Medium contract manufacturers in Europe

Põlgaste, Estonia

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Independent meat processor producing sausages and smoked products in Põlvamaa.

Võru, Estonia

Dairy — Cheese

Long-established South-East Estonia cheesemaker producing hard and semi-hard cheeses for retail and export.

Sopot, Poland

Dry — Capsule filling · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Supplements — Capsules +1 more

Polish manufacturer of dietary supplements offering contract production of capsules, drops, sprays and liquid formulations from its certified Gdansk facility.

Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Wet — Liquid blending · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Packaging — Bottling +2 more

Largest Dutch independent spirits and wine bottling co-packer (joint venture of De Kuyper and BCB), producing multi-million bottles/year of spirits, wines and RTD alcoholic beverages.

Zaandam, Netherlands

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Cake mixes

Premium Dutch cookie/biscuit maker producing butter cookies and frozen part-baked pastries for retail (premium private label) and gifting. Subsidiary of Biscuit International.

Wallonia, Belgium

Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies

Walloon bakery products maker; Wagralim member.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Supplements — Capsules · Supplements — Tablets · Dry — Dry blending +1 more

UK-based contract manufacturer and blender of nutritional supplements offering capsule, tablet and powder production with primary packaging services.

Maassluis, Netherlands

Dry — Dry blending · Wet — Liquid blending · Bakery — Bread improvers +2 more

Bakery ingredients producer (mixes, custards, fillings); subsidiary of Bakels Worldwide. Private-label friendly.

Tallinn, Estonia

Dairy — Ice cream

Estonian ice cream heritage brand producing ice cream, sorbets and desserts.

Bauska, Latvia

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Cheese +1 more

Northern Europe's leading whey and milk protein producer (100% Vilvi Group since 2024). Cream, whey protein concentrate, permeate, milk powder; new cheese line under construction (capacity scaling from 9,000 to 180,000 t/yr).

Klaipėda, Lithuania

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Distant-water and Baltic catch processor (founded 1996), serving export and B2B markets.

Latvia

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Packaging — Canning

Canned fish producer specializing in smoked sprats; significant private-label exporter.

Klaipėda, Lithuania

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Pelagic fishing company (founded 1991) catching herring, sprat and cod from the Baltic, with 4 vessels landing in Skagen DK.

Guilherand-Granges, France

Snacks — Protein bars · Supplements — Powders · Supplements — Sachets +1 more

French contract manufacturer of high-protein bars, powders and meal replacements with 40+ years of expertise in private-label sports and clinical nutrition products.

Rosche, Germany

Dry — Milling · Dry — Sieving & sifting · Dry — Dry blending +3 more

Demeter milling cooperative (since 1969) producing organic flours, müesli, baking mixes and allergen-free products with 100% renewable electricity.

Marktredwitz, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dry — Dry blending +3 more

Contract powder blender, filler, labeller and packer for dairy and nutritional powders. Full service from blending through finished consumer pack.

Belgium

Dry — Tableting · Dry — Capsule filling · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +4 more

Belgian full-service ingredient CMO with patented technologies for food supplements and standardised formulated ingredients.

Antwerp, Belgium

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Spray-drying dairy facility producing whole and skim milk powders and fat-filled blends. Tin, sachet and bag formats.

Flanders, Belgium

Separation — Protein extraction · Eggs — Liquid egg products · Eggs — Functional egg ingredients

Belgian egg fine-chemistry specialist (lysozyme, omega-3 Columbus eggs); halted EU egg-breaking, partners with SKM Egg (India).

Waging am See, Germany

Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese

Cheese producer (since 1902) with some private-label activity.

Beelen, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Beverages — Plant-based drinks · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues +2 more

Tofu, soy drinks and plant-based meat (extrusion + texturizing) producer with heavy private-label exposure.

Ghent, Belgium

Separation — Protein extraction · Separation — Protein isolation · Fermentation — Biomass +2 more

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is an open-access Belgian multi-purpose pilot and demonstration facility in Ghent offering contract scale-up services for plant-protein extraction, mycoprotein and precision-fermentation processes, from lab through multi-tonne demonstration scale.

Hunstetten, Germany

Encapsulation — Pan coating · Encapsulation — Spray coating · Encapsulation — Fluid bed coating +1 more

German manufacturer of ready-to-use film coating systems, excipients and functional coatings for tablets and pellets in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical production.

Steinheim am Murr, Germany

Dry — Tableting · Dry — Capsule filling · Dry — Powder filling +2 more

NEM private label producer offering powder, capsules and tablets for the German and European markets.