Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of food companies in Europe holds companies in 47 of its countries.
List of Food Companies in Europe
Food companies process farm produce into packaged foods, from bread and dairy to sauces, snacks and ready meals. We list 658,816 food companies in Europe, most of them in France (14%) and Italy (14%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
658,816 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies658,816
Countries47
Largest countryFrance
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email21%
Phone38%
Website29%
CEO name81%
Live sample of food companies in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 658,816 food companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
Greene King Brewing And Retailing LIMITEDGreene King Brewing And Retailing LIMITED
| 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 | Greene King Brewing And Retailing LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Bury Saint Edmunds | Westgate Brewery | Suffolk | IP33 1QT | *****.uk | 1799 | $3,272,601,425 | 37,933 | Corporation | 645 | 03298903 |
| 2 | Greene King Retail Services LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Bury Saint Edmunds | Abbot House | Suffolk | IP33 1QT | *****.uk | 1997 | $1,094,742,271 | 36,022 | Corporation | 645 | 03324496 |
| 3 | Red Bull GMBH | Austria | Fuschl am See | Am Brunnen 1 | Salzburg | 5330 | *****.com | 1987 | $11,872,901,279 | 19,224 | Corporation | 460 | FN56247t |
| 4 | Costa LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Loudwater | Q R S House | Buckinghamshire | HP10 9QR | *****.uk | 1971 | $1,561,524,349 | 17,957 | Corporation | 2294 | 01270695 |
| 5 | Agrokompleks, AO | Russia | Stanitsa Vyselki | 1 Ul. Stepnaya | Krasnodar | 353100 | N/A | 1993 | $1,089,074,223 | 17,617 | Corporation | 30 | 03553136 |
| 6 | Bakkavor Foods LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | London | 5th Floor Fitzroy Place | London | W1T 3JJ | *****.uk | 1972 | $2,468,900,700 | 14,473 | Corporation | 75 | 01060806 |
| 7 | Kts, AO | Russia | Yelets | D. 5 Kab. 302, Ul. Radiotekhnicheskaya | Lipetskaya Oblast' | 399784 | N/A | 2002 | $1,456,179,092 | 12,193 | Corporation | 44 | 79323491 |
| 8 | Conveni Liessel B.V. | Netherlands | Deurne | Willige Laagt 2 | Noord-brabant | 5757 PZ | *****.nl | 2013 | $2,809,845,340 | 11,645 | Corporation | 3 | 17034259 |
| 9 | Jsc CORPORATION Grinn | Russia | Bryansk | 2 Ul. Bryanskogo Fronta | Bryanskaya Oblast' | 241037 | N/A | 1998 | $309,756,575 | 10,585 | Corporation | 42 | 05179943 |
| 10 | Prioskole, AO | Russia | Belgorodskaya Obl. | Ter. Stantsiya Kholki | Belgorod | 309615 | N/A | 2003 | $787,401,123 | 10,358 | Corporation | 30 | 71462939 |
| 11 | Arla Foods A.m.b.a | Denmark | Viby | Sonderhoj 14 | Midtjylland | 8260 | *****.com | 2000 | $17,467,984,554 | 9,401 | Cooperative | 407 | 25313763 |
| 12 | Pivovarennaya Kompaniya Baltika, OOO | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | D. 3 Litera A, Per. 6-I Verkhni | Sankt-peterburg | 194292 | N/A | 1992 | $1,856,658,775 | 9,163 | Corporation | 27 | 01824944 |
| 13 | Agricola Tre Valli Societa' Cooperativa | Italy | Verona | Via Valpantena 18/g | Verona | 37142 | *****.it | 1983 | $3,251,807,060 | 8,862 | Corporation | 30 | IT02447620234 |
| 14 | LLC «stavropolskiy Broiler» | Russia | Zarevo | 13 Ul. Broilernaya | Adygeya Respublika | 356240 | N/A | 2002 | $753,377,257 | 8,813 | Corporation | 61 | 81038313 |
| 15 | 2 Sisters Food Group LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Silkwood Park | House Trinity Business Park | Wakefield, West Yorkshire | WF2 8EE | *****.com | 1993 | $2,424,465,610 | 8,766 | Corporation | 86 | 02826929 |
| 16 | Bryanskaya Myasnaya Kompaniya, OOO | Russia | Progress | 2 Ul. Belgorodskaya | Novgorodskaya Oblast' | 242221 | N/A | 2008 | $936,249,518 | 8,747 | Corporation | 40 | 86034066 |
| 17 | Nestle Suisse S.A. | Switzerland | Vevey | Rue D'Entre Deux Villes 10 | Vaud | 1800 | *****.ch | 1867 | $950,132,872 | 8,000 | Corporation | 2327 | CHE-101.237.723 |
| 18 | Miratorg-Kursk, OOO | Russia | Verkhniy Lyubazh | 6 Ul. Zapadnaya | Kurskaya Oblast' | 307120 | N/A | 2001 | $1,096,927,570 | 7,552 | Corporation | 40 | 53326822 |
| 19 | Vbd, AO | Russia | Moskva | 108 Shosse Dmitrovskoe | Moskva | 127591 | N/A | 1993 | $1,982,233,352 | 7,528 | Corporation | 3811 | 05268977 |
| 20 | Pepsiko Kholdings, OOO | Russia | Khimki | 1 Ter. Industrialny Park Sherrizon-nord | Moskovskaya Oblast' | 141580 | N/A | 2001 | $3,553,121,189 | 7,426 | Corporation | 149 | 17998155 |
| 21 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Deutschland GMBH | Germany | Berlin | Stralauer Allee 4 | Berlin, Stadt | 10245 | *****.de | 2016 | $43,706,768 | 6,695 | Corporation | 375 | 10623B173624B |
| 22 | Danish Crown A/S | Denmark | Randers | Danish Crown Vej 1 | Midtjylland | 8940 | *****.com | 2001 | $4,076,707,547 | 6,536 | Corporation | 149 | 26121264 |
| 23 | LLC Multon Partners | Russia | Moskva | 7 Ul. Novoorlovskaya | Moskva | 119633 | N/A | 1999 | $873,687,752 | 6,500 | Corporation | 58 | 13235549 |
| 24 | Tambovski Bekon, OOO | Russia | Ter. Burnakskaya | 61b | Tambov | 393665 | N/A | 2010 | $695,090,912 | 6,373 | Corporation | 80 | 68600533 |
| 25 | Santa Bremor, SP | Belarus | Brest | Dom 106 Ul. Katin Bor | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1998 | $659,863,552 | 6,192 | Corporation | 5 | 200656098 |
Showing 25 of 658,816 companies
Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most food companies?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Food companies per country, 47 countries
- 1France93,541 (14%)
- 2Italy90,754 (14%)
- 3The Czech Republic57,109 (9%)
- 4Spain49,803 (8%)
- 5The UK38,533 (6%)
- 6Poland36,251 (6%)
- 7Russia32,846 (5%)
- 8Germany31,780 (5%)
- 9Romania27,473 (4%)
- 10Greece25,311 (4%)
- 11Ukraine20,689 (3%)
- 12Belgium15,753 (2%)
- 13Serbia14,542 (2%)
- 14The Netherlands12,688 (2%)
- 15Slovakia12,635 (2%)
France and Italy together hold 28% of the food companies in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 32 countries hold 99,108 more.
Largest food companies in Europe
The biggest food companies in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in France, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Greene King Brewing And Retailing Limited is the largest food company in Europe by headcount. 21,427 food companies employ 50 people or more; 11,688 employ 100 or more.
31,476 food companies in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 20,686 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
France has the most food companies in Europe: 93,541, or 14% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
21,356 food companies were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
1,669 food companies in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most food companies in Europe are very small: 74% have 1 to 4 employees, and 74% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 453,926 | 74% | |
| 5-9 | 71,786 | 12% | |
| 10-19 | 38,128 | 6% | |
| 20-49 | 26,337 | 4% | |
| 50-99 | 9,739 | 2% | |
| 100-199 | 5,808 | 1% | |
| 200-499 | 4,072 | 1% | |
| 500+ | 1,808 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 191,492 | 36% | |
| $100K-$500K | 196,937 | 37% | |
| $500K-$1M | 48,742 | 9% | |
| $1M-$5M | 56,644 | 11% | |
| $5M-$10M | 10,790 | 2% | |
| $10M-$50M | 13,884 | 3% | |
| $50M+ | 6,802 | 1% |
How many food companies started this year?
This year 21,356 new food companies registered in Europe, after 35,688 last year.
Founded per year
- 28,2832022
- 27,1312023
- 29,5472024
- 35,6882025
- 21,3562026 so far
Legal forms of food companies in Europe
Half of the food companies in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations322,974
- Sole traders174,756
- Partnerships43,903
- Cooperatives6,937
- Non-profit975
- Foreign companies750
- Other or unknown108,521
Which food companies are part of a group?
175,333 of the 658,816 food companies in Europe (27%) are part of a chain or group: 76,107 head offices or parent companies and 99,226 branches. The other 483,483 (73%) trade from a single location. 48 of the 49 largest food companies in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 483,483 | 73% | |
| Head office | 76,107 | 12% | |
| Branch | 99,226 | 15% |
Largest groups in this list
- 2Brand Bierbrouwerij B.V.4,065 in group
- 3Portfolio Concentrate Solutions Unlimited Company3,811 in group
- 4European Refreshments Unlimited Company2,294 in group
- 5Cargill NV1,749 in group
The groups are counted from the 49 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 658,816; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do food companies do?
Food companies turn crops, meat, milk and other raw materials into the products that shoppers and kitchens buy, from family firms making regional specialities to multinational brands. They sell to supermarket chains, wholesalers, caterers and other food makers, under food safety rules that are harmonised across the European Union.
Our data comes from the business registers of 47 European countries, where food companies are classified under SIC major group 20 (food and kindred products). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 562,325 of them (85%) sit in division 10 (manufacture of food products).
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Our data holds 658,816 food companies in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
France, with 93,541 food companies or 14% of the total, followed by Italy (90,754) and the Czech Republic (57,109).
Most food companies in Europe are very small: 74% have 1 to 4 employees, and 74% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Greene King Brewing And Retailing Limited in Bury Saint Edmunds with 37,933 employees.
This year 21,356 new food companies registered in Europe, after 35,688 last year.
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