Separation contract manufacturers in Europe

Carhaix-Plouguer, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Dairy — Caseinates +4 more

Sodiaal subsidiary specialising in spray drying for infant nutrition. 30,000+ t/year capacity following the 2019 acquisition of the ex-Synutra plant.

Brehan, France

Separation — Microfiltration · Ingredients — Hydrocolloids · Ingredients — Flavors +1 more

Family-owned (since 1995) algae specialist for algae extracts and additives across feed, agriculture and food.

Saint-Leonard, France

Separation — Wet fractionation · Separation — Decanting · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +3 more

Family-owned (since 1929) producer of cold-pressed oils and fish/marine oils — omega-3 fish oil, plant oils. Multi-site with toll oil refining/encapsulation potential.

Venette, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Microfiltration · Separation — Wet fractionation +2 more

Functional ingredient specialist (since 2010) producing pea-derived alpha-galacto-oligosaccharides (AlphaGOS) via membrane filtration and spray drying.

Tuscany, Italy

Separation — Distillation · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

RTD cocktail, gin, vodka, amari and vermouth producer offering private-label.

Venlo, Netherlands

Separation — Wet fractionation · Drying — Spray drying

PectCof is a Dutch upcycling start-up based in Venlo Netherlands that extracts a functional pectin-fibre ingredient from coffee pulp side-streams for use as an emulsifier and stabiliser in food applications.

Neumarkt, Germany

Separation — Evaporation · Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Microfiltration +2 more

Plant extract and contract extraction specialist (since 1933, Bionorica) — pharma, NEM, food.

Italy

Separation — Distillation

Amari, gin, grappe, bitter and aperitivo distillery offering private-label.

Bois-Colombes, France

Separation — Decanting · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Lesieur/Avril division for olive oil bottling — branded and MDD.

Born, Luxembourg

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Separation — Centrifugation · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +3 more

Luxembourg's first and only commercial cider house (since 2014). Certified B Corp — first European cidery and first Luxembourg food/drink B Corp. Has surplus pressing capacity and a track record of B2B custom branding for partners.

Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche, France

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Drum drying · Separation — Evaporation +2 more

Sodiaal/Laïta JV with capacity for private-label dairy powders. Roller drying, spray drying and evaporation for milk powders and sweetened condensed milk.

Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania

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

Organic herbal extract producer using cold extraction, hydroalcoholic maceration and supercritical CO2. Specialises in Transylvanian wildcrafted ingredients including sea buckthorn, forest mushrooms and berries. Customized concentrated extracts for B2B partners.

Dinteloord, Netherlands

Dry — Milling · Separation — Centrifugation · Separation — Protein extraction +1 more

Revyve is a Dutch food-tech company with commercial production in Dinteloord Netherlands that mechanically processes brewers spent yeast into clean-label functional protein and fibre ingredients used as egg replacers.

Grasse, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Distillation · Ingredients — Flavors +2 more

Maubert family/listed major (since 1850) for natural extraction and flavours — naturals and organic flavours.

Rokiškis, Lithuania

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +5 more

Lithuania's largest cheese and whey ingredient exporter. SMP, demineralised whey, WPC, lactose and cheese for global ingredient and private-label programmes.

Lestrem, France

Separation — Wet fractionation · Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Milling +7 more

World leader in pea protein and starch derivatives (since 1933). Wet milling, extraction and isolation produce Nutralys pea protein, starches, polyols and hydrocolloids. Extensive contract and custom-blend capacity.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Alt-protein — Pea protein +2 more

Plant-based proteins (pea), starches and polyols producer for food, NEM and pharma.

Veendam, Netherlands

Separation — Wet fractionation · Separation — Protein extraction · Separation — Protein isolation +2 more

Royal Avebe is a Dutch farmer cooperative headquartered in Veendam Netherlands that produces potato starch and potato protein and operates plants in Gasselternijveen Foxhol and Germany.

Leppersdorf, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +5 more

Europe's largest single-site dairy (Theo Müller Group). Ingredient division produces micellar casein, MPC, WPC, WPI and lactose for sports nutrition and infant formula. Spray drying and membrane filtration on site.

Davidstow, United Kingdom

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS · Dairy — Cheese +3 more

Largest UK dairy processor. Major whey processing at Davidstow (Cornwall); demineralised whey, WPC and infant-grade whey for IF manufacturers. Cheese powders and dairy ingredient lines.

Aouste-sur-Sye, France

Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Separation — Distillation · Supplements — Liquid supplements +2 more

Plant-extract façonnier specialising in plant extraction, liquid supplements and animal additives.

Barneveld, Netherlands

Drying — Belt drying · Separation — Evaporation · Eggs — Egg powders (whole, yolk, albumen) +2 more

EU leader in sustainable egg-protein ingredients for pet food, processing eggs not suitable for human consumption into pellet/powder form. ~80 pet-food-manufacturer customers, ~20% to Asia. Subsidiary of Symrise (since 2022).

Sicily, Italy

Separation — Distillation · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)

Sicilian liqueur producer offering private-label from 100L lotti.

Neuss, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Evaporation · Ingredients — Flavors +1 more

Flavor and juice concentrate supplier (since 1924).