Industrial contract manufacturers in Europe
261 industrial contract manufacturers across 10 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in France (96), Germany (89) and Belgium (36). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Drying — Spray drying (51), Freezing — Block freezing (38) and Thermal — Pasteurization (38). IFS (170), BRCGS (70) and FSSC 22000 (51) are the most frequently listed credentials.
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- Cargill Deutschland GmbH
Krefeld, Germany
Dry — Milling · Separation — Evaporation · Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) +4 more
Multi-site Cargill subsidiary (since 1965) — wheat starches, sweeteners, oils, cocoa.
- Cargill France
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France
Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Milling · Separation — Decanting +3 more
Cargill division for starch, oils, cocoa and sweeteners with multi-site toll capacity for custom industrial ingredients.
- Castel Group
Bordeaux, France
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +4 more
Family-owned (since 1949) multi-site major bottler for wine, beer and water — branded plus MDD.
- Catalent France
Beinheim, France
Dry — Soft gel manufacturing · Dry — Tableting · Supplements — Softgels +1 more
Soft-gel CDMO leader (Novo Holdings) producing soft gels and tablets for supplements and OTC.
- Cemoi Group
Perpignan, France
Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Confectionery — Fillings · Confectionery — Hard candy +1 more
Major MDD chocolate producer (since 1814, Sweetco/Charlotte Lille) with multi-site capacity (Bourbourg, Tinchebray) for bars, fillings and private-label chocolate.
- Cerelia Group
Saint-Laurent-Blangy, France
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Dry — Dry blending +3 more
European leader in ready-to-bake doughs (since 2012, Ardian PE). 16 plants (12 EU, 4 NA), 80,000 t capacity for pâtes à tarte, pizzas, crepes, pancakes and cookies.
- Ceres NV
Brussels, Belgium
Dry — Milling · Bakery — Bread
Belgian wheat miller producing flours for the bakery industry; KVBM member and part of the Bindewald & Gutting milling group.
- Ceres Suto
Velence, Hungary
Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Freezing — Block freezing
Velence and Győr industrial bakery producing bread, rolls and frozen baked goods.
- Chocolaterie de Bourgogne
Dijon, France
Confectionery — Fillings · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products
Strong MDD chocolate slab and tablet producer for retail private-label and dragées.
- Clarebout Potatoes NV
Nieuwkerke, Belgium
Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Frying · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs
Major Belgian frozen potato processor (since 1988) supplying retail and foodservice globally.
- Coca-Cola Europacific Partners — Chaudfontaine
Chaudfontaine, Belgium
Packaging — Bottling · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +2 more
Captive Coca-Cola plant; included for ecosystem context. €100M+ investment, carbon-neutral certified, named Factory of the Future 2025.
- Compagnie des Fromages
Suresnes, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese
Sodiaal/Savencia JV producing Coeur de Lion and RichesMonts cheese — MDD partner.
- Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese GmbH & Co KG
Mettingen, Germany
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Cake mixes +1 more
Largest frozen bakery in Europe (~2,000 FTE, since 1975, Oetker Group) — frozen cakes, tarts and rolls including private-label.
- Continental Bakeries BV
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Thermal — Baking · Extrusion — Hot extrusion · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies +3 more
One of the largest European private-label biscuit manufacturers (~$1.1bn revenue) operating 13+ plants. Brands Haust, Gille, Grabower, Bussink and Brinky. Subsidiary of Biscuit International (Platinum Equity).
- Continental Foods (Devos & Lemmens / Imperial)
Puurs, Belgium
Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Wet — Emulsification · Thermal — Pasteurization +6 more
Major Belgian sauce, soup and condiment manufacturer with extensive private-label volume — Devos & Lemmens mayo (80+ varieties) and Imperial soups.
- Cooper Consumer Health
Melun, France
Dry — Tableting · Dry — Gummy manufacturing · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +3 more
CD&R PE-owned (since 1907) producing tablets, gummies and syrups for OTC and supplements; owns Vitavea.
- Cooperl Arc Atlantique
Lamballe, France
Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Freezing — Block freezing +3 more
Largest pork coop (since 1966) — Madrange, Brocéliande, Paul Prédault — across 14 sites for branded and MDD.
- Corman SA
Goé, Belgium
Dairy — Butter & cream · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +1 more
Industrial butter and dairy fat specialist (Savencia group). Produces butter powders, anhydrous milk fat blends and fractionated butter ingredients for confectionery, bakery and dairy manufacturing.
- COROOS Conserven BV
Kapelle-Biezelinge, Netherlands
Thermal — Sterilization · Thermal — Retorting · Thermal — Pasteurization +8 more
Largest Dutch private-label canned-vegetable producer (~€300M revenue) across two sites. Expanding into bulk industrial vegetable solutions including aquafaba, pulse pastes and ultra-short-heated chilled solutions.
- Cosucra Groupe Warcoing SA
Warcoing (Pecq), Belgium
Separation — Protein extraction · Separation — Protein concentration · Separation — Protein isolation +5 more
European pea protein and chicory inulin pioneer (since 1852). Brands Pisane, Fibruline, Swelite, Nastar — used in 1,500+ food products by 400+ manufacturers.
- Cosun Beet Company BV
Dinteloord, Netherlands
Separation — Evaporation · Separation — Centrifugation · Drying — Drum drying +3 more
Dutch sugar processing cooperative with B2B sugar specialties and ingredient production. Part of Royal Cosun.
- Crespel & Deiters Group
Ibbenbueren, Germany
Separation — Wet fractionation · Ingredients — Native & modified starches · Ingredients — Flavors
Wheat starch, gluten and fibres producer (since 1858).
- Cristaline
Saint-Galmier, France
Wet — Liquid filling (PET) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Beverages — Bottled water
Roxane group major bottler (since 1993) with 25 sources for retail private-label mineral water bottling.
- Crop's NV
Ooigem, Belgium
Freezing — IQF · Wet — Liquid blending · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs +3 more
Belgian IQF group with frozen vegetables, fruits, ready meals and a Fruit by Crop's division for purees and juices.
Browse by sector
- Drying — Spray drying (51)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (38)
- Freezing — Block freezing (38)
- Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (33)
- Thermal — Baking (30)
- Bakery — Bread (30)
- Ingredients — Flavors (28)
- Thermal — Industrial cooking (28)
- Freezing — IQF (27)
- Dry — Milling (26)
- Dry — Dry blending (22)
- Dairy — Cheese (20)
- Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs (19)
- Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (18)
- Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough (18)
- Bakery — Cake mixes (18)
- Wet — Liquid filling (PET) (17)
- Supplements — Tablets (16)
- Dry — Grinding (16)
- Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (16)
- Encapsulation — Microencapsulation (15)
- Meat & seafood — Marinated meats (14)
- Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products (14)
- Confectionery — Fillings (14)