Industrial contract manufacturers in Europe

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.

Aimargues, France

Extrusion — Pet food extrusion · Drying — Spray drying · Pet food — Treats & chews +2 more

Mars Inc subsidiary (since 1968) producing premium dry and wet pet food across multiple French sites — primarily captive.

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.

Bad Zwischenahn, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie +2 more

German market leader in plant-based meat (since 1834, Pfeifer & Langen majority). Sausage and plant-based meat manufacturing across 3 plants — Bad Zwischenahn, Wilhelmshaven, Vechta.

Nogent-sur-Seine, France

Extrusion — Pet food extrusion · Dry — Dry blending · Pet food — Treats & chews

InVivo coop multi-site division for pet food and animal feed — toll capacity.

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.

Hattem, Netherlands

Thermal — Retorting · Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Canning +4 more

One of Europe's most successful private-label pet food manufacturers; ~250 staff at Hattem. Subsidiary of heristo group (Germany).

Bremen, Germany

Thermal — Sterilization · Packaging — Pouching · Packaging — Canning +1 more

Major PL pet food producer in EU (since 1997, heristo) — wet pet food, pouches and trays.

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.

Bad Schwartau, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings +2 more

PL jams, syrups and bars (Corny brand) producer (since 1899, Hero Group) with strong private-label activity.

Lyon, France

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria +4 more

Major cooperative-owned MDD producer (since 1990) — Candia, Entremont, Yoplait, Régilait — across 70 French sites for milk, cheese, yoghurt and powders.

Nogent-sur-Seine, France

Dry — Milling · Thermal — Roasting (malt) · Bakery — Bread improvers +1 more

InVivo division (since 1900) for malting, milling and BVP — diverse ingredient B2B for brewing and bakery.

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.

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France

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

Roxane subsidiary major bottler for spring and sparkling water private label.

Le Lion-d'Angers, France

Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

LDC subsidiary frozen beef MDD producer.

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.

Versmold, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Packaging — Vacuum packing +2 more

Sausage and ham producer (heristo subsidiary) with retail private-label focus.

Norderstedt, Germany

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

Long-established chocolate producer (since 1839, Baronie/Sweet Products) — Sarotti, Sprengel — including PL chocolate.

Strasbourg, France

Dry — Tableting · Dry — Capsule filling · Dry — Gummy manufacturing +3 more

PE-owned (M80 Partners, 2024) European nutraceutical façonnier with 5 sites. Tablets, capsules, effervescents and chewing gums for dry-form supplements and OTC.

Born, Netherlands

Wet — Aseptic filling · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) · Thermal — UHT +2 more

Aseptic plant-based beverage producer (oat, soy, almond drinks) for European retailers; subsidiary of SunOpta.

Holzminden, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Ingredients — Flavors +2 more

Major flavor and fragrance house (~13,000 FTE, since 1874). Spray-dried flavors, food/nutrition/cosmetics ingredients with toll/contract for select customers.

Clichy, France

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Fermentation — Biomass +3 more

Symrise AG division producing flavour creation, dehydration and microencapsulation. Multi-site flavours and naturals (Diana Food/Pet/Aqua).

Lille, France

Separation — Wet fractionation · Dry — Milling · Drying — Spray drying +4 more

Cooperative-owned major (since 1932) with multi-site wheat starch/protein, cassava and beet sugar capacity.