IFS contract manufacturers in Europe

La Croix-Saint-Ouen, France

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough

Family-owned (since 1996) producer of brioches and viennoiserie open to private label.

Campobasso, Italy

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

Family-owned dry pasta producer founded 1912 with integrated semolina mill, bronze-die extrusion, and gluten-free lines.

Utebo, Spain

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Pralines · Confectionery — Hard candy

Family-owned (1852) turrón, chocolate and lacasitos producer with private-label.

Laval, France

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT +6 more

Largest dairy globally (Besnier family, since 1933) with 90+ French sites producing branded and MDD cheese, milk, butter and ingredients.

Madrid, Spain

Dairy — Cheese · Drying — Spray drying · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more

Spanish arm of Lactalis with plants in Granada, Lugo, Talavera de la Reina and Villarrobledo; cheese (Manchego via Forlasa), milk powder, butter and ingredients with private-label.

Bourgbarré, France

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +7 more

World's #1 whey powder producer and major milk powder supplier. Produces native WPC (Pronativ), micellar casein (Prolacta), WPI, demineralised whey, lactose, pharma lactose and infant formula base ingredients across 6 French sites.

Porto, Portugal

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

Portugal's leading dairy cooperative. Milk powders, cheese and butter for retail private label and B2B ingredient export.

Kaltenkirchen, Germany

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

German milk protein and caseinate specialist. Produces caseinates, MPC, WPC and tailor-made dry blends for sports nutrition, bakery, infant nutrition and dairy applications. IFS, Halal and Kosher certified.

Tønder, Denmark

Dairy — Cheese · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Europe's leading cheese powder specialist (founded 1951). Spray-dried cheese powders — Cheddar, Gouda, Parmesan, Blue, Cream Cheese, Camembert. ~10,000 t cheese powder/yr. New spray tower 2024. Clean-label and conventional ranges.

Ploudaniel, France

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Beverages — Dairy drinks +3 more

Even/Triskalia coop major (since 2009) producing milk, butter, cheese and cream — Régilait, Paysan Breton — branded plus MDD.

Aachen, Germany

Thermal — Baking · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies

Major seasonal private-label producer (since 1688) — Lebkuchen, Printen, biscuits with substantial PL/seasonal capacity.

Luebeck, Germany

Thermal — Roasting (coffee) · Dry — Grinding · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Roasted beans +1 more

Contract coffee roastery and private-label specialist (since 1923).

Figeac, France

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

LDC subsidiary (since 1893) Sud-Ouest specialty for foie gras, terrines and conserves.

Soresina, Italy

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Beverages — Dairy drinks

Major dairy cooperative producing Grana Padano DOP, provolone, butter and milk; private-label.

Riga, Latvia

Beverages — Spirits

Largest Baltic alcoholic beverage producer (50% LV market share). Riga Black Balsam (24 ingredients, 17 botanicals; >2M bottles/yr to 30 countries), vodka, liqueurs and brandy. Listed in Riga.

Sable-sur-Sarthe, France

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry +3 more

Largest EU poultry producer (LDC family, since 1968) — Galliance, Marie, Maître CoQ, Loué — for branded and MDD across multi-site operations.

Carhaix, France

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Sterilization · Pet food — Semi-moist

Le Graët group wet pet food contract specialist for mousses and bouchées en gelée (appertisé).

Cournon-d'Auvergne, France

Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough

Family-owned (since 1992) frozen French pastry specialist for foodservice (US/EU) — croissants and pains au chocolat.

Hamburg, Germany

Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) +1 more

Mayonnaise, remoulade, ketchup, dips and deli salads producer (since 1966) with strong PL focus.

Bois-Colombes, France

Separation — Decanting · Separation — Wet fractionation · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +2 more

Avril group major (since 1908) for edible oils refining and bottling — sunflower, rapeseed and olive — branded plus MDD.

Duesseldorf, Germany

Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Bread +1 more

Major bakery private-label producer (~3,000 FTE, owned by Agrofert CZ) — packaged baked goods, bake-off, multi-site since 1922.

Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France

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

Lindt AG French division for chocolate moulding and pralines — mostly captive.

Plauen, Germany

Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) · Packaging — Pouching +2 more

Mixing and filling of pastes, liquids and powders into 400+ pack types for food and cosmetics.

Wiesbaden, Germany

Dry — Dry blending · Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Alt-protein — Wheat protein +2 more

Wheat-based functional ingredients and textured wheat protein producer (since 1858, Crespel & Deiters).