Industrial contract manufacturers in Europe

Belgium

Thermal — Roasting (coffee) · Dry — Grinding · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Roasted beans +2 more

Coffee roaster (UCC Coffee group) with private-label capability across roasted coffee, capsules and pads for retail, foodservice and vending.

Saint-Aulaye, France

Dry — Milling · Dry — Dry blending · Bakery — Bread

French family-owned miller in Périgord since 1929 producing flours and bakery mixes for artisan, industrial and retail customers.

Elmshorn, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Thermal — Sterilization +2 more

Major German oat miller in Elmshorn producing oat flakes, mueslis and breakfast cereals since 1820.

Rechterfeld, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — Block freezing · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +3 more

Major poultry slaughter and processor (~8,000 FTE, since 1932) with Wiesenhof brand and Green Legend plant-based line.

Neumarkt, Germany

Separation — Evaporation · Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Microfiltration +2 more

Plant extract and contract extraction specialist (since 1933, Bionorica) — pharma, NEM, food.

Fontainebleau, France

Freezing — Block freezing · Freezing — IQF · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats

Lion Capital PE-owned (since 1973) frozen foods retailer with mostly own-brand multi-site capacity — limited toll.

Wezep, Netherlands

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — IQF · Packaging — MAP (modified atmosphere) +3 more

Major Dutch poultry processor and ready-meal producer; private-label heavy and expanding into plant-based alternatives.

Kemnath, Germany

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

Sausage, ham and convenience meat producer (since 1859) including private-label.

Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Freezing — Block freezing +5 more

Largest German meat producer (~16,000 FTE, €6.3bn) — pork/beef slaughter, processing, sausages and convenience for major LEH (Aldi, Lidl, Rewe) and foodservice.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Ingredients — Flavors

Bratislava spice mixtures and industrial food processing preparations producer.

Bois-Colombes, France

Separation — Decanting · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Lesieur/Avril division for olive oil bottling — branded and MDD.

Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium

Wet — Liquid blending · Dry — Dry blending · Fermentation — Sourdough +5 more

Family-owned bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients group serving 100+ countries; Belcolade chocolate, Sapore sourdoughs, Carat and Cremfil fillings. Acquiring Dawn Foods (2026).

Moenchengladbach, Germany

Wet — Beverage formulation · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +7 more

Largest European beverage co-packer (KKR/PAI owned) with multiple German sites — Erftstadt, Calvörde, Erkelenz, Grünsfeld, Walchsee. Soft drinks, juices, RTD across PET, can and carton.

Pessac, France

Thermal — Hot fill · Thermal — Pasteurization · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) +8 more

Largest independent EU bottler (PE-owned, KKR/PAI) with multi-site French presence (Pessac, Saint-Alban, Lille). Hot fill, aseptic, carbonation across PET, can and glass.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Wet — Beverage formulation · Wet — Aseptic filling · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) +13 more

Largest European beverage bottler with explicit co-packer model. ~11.7 billion litres globally; >1 billion litres/year in Benelux alone across PET, aseptic PET, carton, glass and can lines.

Fleurey-sur-Ouche, France

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

FUCHS group (DE) producer of Dijon mustard (since 1902) with strong MDD capacity — IGP.

Versmold, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Thermal — Smoking · Packaging — Vacuum packing +3 more

Sausage and cold-cut producer (since 1932) with strong private-label.

Burgbrohl, Germany

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

Major can co-packer (since 1958) with up to 200,000 cans/h capacity. Mineral water plus afri-cola/Bluna license.

Rinteln, Germany

Wet — Beverage formulation · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) +4 more

Major PL juice manufacturer (since 1936) — juices, ACE drinks, ice teas. Sites incl. Waibstadt.

Grasse, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Distillation · Ingredients — Flavors +2 more

Maubert family/listed major (since 1850) for natural extraction and flavours — naturals and organic flavours.

Mouscron, Belgium

Extrusion — Snack extrusion · Thermal — Frying · Snacks — Potato chips +1 more

Europe's leading private-label crisp producer (Croky brand + 70% private label). 65,000 t/year of potato and maize chips, 90% export, €60M expansion underway.

Bremen, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Dry blending · Bakery — Bread +1 more

German family-owned milling group with four plants milling over 1 Mt of soft wheat, rye and durum for industrial bakeries and food manufacturers.

Lestrem, France

Separation — Wet fractionation · Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Milling +7 more

World leader in pea protein and starch derivatives (since 1933). Wet milling, extraction and isolation produce Nutralys pea protein, starches, polyols and hydrocolloids. Extensive contract and custom-blend capacity.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Alt-protein — Pea protein +2 more

Plant-based proteins (pea), starches and polyols producer for food, NEM and pharma.