Very large contract manufacturers in Europe
110 very large contract manufacturers across 19 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in the United Kingdom (27), Italy (20) and Greece (11). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Dry — Dry blending (30), Dairy — Cheese (27) and Drying — Spray drying (23). BRCGS (38), IFS (37) and FSSC 22000 (27) are the most frequently listed credentials.
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- Aak Uk
Hull, United Kingdom
Oils & fats — Specialty fats
Major AAK Hull and Runcorn vegetable oil, fat and specialty fat solutions operation.
- AB Mauri
Corby, United Kingdom
Ingredients — Cultures · Bakery — Cake mixes
Major ABF Corby and Leeds yeast and bakery ingredient operation.
- AB Sugar British Sugar
Peterborough, United Kingdom
Ingredients — Sugar & syrups
ABF major UK sugar beet producer (Bury St Edmunds, Cantley, Wissington, Newark) HQ in Peterborough.
- Aboca
Sansepolcro, Italy
Supplements — Tablets · Supplements — Capsules · Supplements — Liquid supplements +2 more
Major botanical extract and supplement producer (1978) with 1,700ha cultivated, 60+ medicinal plant species and 40,000m² cGMP Factory 4.0.
- ABP Food Group
Ardee, Ireland
Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Pet food — Wet (cans, trays, pouches)
Goodman family major Irish/UK beef and lamb processor (founded 1954) across Ardee, Cahir, Nenagh, Bandon, Waterford, Rathkeale and Clones with pet food (C&D Foods) and renewable arms.
- Acqua Sant'Anna
Vinadio, Italy
Beverages — Bottled water · Wet — Liquid filling (PET)
Major Piedmontese mineral water bottler.
- AIA / Veronesi
San Martino Buon Albergo, Italy
Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie
Major poultry and deli producer with private-label.
- Algida (Unilever)
Caivano, Italy
Dairy — Ice cream
Major ice cream producer within Unilever; captive.
- Allied Mills ABF
Tilbury, United Kingdom
Dry — Milling
ABF Tilbury and Manchester UK's largest miller operation supplying flour to bakeries.
- Arla Foods amba
Aarhus, Denmark
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +6 more
Europe's largest dairy cooperative (merging with DMK 2025). Milk powders, whey ingredients, cheese powders, butter and private-label dairy across 30+ countries.
- Arla Foods Ingredients UK / Volac Whey Nutrition
Felinfach, United Kingdom
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS · Dairy — MFGM +7 more
Arla Foods Ingredients' UK whey nutrition facility (acquired from Volac Nov 2024). WPC80, WPI, agglomerated isolates (Pro2O), Lacprodan range and Volactose lactose/permeate. Informed-Sport certified.
- Auga Group AB
Vilnius, Lithuania
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Bakery — Granola · Eggs — Liquid egg products +4 more
Europe's largest vertically-integrated organic food company (1,200+ employees; 39,000 ha certified organic). Organic milk, kefir, curd, sour cream, oat flakes, eggs, organic chicken, whole-grain wheat/rye/spelt flour, cold-pressed rapeseed oil, organic mushrooms and soups. Listed in Vilnius and Warsaw.
- Avramar Aquaculture SA (Andromeda + Selonda + Nireus + Perseus)
Athens, Greece
Meat & seafood — Fish processing
Largest Mediterranean aquaculture group (merger of Andromeda + Selonda + Nireus + Perseus). Sea bream, sea bass, processed fish. Major private-label supplier.
- Barba Stathis SA (IDEAL Holdings)
Thessaloniki (Sindos), Greece
Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Fruit & veg — Fresh-cut +1 more
Largest Greek frozen vegetables producer; also fresh salads, frozen rice/pasta, ready meals, frozen pies and tomato products. Brands Barba Stathis, Chryssi Zymi, Froza. Private-label and export.
- Barry Callebaut Schweiz
Ebikon, Switzerland
Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products
World's number 1 industrial B2B chocolate, couverture and cocoa products group with HQ in Zurich and major plant in Ebikon.
- Bauli
Castel d'Azzano, Italy
Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Bakery — Bread
Major panettone, pandoro and croissant producer (acquired Motta, Alemagna, Bistefani) offering private-label.
- Bell Food Group
Basel, Switzerland
Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry +1 more
Coop subsidiary (66.3% owned, founded 1869, ~13,000 staff) producing meat, poultry, charcuterie and seafood under Bell, Hubers, ZIMBO, Abraham, Hilcona, Hügli and Eisberg.
- Berglandmilch
Wels, Austria
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more
Austria's largest dairy cooperative (founded 1995, ~1,600 staff) operating 9 plants under Schärdinger, Tirol Milch, Lattella, Stainzer, Landfrisch and Alpi brands.
- Berglandmilch eGen / ALPI Milchverarbeitung GmbH
Wels, Austria
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +3 more
Austria's largest dairy cooperative (Berglandmilch) with dedicated powder facility ALPI in Feldbach. Produces SMP, sweet whey powder, lactose and partly delactosed whey powder. Bulk, big bag and 25 kg formats.
- BioTechUSA
Szada, Hungary
Sports nutrition — Protein powders · Snacks — Energy bars · Supplements — Capsules +1 more
Family-owned (Lévai) 1999 Szada and Dunakeszi very large sports-nutrition group (~2,000 staff worldwide, 2,000+ products including Iso Whey Zero and Scitec Nutrition) with €30m+ Szada protein-bar plant 2024.
- Birds Eye Nomad Foods
Bedford, United Kingdom
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing
Major Nomad Foods Bedford / Lowestoft / Yarmouth historical frozen food producer.
- Bolton Food (Rio Mare)
Cermenate, Italy
Meat & seafood — Fish processing
Largest tuna processing facility in Europe; Rio Mare, Palmera and Saupiquet brands.
- Bunge Loders Croklaan B.V.
Wormerveer, Netherlands
Oils & fats — Infant fat blends · Oils & fats — Specialty fats · Dry — Dry blending +1 more
Produces fat-filled creamer fat powders and infant nutrition lipid systems. Encapsulated and spray-crystallised fats used in IF, dairy creamers and food manufacturing.
- Cadbury Mondelez UK
Bournville, United Kingdom
Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) · Confectionery — Pralines · Confectionery — Hollow figures
Major chocolate producer (founded 1824) across Bournville Birmingham and Marlbrook Hereford operated by Mondelez International.
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- Dry — Dry blending (30)
- Dairy — Cheese (27)
- Drying — Spray drying (23)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (22)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (22)
- Dry — Powder filling (17)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (16)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (14)
- Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (11)
- Dry — Agglomeration (10)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (9)
- Beverages — Soft drinks (9)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (8)
- Dry — Milling (7)
- Thermal — UHT (7)
- Dairy — Caseinates (7)
- Wet — Liquid filling (PET) (6)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (6)
- Dairy — Infant formula (6)
- Meat & seafood — Fish processing (6)
- Wet — Liquid filling (can) (6)
- Pet food — Dry kibble (extruded, pressed, baked) (6)
- Supplements — Liquid supplements (5)
- Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (5)