List of Food Companies in Estonia

Last updated 26 October 2026

There are 1,656 food companies in Estonia, one in every 227 Estonian companies. Most of them are small: three in four have one to four people, and only 52 firms employ 50 people or more. Two in five of all food firms are based in Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Narva and Kuressaare. Below you find the largest food firms in Estonia, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Estonian company database or through the Company Data API.

1,656 companies indexed · Data counted on 26 October 2026

Companies1,6561 in227 Estonian companiesCities583Largest cityTallinn 457Sole traders6%Employees1-4 (77%)Revenue< $100K (40%)Email14%Phone12%Website24%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	AS Maag Eesti	Estonia	Roodevälja	Rakvere Lihakombinaat	Lääne-viru Maakond	44207	N/A	1997	$221,639,183	1,070	Corporation	18	10156832
2	Valio Eesti Aktsiaselts	Estonia	Tallinn	Sopruse Pst 145	Harju Maakond	13425	*****.ee	1997	$218,566,335	457	Corporation	45	10261303
3	Panamir OU	Estonia	Tallinn	Rotermanni Tn 18/1-402	Harju Maakond	10111	N/A	2008	$203,176,592	65	Corporation	N/A	11458825
4	AS Scanola Baltic	Estonia	Painküla	Painkula Tehas	Jõgeva Maakond	48422	*****.eu	2012	$125,368,966	55	Corporation	336	12354430
5	AS Eesti Pagar	Estonia	Paide	Toostuse Tn 34	Järva Maakond	72720	*****.ee	1996	$123,837,758	379	Corporation	8	10080750
6	Orkla Eesti AS	Estonia	Lehmja	Porguvalja Tee 6	Harju Maakond	75301	*****.eu	2006	$113,645,546	441	Corporation	427	11267031
7	Tere Aktsiaselts	Estonia	Tallinn	A. H. Tammsaare Tee 47	Harju Maakond	11316	*****.eu	2007	$100,077,397	287	Corporation	18	11411278
8	Nordic Milk OU	Estonia	Tallinn	A. H. Tammsaare Tee 47	Harju Maakond	11316	*****.eu	2018	$97,770,691	183	Corporation	18	14467291
9	Atria Eesti Aktsiaselts	Estonia	Valga	Metsa Tn 19	Valga Maakond	68206	*****.ee	1996	$81,236,327	270	Corporation	47	10050720
10	Aktsiaselts Farmi Piimatoostus	Estonia	Jõhvi	Linda Tn 15	Ida-viru Maakond	41536	*****.ee	2003	$78,532,568	189	Corporation	18	10928619
11	Tartu Mill AS	Estonia	Tartu	Vaike Kaar 33	Tartu Maakond	50406	*****.ee	2000	$76,827,004	70	Corporation	8	10666674
12	Aktsiaselts Salutaguse Parmitehas	Estonia	Salutaguse	Salutaguse	Rapla Maakond	79745	N/A	1998	$75,735,952	192	Corporation	133	10423925
13	Aktsiaselts Santa Maria	Estonia	Saue	Tule Tn 24a	Harju Maakond	76505	*****.ee	2006	$59,610,476	88	Corporation	N/A	11305748
14	Ou Cristella VT	Estonia	Võru	Pikk Tn 17	Võru Maakond	65620	*****.ee	2009	$59,435,447	328	Corporation	8	11707056
15	Osauhing Noo Lihatoostus	Estonia	Nõo	Voika Tn 18	Tartu Maakond	61601	*****.ee	1995	$55,974,291	158	Corporation	N/A	10005487
16	Lunden Food OU	Estonia	Loo	Vahe Tee 16	Harju Maakond	74201	*****.ee	2006	$49,591,496	373	Corporation	10	11306570
17	Osauhing Estover Piimatoostus	Estonia	Kaarlijärve	Kaarlijarve Meierei	Tartu Maakond	61104	*****.ee	1999	$48,773,788	183	Corporation	7	10585935
18	Osauhing Pro Grupp Invest	Estonia	Kantküla	Pammi	Jõgeva Maakond	48526	N/A	2006	$45,938,561	30	Corporation	5	11263234
19	Saue Production Osauhing	Estonia	Laagri	Saue Tee 15	Harju Maakond	76401	*****.com	2006	$42,461,061	109	Corporation	4	11328235
20	AS Saaremaa Piimatoostus	Estonia	Kuressaare	Pikk Tn 64	Saare Maakond	93815	*****.ee	1996	$40,174,217	124	Corporation	3	10053871
21	Premia Tallinna Kulmhoone OU	Estonia	Tallinn	Betooni Tn 4	Harju Maakond	13816	*****.ee	1996	$39,845,467	203	Corporation	3	10030700
22	Osauhing Avektra	Estonia	Tallinn	Punane Tn 72a	Harju Maakond	13619	*****.ee	2000	$38,601,281	70	Corporation	2	10656492
23	Lantmannen Unibake Estonia AS	Estonia	Saue	Kungla Tn 4	Harju Maakond	76505	*****.com	2011	$38,434,366	152	Corporation	N/A	12140752
24	Kulinaaria OU	Estonia	Tallinn	Taevakivi Tn 7	Harju Maakond	13619	*****.ee	2012	$35,871,534	272	Corporation	39	12304610
25	Aktsiaselts Balbiino	Estonia	Tallinn	Viljandi Mnt 26	Harju Maakond	11217	*****.ee	1996	$34,225,572	114	Corporation	39	10009159

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Firm sizes in Estonia

Of the 1,644 Estonian food firms with a known headcount, 1,258 (77%) have one to four people, 142 have five to nine, 192 have ten to 49 and 52 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (595, 40%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Estonian companies

Micro under 101,400 85%
Small 10 to 49192 12%
Medium 50 to 24951 3%
Large 250+1 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Estonian companies (97% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 54 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in Estonia?

Tallinn has the most food companies in Estonia (457), ahead of Tartu (85), Pärnu (38), Narva (23) and Kuressaare (16). Together the five hold two in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

583 Estonian cities have at least one food firm; 14 have ten or more; 397 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

How many food companies are there in Estonia?

Food companies and food firms in Estonia

1,656

26 October 2026

There are 1,656 food companies and food firms in Estonia in our data (26 October 2026). That is one in every 227 Estonian companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every week this year (92 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 1,601 97%
Head offices: 55
Branch offices: 0

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 10. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 10.

1,504 of the 1,656 are OÜ and AS (91%); 104 are sole traders. They come from e-Business Register (äriregister) and our Estonian register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest food firms in Estonia

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Tallinn. Click a name for the record.

AS Maag Eesti is the largest food firm in Estonia by headcount. 52 firms employ 50 people or more; 28 employ 100 or more.

1Roodevälja1,070 staff
2Tallinn613 staff
3Tallinn457 staff
4Lehmja441 staff
5Paide379 staff
6Loo373 staff
7Tallinn272 staff
8Valga270 staff
9Kirimäe227 staff
10Salutaguse192 staff

By employee size · 1,644 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	1,258	77%
5-9	142	9%
10-19	66	4%
20-49	126	8%
50-99	24	1%
100-199	17	1%
200-499	10	0.6%
500-999	0	0%
1,000+	1	<0.1%

77% have 1 to 4 people; 126 have 20 to 49; 52 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	595	40%
$100K-$500K	470	32%
$500K-$1M	150	10%
$1M-$5M	176	12%
$5M-$10M	35	2%
$10M-$50M	39	3%
$50M-$100M	8	0.5%
$100M-$500M	7	0.5%

40% under $100,000; 176 between $1M and $5M; 89 above $5M.

Food firms in Tallinn

Tallinn has 457 food companies and food firms, 0.3% of all 168,501 Tallinn companies and 38% below the national share. Three in four Tallinn firms have fewer than five people; 11 have 50 or more. 34 new firms were entered in 2026, 0 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 335 · 75%
5-9: 44 · 10%
10-19: 21 · 5%
20-49: 38 · 8%
50+: 11 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 21 · 5%
Partnerships: 9 · 2%
OÜ and AS: 422 · 92%
Other or none: 5 · 1%

Of the Estonian total: 27.6%
Of all Tallinn companies: 0.3%
Against the national share: 0.6×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 34
Entered 2025: 40
Of Estonia's 2026 entries: 37.0%

Old

Before 1990: 0 · 0%
1990 or later: 457 · 100%
Of Estonia's pre-1990 firms: 0%

Reachable

Email: 63 · 14%
Phone: 58 · 13%
Website: 114 · 25%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 114 · 28%
$100K-$500K: 165 · 41%
$500K-$1M: 47 · 12%
$1M and more: 77 · 19%

Largest

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Sole traders or OÜ: how they are organised

One in sixteen Estonian food firms work as sole traders, against 7% of all Estonian companies. Nine in ten are OÜ and AS.

Sole traders (FIE)1046%
Partnerships211%
OÜ and AS1,50491%
No form on record or other272%

Single-site: 97%
Head offices: 55
Branches: 0

All Estonian companies: 7% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 78% OÜ and AS.

Newcomers in Estonia in 2026

92 food firms were entered in the Estonian register so far in 2026, about 2 a week, after 128 in 2025. Estonia as a whole saw 18,095 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.5% of the inflow.

892022
1142023
1102024
1282025
922026 so far

73 of this year's 92 are OÜ and AS.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Tartu35 staff
2Tallinn35 staff
3Vaida20 staff
4Tallinn20 staff
5Keila20 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 12 retail companies for every food firm in Estonia.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Retail Companies	19,257	17%	80%
Agriculture Companies	11,813	6%	92%
Food Service Companies	5,750	19%	81%
Food Distribution Companies	1,871	19%	85%
Food Companies	1,656	24%	76%
Beverages Companies	224	36%	60%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	407,721	14.1
Italy	83,444	11.9
South Africa	74,234	9.6
The USA	70,570	1.1
The Czech Republic	38,368	10.9
Estonia	1,656	4.4

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The oldest firms in Estonia

Our data holds 0 Estonian food firms from before 1900, 0 from before 1950 and 0 from before 1990.

1995
1. Nõo
1995
1. Kalevi
1996
1. Tallinn
1996
1. Ääsmäe
1996
1. Narva
1996
1. Pärnu

Fewer than five firms date from before 1950, so the timeline starts with the oldest firms before 1990.

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Estonian food firms date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Food firms are easier to reach than the average Estonian company: 12% list a phone number and 24% a website.

Email232 14%
Phone201 12%
Website403 24%

Grey line: all Estonian companies (email 6%, phone 12%, website 14%).

The full list with these fields is in our Estonian company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many food companies are there in Estonia?

There are 1,656 food companies and food firms in Estonia in our data, counted on 26 October 2026. That is one in every 227 Estonian companies.

Which is the largest food firm in Estonia?

AS Maag Eesti in Roodevälja, with 1,070 staff.

Which Estonian city has the most food companies?

Tallinn, with 457, ahead of Tartu (85), Pärnu (38), Narva (23) and Kuressaare (16).

How many food firms are there in Tallinn?

457, which is 0.3% of all 168,501 Tallinn companies and 38% below the national share.

How big is a typical food firm?

Small. 77% of the 1,644 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 52 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Estonian food companies sole traders or companies?

One in sixteen (104) are sole traders, 1% are partnerships and 91% (1,504) are OÜ and AS.

How many food firms started in 2026?

92 were entered in the Estonian register so far in 2026, after 128 in 2025. 73 of them are OÜ and AS.

What is the oldest food firm in Estonia?

Osauhing Noo Lihatoostus in Nõo, 1995, followed by Saarioinen Eesti Osauhing in Kalevi (1995) and Aktsiaselts Balbiino in Tallinn (1996). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers food companies?

Estonian food companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 10. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 10.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 1,656 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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