Private label contract manufacturers in Europe

Peniche, Portugal

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Thermal — Retorting

Mid-sized Peniche cannery (1942) producing sardines, mackerel and tuna in olive oil, tomato and escabeche under multiple private labels for European and African markets.

Opatowek, Poland

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Pralines · Confectionery — Gummies & jellies +2 more

Listed multi-brand group (Goplana, Jutrzenka, Solidarność, Hellena, Kaliszanka, Familijne) producing chocolates, pralines, jellies, biscuits, gingerbread and juices.

Belgium

Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Sauces — Cold sauces · Sauces — Hot sauces

Artisanal Belgian sauce maker — American fillet, mayo, merguez, chasseur, Provençal, gyros.

Spain

Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dry — Dry blending +2 more

Spanish dairy ingredient producer — pasteurised cream, UHT cream, butter (1 kg and 5 kg) and bulk dairy ingredients for the food industry. B2B and private-label.

Suresnes, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Cheese

Sodiaal/Savencia JV producing Coeur de Lion and RichesMonts cheese — MDD partner.

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.

Italy

Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings · Fruit & veg — Concentrates

Jam, marmalade, conserve and jelly producer using low-temperature vacuum evaporation; Italian raw materials only.

Stein, Germany

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

Seasonal chocolates and gifts producer (since 1953).

Vendee, France

Confectionery — Hard candy · Confectionery — Fillings

Family-owned (since 1895) producer of caramels, candies and chocolates — Berlingot — with some private-label artisanal capacity.

Marckolsheim, France

Confectionery — Fillings

Family-owned (since 1954) industrial moulding contract specialist for Easter and Christmas chocolate moulding figurines.

Vilaboa, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Canned seafood producer (1985) with the Cabo de Peñas brand and private-label; MSC-certified.

Beemster, Netherlands

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream

Dutch dairy cooperative producing premium Beemster cheese alongside private-label cheese.

Bermeo, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Canned seafood producer (Isabel, Cuca brands) within Bolton Food with private-label.

Galicia, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Heritage canned seafood producer (1915) offering private-label of mussels and sardines.

Cambados, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Artisan premium canned seafood producer (1990) with private-label.

Ondarroa, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Premium anchovy and bonito del norte canner with gourmet private-label.

Chapela, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Freezing — Block freezing

Frozen and canned seafood producer with private-label.

Estepa, Spain

Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies

Canned vegetable and dessert (polvorones) producer with private-label.

Seville, Spain

Sauces — Mayonnaise · Sauces — Ketchup · Sauces — Cold sauces +1 more

Mayonnaise, ketchup, sauce and conserve producer; Mercadona private-label partner.

San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy

Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables · Fruit & veg — Purees · Beverages — Juices & NFC +3 more

Agricultural cooperative (1976) with 12 plants and ~3,500 staff; produces under Cirio, Valfrutta, Yoga, Derby Blue and for retailer brands.

Sant'Antonio Abate, Italy

Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables · Fruit & veg — Purees

Organic peeled tomatoes, passata, polpa and concentrate producer (1983) with USA and Japan organic certifications.

Esteiro, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Canned seafood and mussel producer offering private-label.

Sicily, Italy

Fruit & veg — Jams & fillings · Sauces — Cold sauces

Sicilian small-batch jam, sauce and pickle producer offering custom private-label.

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).