Dairy — Cheese contract manufacturers in France
18 cheese contract manufacturers in France. Capabilities most often listed alongside: Thermal — Pasteurization (13), Dairy — Butter & cream (9) and Dairy — Yoghurt (9). IFS (9) is the most frequently listed credential.
18 entries
- Bel Group
Suresnes, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Plant-based cheese +1 more
Bel family-owned major (since 1865) producing Babybel, La Vache qui rit, Boursin and cheese, fruit and plant portions across multi-site French operations (Lons, Dole, Sablé, Évron, Vendôme, Mayenne, La Ferté-Bernard, Croisy).
- Compagnie des Fromages
Suresnes, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese
Sodiaal/Savencia JV producing Coeur de Lion and RichesMonts cheese — MDD partner.
- Coopérative Alsace Lait
Alsace, France
Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt
Alsace Lait is a cooperative dairy manufacturer producing milk, creams, butter, cheese, yoghurt and desserts from milk collected in the Alsace region of France.
- Enilia-Enilv
Surgeres, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Dairy — Cheese +1 more
Public school multi-site (Surgères, Saint-Yrieix, Mamirolle, Poligny) pilot dairy/meat for cheese, dairy and charcuterie pilots.
- Entremont
Annecy, France
Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +5 more
Sodiaal is France's leading dairy cooperative, processing milk from 10,000+ farmer-members into cheese, butter, yogurt, and milk products under brands like Yoplait, Candia, and Entremont.
- Eurial Agrial
Nantes, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Drying — Spray drying · Dairy — Cheese +3 more
Agrial coop (since 1964) producing Soignon goat cheese and Sojasun (with Triballat) — MDD-candidate dairy and plant-based.
- Fromagerie Delin
Gilly-les-Citeaux, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese
Family-owned premium specialty cheesemaker (since 1979) — Brillat-Savarin, Régal de Bourgogne — branded plus private label.
- Fromagerie le Centurion
Libercourt, France
Dairy — Cheese · Freezing — IQF · Packaging — Bottling
French family-owned cheese producer and co-manufacturer specializing in cutting, conditioning, and packaging of fresh and IQF cheese products for food service and industrial customers.
- 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.
- Isigny Sainte-Mere
Isigny-sur-Mer, France
Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Butter & cream +4 more
Cooperative-owned (since 1909) producer of AOP butter and cream plus cheese and infant formula. Strong infant capability.
- Lactalis
Laval, France
Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT +6 more
Largest dairy globally (Besnier family, since 1933) with 90+ French sites producing branded and MDD cheese, milk, butter and ingredients.
- Laita
Ploudaniel, France
Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Beverages — Dairy drinks +3 more
Even/Triskalia coop major (since 2009) producing milk, butter, cheese and cream — Régilait, Paysan Breton — branded plus MDD.
- Maitres Laitiers du Cotentin
Sottevast, France
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese +2 more
Les Maîtres Laitiers is a dairy cooperative group producing, transforming and distributing high-quality milk products from 100% French sources across multiple facilities.
- Sas Societe la Fermiere
France
Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Ice cream
Family-owned French dairy company specializing in yogurts, fresh cheese, and desserts made with milk from Alpine partner farms since 1952.
- Savencia Fromage et Dairy
Viroflay, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more
Bongrain family world leader specialty (since 1956) — Caprice, Tartare, Saint Agur, Chaumes, Elle & Vire for branded and B2B.
- Sodiaal Union
Lyon, France
Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria +4 more
Major cooperative-owned MDD producer (since 1990) — Candia, Entremont, Yoplait, Régilait — across 70 French sites for milk, cheese, yoghurt and powders.
- Triballat-Rians
Rians, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Dairy — Yoghurt +1 more
Family-owned (since 1901) producer of fresh dairy and fromage frais — Crémet, faisselle. MDD-capable.
- Vaubernier - Fromagerie du Bois Belleray
Martigné sur Mayenne, France
Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese
Independent family cheesemaking company producing traditional Camembert and other cheeses using heritage methods with hand-turned aging since 1912.
Sectors in France
- Dairy — Cheese (18)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (13)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (9)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (9)
- Dairy — Caseinates (8)
- Drying — Spray drying (6)
- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (4)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (3)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (2)
- Dairy — Ice cream (2)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (2)
- Dairy — Plant-based cheese (1)
- Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings (1)
- Dairy — Infant formula (1)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (1)
- Dairy — Plant-based drinks (1)
- Freezing — IQF (1)
- Packaging — Bottling (1)
- Separation — Wet fractionation (1)
- Dairy — MFGM (1)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 (1)
- Thermal — UHT (1)