Freezing — Block freezing contract manufacturers in Europe

Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain

Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Bakery — Bread · Freezing — Block freezing

Major frozen dough, croissant and bread producer (1987) with global private-label.

Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fish processing +1 more

Nomad Foods division producing branded and some MDD frozen fish and ready meals.

Cisterna di Latina, Italy

Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Major frozen seafood, vegetable and ready meal producer within Nomad Foods.

Loftahammar, Sweden

Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues

Findus Swedish operation (Nomad Foods) with Loftahammar plant continuing after Bjuv closure 2016; Findus, Hälsans Kök, Anamma brands.

Sabadell, Spain

Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Bakery — Bread · Freezing — Block freezing

Frozen bakery producer offering private-label.

Berlin, Germany

Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Bread +2 more

Major European PL pizza producer (since 1976, Südzucker) — frozen pizza and pasta.

Bayeux, France

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +2 more

Le Duff group pure-play co-manufacturer (since 1980) with 3 sites for frozen ready meals and seafood — private label only.

Lyss, Switzerland

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Migros Micarna Lyss frozen potato and convenience operation.

Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Freezing — Block freezing

Frozen seafood producer offering private-label.

Bremerhaven, Germany

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +3 more

Major frozen producer (since 1905) — fish, vegetables, ready meals — with active COPACK private-label division.

Bydgoszcz, Poland

Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Pasta & rice — Dry pasta

Frosta AG Polish operation producing frozen ready meals, fish and pasta.

Czestochowa, Poland

Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization · Freezing — Block freezing

Częstochowa freezing, freeze-drying and packing-on-demand operation for B2B.

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.

Italy

Dairy — Ice cream · Freezing — Block freezing

Major IQF gelato producer; private-label specialist for European/North American retail (Davidson Kempner-Afendis owned).

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.

Polska, Poland

Bakery — Bread improvers · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Freezing — Block freezing

GoodMills Polish bakery improver and frozen dough producer with private-label.

France

Freezing — Block freezing

Gourmet Fabriques produces frozen gourmet pastry and ready meals produced under retailer private label or co-development contracts in France.

Comines, France

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Greenyard (BE) division producing branded and MDD IQF vegetables.

Bad Bramstedt, Germany

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Major IQF fruit and vegetables producer (Greenyard) with strong retail private-label.

Quimperle, France

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat +2 more

Bigard family-owned (since 1968) dominant beef major (Charal, Socopa) with 60 sites and 28 abattoirs for branded and MDD.

San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain

Dairy — Ice cream · Freezing — Block freezing

Spain's leader in private-label ice cream and co-manufacturing (1972) with 4 plants supplying Lidl, Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons, Carrefour and others.

Telde, Spain

Dairy — Ice cream · Freezing — Block freezing

Major Canarian ice cream producer (1959) with 170 SKUs and private-label.

Schenefeld, Germany

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

Market leader for breads in Germany (~4,200 FTE, 9 sites, since 1688). Industrial bread/rolls including private-label and own brand.

Skane, Sweden

Bakery — Bread · Freezing — Block freezing

Skåne frozen bread operation (Lantmännen).