Product development contract manufacturers in Europe
47 product development contract manufacturers across 8 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in France (14), Germany (14) and Belgium (8). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Fermentation — Biomass (15), Dry — Dry blending (9) and Fermentation — Precision (9). IFS (6), BRCGS (5) and GMP (5) are the most frequently listed credentials.
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- Innocent Meat GmbH
Rostock, Germany
Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds
Cultivated meat scale-up specialist (since 2020).
- INRAE Saclay Ferments of the Future
Palaiseau, France
Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria
Public R&D pilot platforms (since 2022) for fermentation, microbial and fermented food research.
- JIV tailormade food solutions
Belgium
Wet — Sauce manufacturing · Dry — Dry blending · Sauces — Marinades +2 more
Belgian B2B specialist in tailor-made marinades, meal components, vegetarian products and sauces.
- KauPharma Oy
Alavus, Finland
Supplements — Tablets · Dry — Tableting · Packaging — Primary packaging
Contract manufacturer of tablets and chewable tablets for food supplements. Full product development service. 100% solar-powered tablet production line since 2023. GMP-style production routines from pharmaceutical manufacturing heritage.
- Labs Nutrition AB
Stockholm, Sweden
Sports nutrition — Protein powders · Sports nutrition — Pre-workout · Sports nutrition — Recovery drinks +3 more
Swedish manufacturer of sports supplements offering product development, formulation, recipe creation, flavour development, manufacturing, labelling and packaging. Private-label OEM and ODM with 3 to 8 week lead times.
- Maison Oberweis
Cessange, Luxembourg
Thermal — Baking · Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough +3 more
High-end Luxembourg patisserie and chocolatier (since 1964) — sole Luxembourg operator transforming cocoa beans bean-to-bar in-house. Member of Relais Desserts International; takes custom event/B2B orders.
- MicroHarvest GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Mycoprotein
Single-cell protein contract scale specialist (since 2021) for feed and food.
- Mushlabs GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Solid-state · Alt-protein — Mycoprotein
Mycelium fermentation alt-protein specialist (since 2018).
- Natumin Pharma AB
Habo, Sweden
Supplements — Tablets · Supplements — Capsules · Supplements — Powders +5 more
Contract manufacturing and product development of food supplements, nutrition drinks, herbal medicines and dermatological products. Approximately 5000 m2 facility producing tablets, capsules, powders and liquids on behalf of external brand partners.
- NFG New Food Group GmbH
Munich, Germany
Bakery — Rusks · Snacks — Energy bars · Sports nutrition — Protein powders +1 more
Bars and snacks development and contract production specialist for sports nutrition brands.
- NIZO food research BV
Ede, Netherlands
Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Precision +4 more
Europe's largest open-access food-grade pilot plant. Offers explicit toll manufacturing services in spray drying, fermentation and downstream processing; produces lactic acid for dsm-firmenich. Hosts the Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF) and the NoPalm demo factory.
- Puratos NV
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).
- Rocket Science Nutrition Ltd
United Kingdom
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Sports nutrition — Protein powders +4 more
UK sports and nutritional powder blend developer and dry blender. Protein blends, recovery and wellness powders with dairy protein bases. cGMP; ISO 9001; tub and pouch formats.
- Royal Zeelandia (HJ Doeleman BV)
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.
- Sonneveld Group BV
Papendrecht, Netherlands
Dry — Dry blending · Wet — Liquid blending · Wet — Emulsification +5 more
Bakery ingredient specialist (since 1956) producing bread improvers, mixes, fillings, release agents and liquid bread improvers across three Dutch sites. Subsidiary of Orkla Food Ingredients.
- Standing Ovation
Paris, France
Fermentation — Precision · Alt-protein — Mycoprotein · Dairy — Plant-based cheese
Pre-commercial precision-fermentation specialist (since 2020) producing recombinant casein for alt-dairy.
- The Cultivated B GmbH
Heidelberg, Germany
Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds +1 more
Cultivated meat tools, bioreactors and plant-based B2B specialist (since 2022, InFamily Foods).
- ttz Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven, Germany
Thermal — Baking · Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Fermentation — Biomass +1 more
Bakery, extrusion, fermentation and sensory pilot facilities (since 1987, ~100 FTE) with active contract R&D.
- Vandemoortele NV
Ghent, Belgium
Thermal — Baking · Freezing — IQF · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough +3 more
Belgian family-owned group with 31 European production sites; frozen croissants and viennoiserie, margarines, culinary oils and BAKE'UP technology. Co-develops products with brands like Lotus.
- Vital Meat
Nantes, France
Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds
Pilot-scale cultivated chicken specialist (since 2019, Grimaud Frères poultry-genetics group).
- Vivera BV
Holten, Netherlands
Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — IQF +5 more
One of Europe's largest dedicated plant-based protein producers (since 1990) supplying 27,000+ supermarkets across 25 countries. Subsidiary of JBS (Brazil); acquired The Vegetarian Butcher from Unilever in 2025.
- VOVAN Global GmbH
Coburg, Germany
Confectionery — Hard candy · Confectionery — Gummies & jellies · Snacks — Potato chips +1 more
Brand-development bridge to a network of certified IFS/BRC Lohnhersteller. Confectionery, snacks and food private-label development.
- Well Plus Trade GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
Dry — Capsule filling · Dry — Tableting · Dry — Powder filling +2 more
Develops and brokers private-label sports nutrition through a network of NEM Lohnhersteller; sport and health concept-to-finished product.
Browse by sector
- Fermentation — Biomass (15)
- Dry — Dry blending (9)
- Fermentation — Precision (9)
- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (8)
- Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues (7)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (6)
- Alt-protein — Mycoprotein (6)
- Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds (6)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (5)
- Dry — Powder filling (5)
- Bakery — Cake mixes (5)
- Drying — Spray drying (4)
- Supplements — Tablets (4)
- Dry — Tableting (4)
- Packaging — Primary packaging (4)
- Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) (4)
- Confectionery — Fillings (4)
- Bakery — Bread improvers (4)
- Oils & fats — Specialty fats (4)
- Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) (4)
- Wet — Liquid blending (4)
- Thermal — Industrial cooking (3)
- Supplements — Powders (3)
- Dry — Grinding (3)