Startup contract manufacturers in Europe

Wageningen, Netherlands

Fermentation — Precision · Oils & fats — Specialty fats · Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic)

Yeast-oil precision fermentation specialist producing palm-oil alternatives. Operates a Demo Factory at NIZO's Food Innovation Campus, with first industrial production targeted for H2 2026.

Belgium

Fermentation — Precision · Alt-protein — Precision-fermentation proteins (BLG, casein, lactoferrin, ovalbumin, heme)

Belgian biotech start-up developing animal-free heme analogues via precision fermentation.

Breda, Netherlands

Fermentation — Biomass · Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Milling +3 more

Biomass fermentation specialist producing Fermotein mycoprotein powder via 90 m³ fungal fermenters. EFSA novel food positive opinion 2025; demo plant ~500-600 t/year, expandable to 2,500 t.

Wageningen, Netherlands

Separation — Protein extraction · Separation — Centrifugation · Oils & fats — Specialty fats +3 more

Wageningen University spin-off (2020) with patented gentle oleosome extraction process from sunflower seeds. Brands Oleocream, SunfloPro and SunPulp; scaling to 1,000 t/year via contract manufacturers.

Leiden, Netherlands

Fermentation — Precision · Alt-protein — Precision-fermentation proteins (BLG, casein, lactoferrin, ovalbumin, heme) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates)

Spin-out of dsm-firmenich and Fonterra producing Vivitein BLG (β-lactoglobulin) and lactoferrin via microbial precision fermentation, with self-affirmed GRAS in the US and EU regulatory in progress.