Thermal — Sterilization contract manufacturers in Europe

Lontzen, Belgium

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Micronization +27 more

Comprehensive services for food industry professionals With over 30 years of industry experience and successful projects delivered across Europe, we bring practical solutions to every stage of production.

Beek en Donk, Netherlands

Thermal — Sterilization · Thermal — Retorting · Packaging — Canning +3 more

Dutch private-label canner of fruits and vegetables, smaller than Coroos but well-established in retail private-label.

Karlsruhe, Germany

Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Canning · Pet food — Semi-moist +1 more

Premium wet dog/cat food producer (since 1992).

Verden, Germany

Extrusion — Pet food extrusion · Thermal — Sterilization · Pet food — Semi-moist +1 more

Wet/dry pet food producer (since 1965, heristo).

Poland

Pet food — Wet (cans, trays, pouches) · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Thermal — Sterilization

ARES Petfood is a Polish family company producing natural pet food sausages for dogs, manufactured with 83% meat content and sterilized using proprietary autoclave processes. They offer private label manufacturing and export to 28 countries.

Suedlohn-Oeding, Germany

Extrusion — Pet food extrusion · Thermal — Sterilization · Pet food — Treats & chews +1 more

Modern dry+wet pet food capacity (~550 FTE, since 1958) — Belcando, Leonardo brands plus PL for specialist trade.

Bischheim, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Dry blending · Thermal — Sterilization +1 more

Germany's largest family-run milling group with 10 plants processing 2.2 Mt of wheat, rye, spelt, durum and maize annually.

Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Sterilization · Thermal — Pasteurization +4 more

Family-owned major (since 1853) for canned, frozen and fresh vegetables — branded and MDD across multi-site operations (Estrées-Mons, Renescure, Russy-Bémont).

Bertrange, Luxembourg

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

Luxembourg's reference organic and biodynamic butcher (since 1982). One of the few Demeter-certified meat processors in the country, with a dedicated organic facility supplying the Naturata/BIOG ecosystem and offering jar conserves through Delhaize.

Chemille-en-Anjou, France

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Sieving & sifting +4 more

Toll processor of medicinal and aromatic plants. Sourcing of 800+ plants, custom cutting, sieving, milling, blending, encapsulation and tea-bag filling. Also decontamination services. Family-owned since 1868. Approx 25% organic catalogue.

Welver, Germany

Extrusion — Pet food extrusion · Thermal — Sterilization · Pet food — Treats & chews +1 more

Dry and wet dog food producer with private-label.

Autol, Spain

Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables · Packaging — Canning · Packaging — Labeling +1 more

Specialist manufacturer of cooked and organic legumes, canned vegetables and pulses since 1918. Produces 100 million units annually with IFS and FDA certification.

Kapelle-Biezelinge, Netherlands

Thermal — Sterilization · Thermal — Retorting · Thermal — Pasteurization +8 more

Largest Dutch private-label canned-vegetable producer (~€300M revenue) across two sites. Expanding into bulk industrial vegetable solutions including aquafaba, pulse pastes and ultra-short-heated chilled solutions.

Avignon, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — Sterilization · Wet — Beverage formulation +1 more

ACTIA pilot food processing centre (since 1979) supporting R&D and innovation transfer for the food industry.

Avignon, France

Thermal — Sterilization · Thermal — Retorting · Thermal — Pasteurization +1 more

ACTIA multi-site (since 1950) technical centre for conserves and ready meals — thermal/atherma pilots.

Ascheberg, Germany

Dry — Sieving & sifting · Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Primary packaging +1 more

Major German organic ingredients processor cleaning, treating and packing 35,000 t/year of grains, pulses and seeds for retail and B2B customers.

Bretten, Germany

Extrusion — Pet food extrusion · Thermal — Sterilization · Pet food — Treats & chews +1 more

Big European PL pet food producer (since 1937) across multiple plants.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Dry — Milling · Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Primary packaging

Dossche Mills Rotterdam site; one of Europe's largest wheat mills with full heat treatment capability and export logistics via port.

Deinze, Belgium

Dry — Milling · Dry — Dry blending · Bakery — Bread +1 more

Major European wheat flour mill producing flours and bakery ingredients; capabilities include milling wheat/spelt/rye and heat treatment of flour.

Gimont, France

Thermal — Sterilization · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Independent specialty (since 1953) producer of foie gras and conserves with branded and private label.

Villers-le-Bouillet, Belgium

Thermal — Sterilization · Dry — Dry mixing

Eclo is a Belgian urban agriculture and substrate manufacturer based in Villers-le-Bouillet Belgium that upcycles brewers spent grain and surplus organic bread into exotic mushroom substrates.

Landerneau, France

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — Sterilization +3 more

Cooperative-owned (since 2020, ex-Triskalia/D'aucy) multi-site MDD vegetable processor — frozen and canned.

Zwolle, Netherlands

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

Top-3 European herbs and spices player (since 1899). Acts as a taste-solutions partner with B2B private-label and contract production across ~2,000 SKUs. Subsidiary of Marubeni (Japan).

Slatiňany, Czech Republic

Pet food — Dry kibble (extruded, pressed, baked) · Pet food — Wet (cans, trays, pouches) · Pet food — Freeze-dried raw +2 more

Czech family-owned pet food manufacturer producing meat-based kibble, canned food, frozen meat, and treats for dogs and cats since 1993.