private-label bottling 100ml-2L plus mignon.
- Luxlait Association Agricole
Roost, Luxembourg
Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) +6 more
Luxembourg's national dairy cooperative and largest dairy processor (since 1894). Operates one of Europe's most modern dairy plants at Roost, processes ~166 million litres annually and exports two-thirds of output to ~20 countries with explicit private-label and custom-made offering.
- Mane SA
Le Bar-sur-Loup, France
Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Distillation · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +1 more
Family-owned major (since 1871) for flavour and fragrance, extraction (Jungle Essence) — flavours and fragrance.
- Milcobel
Kallo, Belgium
Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Separation — Ultrafiltration +4 more
Largest Belgian dairy cooperative; whey powders, mozzarella, cheddar, cream and ice cream. Merging with FrieslandCampina effective 1 January 2026.
- MILEI GmbH
Leutkirch, Germany
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 +5 more
Whey-based dairy ingredient producer (Morinaga Group subsidiary). Produces lactoferrin, infant formula base ingredients and whey protein concentrates via spray drying and membrane filtration.
- NIZO food research BV
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.
- Nordzucker AG
Braunschweig, Germany
Separation — Evaporation · Drying — Spray drying · Ingredients — Sugar & syrups
Major sugar producer (since 1838) with BetaPure functional ingredients and plant-based portfolio.
- Norevo GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
Separation — Evaporation · Drying — Spray drying · Supplements — Herbal extracts +1 more
Licorice extracts, gum arabic and natural ingredients (since 1922) for confectionery, NEM and pharma.
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- Drying — Spray drying (47)
- Separation — Wet fractionation (28)
- Separation — Distillation (21)
- Separation — Protein extraction (19)
- Dry — Dry blending (16)
- Separation — Evaporation (16)
- Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (15)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (15)
- Separation — Ultrafiltration (15)
- Dry — Milling (13)
- Oils & fats — Specialty fats (13)
- Dairy — Caseinates (12)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (12)
- Separation — Centrifugation (11)
- Separation — Microfiltration (10)
- Separation — Protein concentration (9)
- Supplements — Herbal extracts (9)
- Ingredients — Native & modified starches (9)
- Ingredients — Hydrocolloids (8)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (8)
- Ingredients — Sugar & syrups (8)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (8)
- Dairy — Cheese (7)
- Separation — Decanting (7)