Alt-protein — Pea protein contract manufacturers in Europe

Tiszapuspoki, Hungary

Ingredients — Sugar & syrups · Ingredients — Native & modified starches · Beverages — Spirits +1 more

100% Hungarian-owned Tiszapüspöki €145m greenfield (~530,000 t corn grinding/yr, 2nd-largest isosugar plant in EU) producing HFCS, pharma-grade alcohols, edible oil and animal feed (GMO-free).

Riga, Latvia

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Packaging — Canning · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Major canned and plant-based seafood producer (€66M turnover; 16,000+ MT fish processed in 2020). Mackerel, herring, sardines, sprats, tuna, salmon, mussels and a vegan seafood line. Exports to 46 countries; large private-label producer for European supermarkets.

Kalsdorf, Austria

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Kalsdorf feed and dairy ingredients producer.

Lidkoping, Sweden

Dry — Milling · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Major Swedish agricultural cooperative across Lidköping (new pea protein plant 2027), Holeby and multiple plants producing oats, milling and fats.

Kisvarda, Hungary

Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Family-owned (Bárány) Kisvárda and Petneháza 1994 very large vertically integrated poultry group (~€700m turnover 2024) processing approximately 50% of Hungarian poultry; €190m capacity-doubling 2026.

Goes, Netherlands

Alt-protein — Textured vegetable protein (TVP) · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Alt-protein — Fava protein +2 more

Meatless B.V. (BENEO/Sudzucker) produces texturized plant-based ingredients from rice, faba bean, wheat, pea, lupin and quinoa, offering B2B contract supply with customisable IQF and dehydrated formats for meat and fish alternative applications.

Kleinbettingen, Luxembourg

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Sieving & sifting +9 more

Luxembourg's only industrial flour mill (Muller family, 11th generation since 1704). 180 t/24h Bühler mill plus a strategic plant-protein extrusion line (TVP and HME) — unusual for a traditional European mill and a clear toll-extrusion option.

Łódź, Poland

Alt-protein — Pea protein

Łódź patented food-grade rapeseed protein isolation B2B alternative protein producer.

Ochten, Netherlands

Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Alt-protein — Soy protein +1 more

Ojah B.V. (Kerry Group) is a Dutch pioneer in high-moisture extrusion of soy and yellow-pea based whole-muscle plant-meat textures, supplying textured ingredients and finished formats to brands, retailers and foodservice operators globally.

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.

Kaiseraugst, Switzerland

Pet food — Dry kibble (extruded, pressed, baked) · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Kaiseraugst animal feed and pet food.

Prague, Czech Republic

Pet food — Dry kibble (extruded, pressed, baked) · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Cargill Czech feed and pet-food contract manufacturer.

Linz, Austria

Alt-protein — Pea protein · Pet food — Wet (cans, trays, pouches)

Vivatis animal-byproduct proteins and fats for petfood.

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.

Twello, Netherlands

Alt-protein — Fava protein · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues +1 more

Ruitenberg Ingredients is a Dutch family-owned company producing structured faba-bean and pea protein ingredients and functional plant-based fillings for meat alternatives, offering private-label co-development through four technology centres and two production facilities in Twello.

Bar-le-Duc, France

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Alt-protein — Soy protein · Alt-protein — Wheat protein +3 more

TVP specialist (since 1948) texturising plant proteins from soy, wheat and pea.

Skane, Sweden

Dairy — Plant-based drinks · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Skåne pea-protein milk producer.

Sweden

Dairy — Plant-based drinks · Dairy — Plant-based yoghurt · Dairy — Plant-based cheese +2 more

Pure-play B2B plant-based dairy contract manufacturer in Sweden producing oat barista, vegan ice cream, cooking cream and whipping cream from oat and faba-bean.

Breda, Netherlands

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — IQF · Alt-protein — Soy protein +3 more

Plant-based meat manufacturer (since 2010) supplying retail, foodservice and QSR (notably Burger King). Now part of Vivera Foodgroup since the September 2025 acquisition from Unilever.

Kilkenny, Ireland

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +2 more

Major Irish farmer cooperative (rebranded 2022 from Glanbia Ireland, ~2,100 staff, €3bn+ revenue) HQ in Kilkenny producing milk processing, dairy ingredients, cheese (Belview JV with Royal A-ware), oats and animal feed.

St. Georgen am Ybbsfelde, Austria

Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Alt-protein — Chickpea protein +2 more

vegini produces premium plant-based meat and fish alternatives from peas, chickpeas, soy and rice. Made in Austria without preservatives or flavor enhancers.

Tau, Norway

Alt-protein — Pea protein · Alt-protein — Fava protein · Ingredients — Native & modified starches

Tau B2B pea and faba protein concentrate, fibre and starch producer.

Holten, Netherlands

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — IQF +5 more

One of Europe's largest dedicated plant-based protein producers (since 1990) supplying 27,000+ supermarkets across 25 countries. Subsidiary of JBS (Brazil); acquired The Vegetarian Butcher from Unilever in 2025.