BUY EUROPEAN · DATA OF 12 OCT 2026Which EU-based manufacturers make private label food and beverages?
125 manufacturers based in Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia say on their own websites that they make food and beverages for other brands. Below are the first 5 of that list by NordSourced’s evidence score, each with what it offers a brand in its own words. All 125, ranked.
The formula picks them, not us, and payment never changes a rank. A manufacturer marked Client works with NordSourced’s founder and stays where the formula puts it. Being based in the EU does not make a product of EU origin: see the origin question.
The first 5, and what each offers a brand
Latvia · Contract manufacturer · evidence score 55 of 100
WHAT IT OFFERS A BRAND, IN ITS OWN WORDSWhite label or full private label with custom formulations
“We offer both white-label solutions (our existing recipes in your packaging) and full private-label development with custom formulations and branded packaging.”
Source: https://allreasons.eu/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Develops custom recipes from scratch with the brand
“Our R&D team works with you to develop unique recipes from scratch. We can adjust ingredients, sweetness levels, colours, functional additives, protein content and more.”
Source: https://allreasons.eu/private-label · checked 9 Oct 2026
Electrolytes: 500 packs per design, 3-5 weeks after approval
“Orders start at 500 packs per design and are ready 3 to 5 weeks after you approve the artwork.”
Source: https://allreasons.eu/products/electrolytes-private-label · checked 9 Oct 2026
ISO 22000:2018 certified; supplies full documentation
“Our Food Safety Management System is ISO 22000:2018 certified. Full documentation: product specs, ingredient lists, allergen info, batch traceability and Certificates of Analysis.”
Source: https://allreasons.eu/private-label · checked 9 Oct 2026
Handles packaging design, print and production
“From bulk bags and food-grade drums to retail pouches, tins and custom-branded packaging. We handle design, print and production.”
Source: https://allreasons.eu/about · checked 9 Oct 2026
Palletised shipping across Europe and worldwide; manages export documentation
“Palletised shipping across Europe and worldwide. We manage documentation, export compliance, and coordination with your freight partners.”
Source: https://allreasons.eu/about · checked 9 Oct 2026
Minimum order: 100 units · Lead time: 3–5 weeks
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Jonava, Lithuania · Contract manufacturer · evidence score 51 of 100
WHAT IT OFFERS A BRAND, IN ITS OWN WORDSAll products can be made as private or white label
“Yes, all our products can be produced as private/white label products.”
Source: https://newonfood.com/faq-2/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Offers R&D services to create new recipes
“Yes, we offer R&D services for creating new recipes.”
Source: https://newonfood.com/faq-2/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Minimum order 12,000 single-layered or 15,000 caramel-layered bars
“Our MOQ is 12,000 single-layered bars or 15,000 caramel-layered bars.”
Source: https://newonfood.com/faq-2/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Can make bars with rice, pea or hemp protein
“We can make Protein bars with protein from rice, pea, hemps.”
Source: https://newonfood.com/faq-2/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Lists IFS Food, FDA registration and Kosher certification
“IFS food GLOBAL QUALITY Certification, FDA registred, Kosher Certification.”
Source: https://newonfood.com/about-us/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Offers packaging options tailored to the brand’s specifications
“We provide a variety of packaging options tailored to your specifications, ensuring your product stands out on the shelves.”
Source: https://newonfood.com/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Minimum order: 12,000 bars (single-layered)
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Gråbo, Sweden · Contract manufacturer · evidence score 50 of 100
WHAT IT OFFERS A BRAND, IN ITS OWN WORDSMakes protein, energy, oat, date and functional snack bars
“We produce protein bars, energy bars, oat bars, date bars, and functional snack bars for brands that already know what they want and need a factory that can run it.”
Source: https://barsproduction.se/contract-manufacturing/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
R&D team develops the recipe from the brand's spec
“Our R&D team develops your recipe from your spec: nutritional targets, taste profile, ingredient requirements. This is ground-up formulation work, not adapting something that already exists.”
Source: https://barsproduction.se/private-label-protein-bars/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Typically 12 weeks from artwork; about 10,000 bars per order
“From approved artwork to delivered goods is typically 12 weeks. Minimum order quantity is the same as for any other route: ≈10,000 bars per order, against a yearly minimum of ≈100,000.”
Source: https://barsproduction.se/private-label-protein-bars/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Capacity of roughly 50 million bars a year; FSSC 22000
“We are a factory with a capacity of roughly 50 million bars a year, FSSC 22000 certification, and 25 years of experience turning product specs into finished goods on pallets.”
Source: https://barsproduction.se/contract-manufacturing/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Flow-wrapped bars, display boxes, custom cartons; brand owns design
“Flow-wrapped individual bars as standard, plus retail-ready display boxes and custom carton formats. You own the packaging design.”
Source: https://barsproduction.se/private-label-protein-bars/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Ships to EU, EEA and UK; handles export documentation
“We ship from Gråbo to warehouses, distribution centres, and retail partners across the EU, EEA, and UK. We handle export documentation ourselves and together with our freight partners.”
Source: https://barsproduction.se/contract-manufacturing/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Minimum order: 10,000 bars (yearly minimum ≈100,000) · Lead time: 12 weeks
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Finland · Own brand, open to OEM · evidence score 50 of 100
WHAT IT OFFERS A BRAND, IN ITS OWN WORDSContract manufacturer with production facilities for industrial scale
“As a contract manufacturer, we provide production facilities for industrial-scale operations.”
Source: https://hailia.fi/for-partners · checked 9 Oct 2026
Makes seafood chunks, bites, strips and patties
“Our technology allows us to create various seafood products, such as chunks, bites, strips, and patties.”
Source: https://hailia.fi/faq · checked 9 Oct 2026
Produces Pulled Rainbow Trout sold under S Group's private label
“Pulled Rainbow Trout, produced using Hailia’s innovative technology at our Karkkila facility, is made from fish sidestreams provided by Kalavapriikki, who also expertly handles distribution. The final product is marketed under S Group’s private label, Kotimaista.”
Source: https://hailia.fi/for-partners · checked 9 Oct 2026
Products can be packed frozen, ambient or canned
“These products maintain their texture well during further processing, enabling versatile applicability. They can be packed frozen, ambient, or canned.”
Source: https://hailia.fi/faq · checked 9 Oct 2026
Has a carbon footprint calculation to respond to client requirements
“Hailia, a producer of novel seafood products, can now respond to the tightening requirements of its clients and partners with the recently completed carbon footprint calculation.”
Source: https://hailia.fi/the-small-carbon-footprint-highlights-the-climate-friendliness-of-wild-fish-products · checked 9 Oct 2026
Also licenses its technology for use in a partner’s facilities
“We license our cutting-edge technology for use in your facilities. The process can be tailored and optimized to suit partner’s need.”
Source: https://hailia.fi/for-partners · checked 9 Oct 2026
Full profile, with every source
Finland · Own brand, open to OEM · evidence score 50 of 100
WHAT IT OFFERS A BRAND, IN ITS OWN WORDSContract manufacturer for supermarket store brands and other food brands
“In addition to its own products, Herkkumaa acts as a contract manufacturer for many supermarket chains’ store brands and for the products of numerous other food brands.”
Source: https://herkkumaa.fi/en/herkkumaa-en/quality/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Many production lines to meet growing capacity needs
“Thanks to our many production lines, we have the capacity to meet growing production needs and their increase.”
Source: https://herkkumaa.fi/en/herkkumaa-en/quality/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Operates to the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety
“Herkkumaa operates according to the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety and fulfils all its requirements, which relate to the safe manufacture of food, chain of production, eco-friendliness and hygiene.”
Source: https://herkkumaa.fi/en/herkkumaa-en/quality/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Works with customers to improve private label products
“We intend to continue working with our customers to improve both our products and our private label products to ensure that they meet the latest requirements.”
Source: https://herkkumaa.fi/herkkumaalle-brc-elintarviketurvallisuussertifikaatti/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Exports products to several European countries
“Herkkumaa’s delicious products are exported to several European countries.”
Source: https://herkkumaa.fi/en/herkkumaa-en/quality/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
Committed to science-based emission reductions through SBTi
“Herkkumaa has committed to science-based emission reductions across its own operations and value chain through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).”
Source: https://herkkumaa.fi/en/sustainability-at-herkkumaa/ · checked 9 Oct 2026
BRCGS: certificate checked, valid to 15 Jul 2027
Full profile, with every source
What to check before you order
A quote on a website is the manufacturer’s claim. Before you order, ask for the certificate document your buyer requires, the minimum order and lead time for your product in writing, and what the manufacturer will do to your product, which decides whether it may carry an EU origin claim. Which certificates each product group names · How to check a manufacturer
Questions
Which is the best private label food and beverages manufacturer in Northern Europe?
NordSourced does not name a best one. 125 manufacturers in Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia say on their own websites that they make food and beverages for other brands, and one published evidence score orders them; Allreasons is first on 12 Oct 2026. A manufacturer lower in the list may suit your product, quantity or market better, so compare the full list.
Are these manufacturers' products of EU origin?
NordSourced shows where each manufacturer is based, not where your product originates. Under EU customs rules a product takes the origin of the country of its last substantial processing, and simple packaging or simple assembly of parts does not count. Ask the manufacturer what it will do to your product, where its materials come from, and get the answer in writing.
How these were chosen
They are the first 5 of the food & beverages list across the five countries, in the list’s own order: one published evidence score, then the tie-break the lists use. How the score works. The quotes were read on each manufacturer’s own website and kept only when the sentence was found on the linked page. When the list changes, this page changes with it.
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