Family owned contract manufacturers in Europe

Veenendaal, Netherlands

Extrusion — Snack extrusion · Extrusion — Breakfast cereal extrusion · Bakery — Rice cakes +2 more

Largest private-label producer of rice, corn and grain cakes globally (>2 billion cakes/year). Independent Dutch family business operating sites in NL (2), Belgium, Italy and Poland. Explicitly does not sell own brands.

Viroflay, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more

Bongrain family world leader specialty (since 1956) — Caprice, Tartare, Saint Agur, Chaumes, Elle & Vire for branded and B2B.

Ulm, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Dry blending +2 more

550-year-old family-owned mill in Ulm processing 100,000 t grain p.a. into flours, flakes, mixes and ancient-grain products for B2B customers in 60 countries.

Wiesentheid, Germany

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

Dog and cat dry/wet PL pet food producer.

Sloinge, Sweden

Dairy — Ice cream

Family-owned premium ice cream producer (1961) in Slöinge offering contract production for cafés and foodservice.

Rauna, Latvia

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Pasta & rice — Dry pasta

Family-owned cheese factory (Ceriņi family) and the only producer of fenugreek-flavored green cheese in the Baltics. Also produces gold/ghee butter and pasta.

Simpelveld, Netherlands

Supplements — Capsules · Supplements — Tablets · Supplements — Powders +5 more

Private-label producer of food supplements for human and veterinary use. Tableting, encapsulation, blistering, powders, granules and herbal formulas. In-house pharmacists. 20+ years experience.

Heerenveen, Netherlands

Wet — Emulsification · Thermal — Frying · Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings +2 more

Independent Dutch family business producing bakery oils and fats, margarines, sauces and frying oils for industrial and foodservice customers.

Pietarsaari, Finland

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

Family-owned Pietarsaari meat producer; partners with Fazer on street-food products.

Bielsko-Biała, Poland

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Family-owned Bielsko-Biała charcuterie producer.

Roeselare, Belgium

Dry — Milling · Pasta & rice — Semolina · Pasta & rice — Dry pasta

Belgian miller and pasta manufacturer producing wheat flours and durum semolina for retail and food-industry customers.

Saint-Yorre, France

Wet — Liquid filling (PET) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Beverages — Bottled water

Family-owned (since 1969) major bottler open to MDD — Saint-Yorre, Vichy Célestins and Cristalp.

Alges, Portugal

Oils & fats — Specialty fats · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) +1 more

World's #1 private-label olive oil bottler and #2 olive oil producer (1956) with brands Oliveira da Serra, Fula and Andorinha; ~33% of revenue from vegetable oils, blends and façon services explicitly disclosed.

Brackenheim, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Sieving & sifting · Bakery — Breakfast cereals +1 more

Three-generation Demeter mill producing organic flours and cereals (Brackenheimer Burgermühle).

Brackenheim, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding

Demeter-certified German family mill processing biodynamic grain into flours, flakes, semolina and pasta for natural-food retailers.

Antibes, France

Sports nutrition — Protein powders · Sports nutrition — Gels · Sports nutrition — Electrolyte mixes +6 more

French sports nutrition manufacturer with 128+ SKUs. Products include whey, BCAA, glutamine, energy gels, isotonic and protein bars using proprietary blends. ISO 22000 and AFNOR NF V94-001 anti-doping certified. Family-owned with in-house French manufacturing. Vegan and lactose-free options available.

Norderstedt, Germany

Sports nutrition — Bars · Sports nutrition — Protein powders · Sports nutrition — Recovery drinks +4 more

Contract manufacturer of protein and energy bars plus powder preparations, shakes, capsules, tablets and drinks. Bars available up to 65% protein in vegan, basic, premium and deluxe lines. Full R&D via Stern Technology Center. Part of Stern-Wywiol Gruppe.

Wittenburg, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Fluid bed drying · Dry — Agglomeration +8 more

One of Europe's leading powder co-manufacturers (since 1996). 60,000 m² site near Hamburg with spray drying, fluid-bed drying/agglomeration/coating/microencapsulation, sachet, can and doypack filling. Over 100 m sachets/yr.

Ahrensburg, Germany

Sports nutrition — Electrolyte mixes · Sports nutrition — Pre-workout · Dry — Dry blending +3 more

Custom vitamin and mineral premix blender for sports nutrition including sports drinks, isotonic and protein-fortified products. Formulation, blending and supply of nutrient premixes for beverage, dairy, sports nutrition and infant nutrition markets. Part of Stern-Wywiol Gruppe.

Benfeld, France

Thermal — Curing · Thermal — Smoking · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria +1 more

Family-owned (since 1956) Alsace MDD producer for charcuterie alsacienne and choucroute.

Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay, France

Supplements — Tablets · Supplements — Capsules · Supplements — Powders +5 more

100% pure-play toll manufacturer (façonnier) with no own brands. Dry-form supplements including tablets, capsules, powders and sachets. Coatings, flavouring, conventional and organic. SYNADIET member.

Crete, Greece

Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic) · Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables

Greek family olive oil and table olive producer; organic line; wholesale and private-label for European market.

Lavezzola, Italy

Pasta & rice — Fresh pasta · Freezing — Block freezing · Sauces — Cold sauces

Family-owned IQF frozen fresh pasta and sauce producer (1980) with ~700 staff; private-label specialist for European retail.

Sarnen, Switzerland

Sports nutrition — Protein powders · Sports nutrition — Electrolyte mixes · Sports nutrition — Recovery drinks +10 more

Full-service contract manufacturing and private and white label of capsules, tablets, lozenges, effervescent tablets, powders and liquid supplements. Over 50 ready-to-market formulations and 800 raw materials in stock. CO2-free production site. Swiss family business founded in 1954. ISO, FSSC and GMP certified.