Thermal contract manufacturers in Europe

Kukuljanovo, Croatia

Bakery — Bread · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Baking

Or'Le produces traditional bread (Lepinja) using a 550-year-old recipe with only natural ingredients: flour, water, salt, and yeast. Quick-frozen specialty bread with no preservatives or additives.

Vilpian, Italy

Fruit & veg — Freeze-dried fruit · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Fruit & veg — Purees +3 more

Fructus Meran is a South Tyrolean family company founded in 1947 specializing in production and processing of IQF frozen fruit, stewed apples/pears, fresh-cut fruit, and fruit purees.

Oldenzaal, Netherlands

Bakery — Bread · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Thermal — Baking

Fugers Food Group specializes in producing baguettes, pizzas, and prepared meals for retail and foodservice sectors across Europe.

Dublin, Ireland

Bakery — Cake mixes · Confectionery — Fillings · Thermal — Baking +1 more

Fusco Foods produces award-winning frozen cakes, desserts, meringues and pies for food service and retail markets across Ireland, UK, Europe and Australia.

Bagnacavallo, Italy

Fruit & veg — Concentrates · Fruit & veg — Purees · Thermal — Pasteurization

Natura Nuova (Futura SpA) produces high-quality natural food products from Italian raw materials with advanced transformation technologies and innovative packaging.

Wolvega, Netherlands

Snacks — Potato chips · Snacks — Vegetable chips · Snacks — Popped snacks +4 more

FZ Organic Food is a Dutch co-manufacturer specializing in 100% organic snacks, sauces, and plant-based alternatives from Wolvega, Friesland.

Parma, Italy

Bakery — Bread · Freezing — IQF · Fermentation — Sourdough +1 more

PizzaMI specializes in producing gluten-free and lactose-free frozen pizza and baked goods with artisanal quality. Made in Italy with natural long fermentation and natural ingredients.

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Sauces — Soups +2 more

French heritage group specializing in canned fish, prepared meals, and smoked fish products across 5 subsidiary companies with over 110 years of expertise.

Castelfranco Veneto, Italy

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Bread · Infant & medical — Infant cereals +4 more

Germinal Group specializes in organic, health-focused, and functional food production across three Italian facilities, with 40+ years of expertise in biologics and sustainable practices.

Bremervoerde, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie +2 more

Strong PL frozen meat meals producer (since 1984, ~300 FTE Hilter, owned by CMP Capital). Frozen ready-meals and meat convenience.

Italy

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Thermal — Roasting (pulses) · Packaging — Primary packaging

Producer of ready-to-eat pre-cooked meat dishes and first courses. Products include regional Italian specialties designed for quick preparation and service.

Cosenza, Italy

Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Freezing — IQF · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat +3 more

GIAS manufactures frozen ready-to-eat Mediterranean specialities, first courses, second courses, side dishes and organic products under multiple brand lines for retail, catering and industrial customers.

Emmerich, Germany

Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Pouching · Pet food — Semi-moist +1 more

Pet food, snacks and hygiene producer (since 1855).

Calw, Germany

Confectionery — Bars · Encapsulation — Enrobing · Thermal — Baking

Girrbach is a market-leading confectionery decoration manufacturer offering sugar sprinkles, chocolate decorations, and inclusions for retail and industrial clients across 40+ countries.

Seville, Spain

Coffee, tea & cocoa — Roasted beans · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Ground coffee · Thermal — Roasting (coffee)

Over 125 years of experience in coffee roasting with modern facilities across Europe and Asia. Supplies retail, HORECA, and private label markets with ground coffee, roasted beans, and specialty products.

Las Torres de Cotillas, Murcia, Spain

Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables · Fruit & veg — Concentrates · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs +5 more

International co-packer specializing in ready-to-eat meals, fruit, vegetable products and sauces. Supplies major retail chains with private label solutions.

Garrel, Germany

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

Leading German meat and sausage producer with operations in Garrel and Oldenburg. Specializes in pork and beef processing, offering premium products with transparent supply chains.

Cham, Germany

Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese

Major PL pizza-cheese producer (since 1929) — mozzarella and hard cheese.

Grinzane Cavour, Italy

Confectionery — Bars · Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Pralines +1 more

Sebaste has produced nougat, chocolate truffles, and Piedmont specialties for over 140 years using traditional methods and local Langhe hazelnuts. A family company now in its fifth generation.

Tarnowo Podgórne, Poland

Snacks — Popped snacks · Thermal — Baking · Packaging — Flowpack

European producer of rice and corn waffles specializing in private label manufacturing for major retail chains worldwide. 85% of production is made-to-order for retailer brands.

Breda, Netherlands

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats · Thermal — Frying +3 more

Leading European frozen snack co-manufacturer serving 30+ countries with 1,600+ products across meat, poultry, cheese, and breaded categories through 14 production facilities.

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.

Bologna, Italy

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +4 more

Italy's leading dairy group. Ingredient division produces milk powders, cream powders, whey and dairy ingredients for food manufacturing. Private-label retail capability.

Albelda de Iregua, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Thermal — Baking +2 more

Palacios Alimentación is a Spanish food co-manufacturer and contract producer specializing in cured meats, prepared meals, pizzas, tortillas, and baked goods for both retail and foodservice sectors.