Thermal — Smoking contract manufacturers in Europe

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria +1 more

ACTIA pilot meat processing centre (since 1989) for sausage, charcuterie and ready meals.

Bonndorf, Germany

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Thermal — Smoking

Family-owned German meat processor specializing in Black Forest ham (Schwarzwälder Schinken) and smoked charcuterie products since 1920.

Zwolle, Netherlands

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Smoking +3 more

Seafood processing and packaging specialist for private label with MSC/ASC certification.

Aoste, France

Thermal — Curing · Thermal — Smoking · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Sigma Alimentos (Campofrío) division for cured ham and charcuterie — branded and MDD.

Linnamäel, Lääne-Nigula, Estonia

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Thermal — Smoking

Estonia's largest and oldest manufacturer of game meat products, processing wild game, beef, and pork since 1987. Produces 1000 tons annually with 55-69 employees.

Bochnia, Poland

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats +1 more

One of Europe's most comprehensive seafood processing companies with five state-of-the-art facilities. Specializes in fresh, smoked, marinated, and frozen fish products, as well as ready-to-eat meals.

Lamballe, France

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

Largest pork coop (since 1966) — Madrange, Brocéliande, Paul Prédault — across 14 sites for branded and MDD.

Spain

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

Spanish meat processor specializing in fresh and processed Mediterranean meat products including charcuterie, cured embutidos, jamón serrano, and ready-to-cook meats since 1965.

Rostock, Germany

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Thermal — Smoking

Traditional meat and sausage specialist in Rostock producing regional German sausage and ham products for retail, food service, and industrial customers since the 1950s.

Strasbourg, France

Thermal — Curing · Thermal — Smoking · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Euralis-owned Alsace specialty (since 1803) for foie gras and charcuterie alsacienne — choucroute and saucisses.

Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Snacks — Jerky · Thermal — Smoking +1 more

Europe's largest private label jerky producer with 3 million units monthly capacity. Specializes in dried meat snacks including jerky, steak bars, and biltong with IFS and HALAL certifications.

Harderwijk, Netherlands

Thermal — Smoking · Packaging — Vacuum packing · Packaging — Primary packaging +1 more

Smoked salmon and eel specialist for private label.

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.

Tilburg, Netherlands

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats +4 more

Group of Butchers is a leading European producer of private-label meats, smoked and BBQ sausages, soups, meals, salads, spreads, and dips with over 3,500 employees across 50+ facilities in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.

Vilsbiburg, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie +1 more

Bavarian sausage producer (since 1934) including organic.

Belgrade, Serbia

Ingredients — Minerals · Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Thermal — Smoking

Serbian producer and processor of salt for industrial and consumer use, and cold-smoked salmon from Norway. Operating since 1997 with modern certified facilities.

Lacaune, France

Thermal — Curing · Thermal — Smoking · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Family-owned (since 1936) charcuterie sec specialist for salaisons — strong toll capacity.

Limoges, France

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Cooperl-owned (since 1924) producer of cooked ham and charcuterie — strong MDD.

Steinfort, Luxembourg

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Packaging — Vacuum packing +3 more

Largest independent artisan charcutier-traiteur group in Luxembourg (since 1989, sixth generation of butchers) with industrial-scale ham production through Lisanto. Six retail boucheries plus corporate traiteur kitchen.

Žiri, Slovenia

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats · Thermal — Smoking

Family-owned meat producer specializing in fresh meat and processed meat products with over 10,000 varieties, distributed across Slovenia and Central European markets.

Corinth, Greece

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats · Thermal — Curing +1 more

Mitsopoulos Family is a trusted Greek meat producer with 70 years of heritage, offering premium cuts of beef, lamb, poultry, and processed meat products for retail and HORECA markets.

Solec Kujawski, Poland

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Thermal — Smoking

Leading Polish producer of high-quality poultry meat and processed poultry products operating for over 30 years with modern facilities in Solec Kujawski and Bydgoszcz.

Kemnath, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Packaging — Vacuum packing +2 more

Sausage, ham and convenience meat producer (since 1859) including private-label.

Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Freezing — Block freezing +5 more

Largest German meat producer (~16,000 FTE, €6.3bn) — pork/beef slaughter, processing, sausages and convenience for major LEH (Aldi, Lidl, Rewe) and foodservice.