IFS contract manufacturers in Europe

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.

Chateauroux, France

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough +1 more

Barilla-owned (since 1970) producing pre-packed sliced bread, brioches and panettone for retail private-label and branded.

Bad Vilbel, Germany

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

Mineral water, soft drinks and juices producer (since 1864) including private-label and contract work.

Schiltigheim, France

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +1 more

Heineken division for branded plus private-label beer brewing — limited toll.

Ahrensburg, Germany

Dry — Grinding · Dry — Dry blending · Wet — Sauce manufacturing +2 more

Major spice and seasoning producer (since 1905) — spices, seasonings, ketchup, sauces and spice compounds.

Ribarroja del Turia, Spain

Dairy — Ice cream · Freezing — Block freezing

Family-owned ice cream and mochi producer; Mercadona Totaler with the Hacendado mochi line.

Trikala, Greece

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Beverages — Dairy drinks +1 more

Largest Greek dairy. Feta PDO (sheep + goat), barrel-aged feta, Greek yogurt, milk, cheese, butter. Private-label and contract production for European retailers. Plants in Trikala, Larissa and abroad.

Thessaloniki, Greece

Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough

Largest Greek frozen pastry producer (filo, spanakopita, tiropita, baklava). Major private-label and co-manufacturing programs across 50+ countries.

Bad Rothenfelde, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Canning +6 more

Heavy private-label group (~€1.4bn, since 1908) — Stockmeyer, Saturn Petcare, Ferdi Fuchs, Provital, Riedl across cooked sausage, convenience, fish.

Munich, Germany

Dry — Dry blending · Ingredients — Sugar & syrups · Supplements — Tablets

Sweeteners producer (since 1904, Krüger Group).

Breda, Netherlands

Wet — Liquid blending · Thermal — Pasteurization · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +5 more

Long-standing fruit-product processor (since 1914) producing jams, fruit spreads, baby food (Hero Baby), Cassis blackcurrant drink and dessert sauces. Subsidiary of Hero Group (Switzerland).

Zwaagdijk-Oost, Netherlands

Wet — Liquid blending · Freezing — IQF · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +3 more

Major Dutch fresh-cut vegetable, fruit and ready-meal processor (since 1968) with six production sites and ~850 SKUs. New Venlo plant (62,000 m²) is among Europe's largest fresh-produce factories.

Landgraaf, Netherlands

Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Packaging — Primary packaging · Sauces — Hot sauces +4 more

Oriental ingredients, sauces, noodles and ready-meals producer for private label.

Hagen, Germany

Confectionery — Hard candy · Confectionery — Gummies & jellies

Confectionery, fruit gum and lollipop producer (since 1936).

Lengau, Austria

Supplements — Capsules · Supplements — Tablets · Supplements — Powders +7 more

Full-service CDMO for food supplements, micronutrients and orthomolecular preparations including amino acids and sports nutrition-relevant compositions. Produces capsules, tablets, liquids, powders and stick-packs in certified Austrian facility with own laboratory. Member of 1Q Health CDMO group. FSSC, ISO 22000, GMP, HACCP, organic and IFS certified. Formerly Capsumed Pharm.

Rakvere, Estonia

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry

Baltic's largest meat processor (~€186M revenue 2022, 1,157 employees). Pork (315k pigs/yr), beef (8.1k cattle/yr) and poultry (14.1M birds/yr Tabasalu); sausages, hams, ready meals; brands Rakvere and Tallegg.

Heimenkirch, Germany

Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese

Major processed cheese producer (since 1927) with strong private-label.

Heimenkirch, Germany

Dairy — Cheese · Dry — Dry blending · Dry — Dry mixing +1 more

Europe's leading processed cheese producer. Cheese and cheese-powder ingredient blends for HoReCa, food manufacturing and private label across Europe.

Thalfang, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Cheese +4 more

Large dairy cooperative producing milk powders, condensed milk, demineralised whey (Hünfeld) and cheese ingredients. Major private-label programme for retail and infant nutrition. Multiple German and Dutch sites.

Dissen, Germany

Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Meat & seafood — Fish processing +1 more

Major salads, sauces and fish convenience producer (since 1876, Müller-Gruppe) with strong PL.

Vilsbiburg, Germany

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

Bavarian sausage producer (since 1934) including organic.

Sered, Slovakia

Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Hard candy +1 more

Valeo Foods Sereď, Trnava and Cífer (~1,500 staff, ~35,000 t/yr, >€200m revenue 2023) producing Sedita (Horalky, Mila, Tatranky) and Figaro (Snehulky, Verbena) confectionery acquired January 2025.

Hamburg, Germany

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

Major frozen vegetables, fish and meals producer (since 1956, Nomad Foods).

Travagliato, Italy

Bakery — Bread improvers · Dry — Dry blending

Bakery enzymatic mix and sourdough private-label specialist (1998) with global distribution; BRC, IFS, Bio, Halal.