Ready meals contract manufacturers in Europe
23 ready meals contract manufacturers across 9 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Poland (5), Italy (4) and the United Kingdom (4). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Sauces — Cold sauces (9), Freezing — Block freezing (7) and Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs (5). BRCGS (3) is the most frequently listed credential.
23 entries
- 2 Sisters Food Group
West Bromwich, United Kingdom
Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Bakery — Bread
Boparan family-owned poultry, ready-meals and bakery group across West Bromwich, Sandycroft, Llangefni and multiple poultry/ready-meal sites.
- Atria Sverige
Tranas, Sweden
Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues
Swedish meat operation across Tranås, Sköllersta and Malmö producing sausage, ready meals and the plant-based Gröna Konceptet developed with Mycorena.
- Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel
Bischofszell, Switzerland
Beverages — Soft drinks · Sauces — Cold sauces · Bakery — Bread +2 more
Migros M-Industrie multi-category Bischofszell plant producing beverages, ready meals, frozen pizza and snacks.
- Congelados de Navarra
Arguedas, Spain
Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Freezing — IQF
Major IQF vegetable, ready meal and blend producer (1998) with 5+ plants and Mercadona Totaler status.
- CTNC - Centro Tecnologico Nacional de la Conserva
Molina de Segura, Spain
Thermal — Retorting · Thermal — Pasteurization · Sauces — Cold sauces
National canning and food technology centre with pilot for canning, retorting, juice, sauces and ready meals.
- Dafgards
Kallby, Sweden
Bakery — Bread · Freezing — Block freezing · Sauces — Cold sauces
Family-owned major frozen ready-meals and bread producer (~SEK 4.5bn) in Källby with full private-label portfolio.
- Dale Farm Co-op
Belfast, United Kingdom
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +6 more
Northern Irish dairy co-op producing Gold Star milk powders, fat-filled milk powder, WPC and butter. Active CDMO/private-label programmes for sports nutrition, ice cream and ready-meal applications.
- Felix Austria Orkla
Mattersburg, Austria
Sauces — Cold sauces · Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables
Orkla Mattersburg ketchup, sauces, ready meals, gherkins and salad producer.
- Felix Procordia Orkla
Eslov, Sweden
Sauces — Ketchup · Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables · Sauces — Cold sauces
Eslöv Orkla pickles, ketchup and ready meals producer.
- Findus Italia (Nomad Foods)
Cisterna di Latina, Italy
Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs
Major frozen seafood, vegetable and ready meal producer within Nomad Foods.
- Greencore Group
Worksop, United Kingdom
Sauces — Cold sauces · Bakery — Bread · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie +1 more
LSE-listed UK convenience food champion (£4.1bn FY25 post-Bakkavor merger Jan 2026) operating 36 sites with ~28,000 staff producing sandwiches, salads, sushi, ready meals, chilled sauces, soups, pizza, dips and desserts.
- Iglo Portugal (Nomad Foods)
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Freezing — Block freezing +1 more
Nomad Foods Europe Portuguese subsidiary producing frozen vegetables, fish fingers, breaded fish and ready meals.
- Iglotex
Skorcz, Poland
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough
Family-owned (1989) very large frozen producer of pierogi, ready meals, pizza and frozen fruit/vegetables with strong private-label.
- Industria Alimentare Ferraro
Riccia, Italy
Pasta & rice — Dry pasta · Pasta & rice — Fresh pasta · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats
Dry, fresh and filled pasta plus ready meals producer with full private-label service for retail and catering.
- Orogel
Cesena, Italy
Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Sauces — Soups · Freezing — Block freezing
Major frozen vegetable, soup and ready meal cooperative (1967) with 1,600+ farmer members and 3 plants; private-label and co-pack.
- Pastificio Nonna Clara
Borgonovo Val Tidone, Italy
Pasta & rice — Fresh pasta · Freezing — Block freezing
Frozen fresh pasta and ready meals producer offering private-label.
- Pilgrims Food Masters
Linton, United Kingdom
Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Sauces — Cold sauces · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues
JBS-owned ready meals, hot eating, plant-based and foodservice operation across Linton, Westhoughton, Bury, Norwich, Wolverhampton and Hull (acquired Kerry consumer foods 2021).
- Pudliszki Kraft Heinz
Pudliszki, Poland
Fruit & veg — Concentrates · Sauces — Ketchup · Sauces — Cold sauces
Kraft Heinz Polish operation (1920) producing tomato concentrate, ketchup, ready meals and sauces with some private-label capacity.
- Saarioinen
Sahalahti, Finland
Meat & seafood — Charcuterie
Sahalahti charcuterie and ready meal producer; Finland's largest fresh ready-meal and pizza producer.
- SuperDrob
Karczew, Poland
Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats
Privately-held Mazowieckie poultry processor producing fresh cuts, marinated and ready meals.
- Ultracongelados Virto
Azagra, Spain
Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Freezing — IQF · Pasta & rice — Rice products
Family-owned (1960s) IQF vegetable, pulse and meal producer with 10+ plants; Mercadona Totaler and European private-label leader.
- ZM Pekpol Ostroleka
Ostroleka, Poland
Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie
Listed Mazowieckie meat house producing pork, beef, charcuterie and ready meals.
- ZPOW Kotlin
Kotlin, Poland
Sauces — Ketchup · Sauces — Cold sauces
Agros Nova Wielkopolskie ketchup and ready meal producer.
Browse by sector
- Sauces — Cold sauces (9)
- Freezing — Block freezing (7)
- Meat & seafood — Charcuterie (5)
- Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs (5)
- Bakery — Bread (4)
- Freezing — IQF (4)
- Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (3)
- Sauces — Ketchup (3)
- Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues (2)
- Fruit & veg — Canned vegetables (2)
- Meat & seafood — Fish processing (2)
- Pasta & rice — Fresh pasta (2)
- Meat & seafood — Marinated meats (2)
- Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry (1)
- Beverages — Soft drinks (1)
- Snacks — Potato chips (1)
- Thermal — Retorting (1)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (1)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (1)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (1)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (1)
- Dairy — Cheese (1)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (1)
- Dry — Dry blending (1)