Drying — Spray drying contract manufacturers in Europe

Belfast, United Kingdom

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +6 more

Northern Irish dairy co-op producing Gold Star milk powders, fat-filled milk powder, WPC and butter. Active CDMO/private-label programmes for sports nutrition, ice cream and ready-meal applications.

Macroom, Ireland

Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Drying — Spray drying

Danone major infant formula and medical nutrition operation (Aptamil, Cow & Gate, Nutrilon) in Macroom Cork (world's largest formula plant ~125,000t) plus Wexford.

Hadsund, Denmark

Eggs — Functional egg ingredients · Drying — Spray drying

Nordic egg leader (Danish Agro-owned) HQ in Hadsund with 7 plants across DK/NO/SE/FI/EE producing 2 billion eggs/year and the Møllerup Brands plant-based subsidiary.

Rennes, France

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

Natural ingredients from fruits, vegetables and botanicals for food, beverage, baby food and nutraceuticals. Standardized botanicals, powders and clean-label ingredients. Part of Symrise group.

Elven, France

Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Liquid blending · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +2 more

Symrise division (since 1986) producing palatants and dry/wet additives — B2B liquid and dry palatability ingredients.

Zeven, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +8 more

Europe's largest dairy cooperative by milk volume. Ingredient division covers WPC, WPI, MPC, lactose, permeate and infant-formula powders. Contract manufacturing through DMK Industry; encapsulation capability (Wheyco Wismar).

Darmstadt, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria +4 more

Major beverage and food ingredient supplier (since 1838) — flavors, juice concentrates, plant ingredients via spray drying, fermentation and blending.

Billerbeck, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Butter & cream +6 more

Specialist CDMO combining spray, freeze and vacuum-belt drying with dairy fermentation. Dairy Originals range: mascarpone, sour cream, buttermilk, skyr, yoghurt and crème fraîche powders. Private-label; ~450 employees.

Etten-Leur, Netherlands

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation

Pure-play tolling and contract spray-drying business with >30 years' experience in particle drying for heat-sensitive powders, flavours, encapsulated ingredients and food/chemical powders.

Lyngby, Denmark

Fermentation — Precision · Drying — Spray drying

DTU food research pilot in Lyngby.

Zwolle, Netherlands

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Fluid bed drying

Equipment OEM with pilot drying facility (70 kg/h to 4,000+ kg/h water evaporation) used for early-stage spray-drying scale-up of dairy and food powders.

Põltsamaa, Estonia

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) +3 more

Estonian-Latvian dairy cooperative. Cheddar production with spray-dried sweet whey powder at Paide (JV with Royal A-ware and Interfood). B2B ingredient export.

Lohne, Germany

Wet — Liquid filling (carton) · Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization +2 more

Major egg processor (since 1986) — liquid, dried egg and ready-to-use egg products for industry/foodservice.

Czech Republic

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Yoghurt +3 more

Czech dried-milk and whey producer. Produces SMP, dried whey, yogurt powder and custom dairy powder blends for B2B ingredient supply.

Italy

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization

Public research pilot plants for spray drying and lyophilization R&D and conto-terzi.

Celrà, Spain

Drying — Spray drying

API CDMO with food-grade spray-drying capabilities; FDA-inspected and GMP-certified.

Zurich, Switzerland

Drying — Spray drying · Extrusion — Twin-screw

ETH Zurich Lab of Food Process Engineering.

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.

Nantes, France

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +3 more

Agrial dairy ingredient subsidiary. Native whey, grass-fed WPC, organic milk powders and MPC across three French facilities. Clean-label and organic positioning.

Vertolaye, France

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Micronization · Fermentation — Biomass +2 more

Listed (ex-Sanofi spin-off, 2022) operator of pharma spray-drying, micronisation and fermentation assets across multiple sites.

Port-sur-Saone, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Fermentation — Biomass +4 more

Sodiaal subsidiary (since 1969) producing demineralised whey, WPC 35/80, sweet whey, milk minerals, GOS and infant-grade ingredients. Multi-site (Bénestroff, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche). EcoVadis silver 2025.

Glossop, United Kingdom

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dry — Dry blending +3 more

Independent toll spray dryer with four powder blending lines. Dairy and non-dairy specialty powders; agglomeration and encapsulation. BRC Grade AA.

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +7 more

Independent Belgian infant formula CDMO (BIOMIL, BIOMIL Premium organic). Wet-mix and spray-drying towers; can and sachet filling. IFS certified; 35+ export markets.

Barneveld, Netherlands

Dry — Tableting · Dry — Capsule filling · Wet — Liquid blending +2 more

Veterinary contract manufacturer (loonproducent) under EU GMP for animal medicines, additives and care products.