Family owned contract manufacturers in Europe

Burgbrohl, Germany

Sports nutrition — RTDs · Sports nutrition — Electrolyte mixes · Beverages — Energy drinks +4 more

Co-packer and contract bottler for cans (150-500 ml), alu bottles, PET and returnable glass. Covers energy drinks, isotonic sports drinks, vitamin water and RTD protein drinks. Approximately 600 million cans per year across three KHS canning lines. MOQ approximately 250000 cans. IFS, ISO, FDA, Halal and Kosher certified. Family-owned since 1827.

Burgbrohl, Germany

Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) · Beverages — Bottled water +2 more

Major can co-packer (since 1958) with up to 200,000 cans/h capacity. Mineral water plus afri-cola/Bluna license.

Moita, Portugal

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Freezing — Block freezing

World's largest cod processing plant (1985) handling ~30,000 tonnes/year (~8-10% of global cod catch); produces traditional dried-salted cod and ready-to-cook deep-frozen desalted cod for retail and foodservice with major private-label across Iberia and Brazil.

Cadolzburg, Germany

Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Confectionery — Fillings

Heavy seasonal PL chocolate producer (since 1953) — hollow chocolate figures and seasonal items.

Rinteln, Germany

Wet — Beverage formulation · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) +4 more

Major PL juice manufacturer (since 1936) — juices, ACE drinks, ice teas. Sites incl. Waibstadt.

Mouscron, Belgium

Extrusion — Snack extrusion · Thermal — Frying · Snacks — Potato chips +1 more

Europe's leading private-label crisp producer (Croky brand + 70% private label). 65,000 t/year of potato and maize chips, 90% export, €60M expansion underway.

Bremen, Germany

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

German family-owned milling group with four plants milling over 1 Mt of soft wheat, rye and durum for industrial bakeries and food manufacturers.

Tarnow, Poland

Sauces — Mustard · Sauces — Ketchup · Sauces — Cold sauces +1 more

Family-owned Tarnów producer of mustards, ketchups, sauces and dressings with private-label.

Lestrem, France

Separation — Wet fractionation · Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Milling +7 more

World leader in pea protein and starch derivatives (since 1933). Wet milling, extraction and isolation produce Nutralys pea protein, starches, polyols and hydrocolloids. Extensive contract and custom-blend capacity.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Alt-protein — Pea protein +2 more

Plant-based proteins (pea), starches and polyols producer for food, NEM and pharma.

Heerenveen, Netherlands

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +3 more

Major Dutch private-label cheese platform with sites in Heerenveen, Lopik and Bedum offering cheese cutting, packing and dairy ingredient production.

Heerenveen, Netherlands

Thermal — Baking · Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Wet — Emulsification +7 more

Independent Dutch family business (since 1888) covering bakery semi-finished goods, baking mixes, oils and fats, sauces and ready-to-bake products across three sites. The Pie Factory subsidiary handles savoury pies and quiches.

Zierikzee, Netherlands

Dry — Dry blending · Wet — Liquid blending · Encapsulation — Glazing +5 more

Global bakery ingredient leader (since 1900) operating in 100+ countries. Develops tailor-made and private-label-friendly bakery ingredient mixes, improvers, fillings and glazes for industrial and SME bakeries.

Lahr, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Thermal — Sterilization +2 more

Germany's largest organic oat processor; produces flakes, flours, crispies, extrudates and plant-protein texturates for food manufacturers.

Twello, Netherlands

Alt-protein — Fava protein · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues +1 more

Ruitenberg Ingredients is a Dutch family-owned company producing structured faba-bean and pea protein ingredients and functional plant-based fillings for meat alternatives, offering private-label co-development through four technology centres and two production facilities in Twello.

Asti, Italy

Sauces — Pestos · Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables

Family-owned (1939) pesto, antipasti and vegetables in oil/vinegar specialist.

Stroze, Poland

Beverages — Spirits · Ingredients — Vitamins

Family-owned Małopolskie honey and mead producer (1973) producing honey, propolis, beebread, royal jelly and mead with active private-label and B2B packing.

Massarosa, Italy

Oils & fats — Specialty fats · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Sauces — Pestos

Olive oil, vinegar, glaze and pesto producer (1849); private-label via Filippo Berio USA.

Ponte de Lima, Portugal

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Family-owned regional Norte charcuterie producer (1981) of cured ham, bacon and traditional charcuterie.

Bruckmühl, Germany

Supplements — Herbal extracts · Supplements — Liquid supplements · Wet — Syrup manufacturing +1 more

Manufacturer of fresh-plant juices, herbal tinctures, tonics and traditional herbal medicines. Presses and fills Schoenenberger plant juices and Salus tonics. BfArM-registered traditional herbal medicines.

Tartu, Estonia

Sauces — Soups · Sauces — Dressings · Sauces — Ketchup +3 more

Family-owned producer of organic baby food, ready meals, smoothies, pickled vegetables, sauces and canned soups (>300 SKUs). Strong private-label and contract capability.

Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Bakery — Bread

Family-owned 1896 group with ~10,000 staff and £1.4bn turnover across Melton Mowbray, Saltney and Cornwall producing sandwiches, ready meals, pies, savoury pastry and Ginsters.

Bad Ditzenbach, Germany

Dry — Tableting · Dry — Capsule filling · Dry — Powder filling +2 more

120-year family business (since 1903) — NEM and pet supplement private-label and Lohnherstellung.

Vohringen, Germany

Sports nutrition — RTDs · Sports nutrition — Recovery drinks · Supplements — Liquid supplements +3 more

Specialist contract manufacturer of liquid food supplements, balanced diets and beverage concentrates for sports, health and beauty markets. Products include RTDs, ampoules, drinking vials and shots. 25+ years of experience. Family-owned.