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 meat companies in Europe holds companies in 46 of its countries.
List of Meat Companies in Europe
Meat companies slaughter, cut and process meat into fresh, frozen and cured products for shops and caterers. We list 118,646 meat companies in Europe, most of them in Spain (23%) and Italy (12%). 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.
118,646 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies118,646
Countries46
Largest countrySpain
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email17%
Phone38%
Website24%
CEO name82%
Live sample of meat companies in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 118,646 meat companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
Agrokompleks, AOAgrokompleks, AO
| 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 | Agrokompleks, AO | Russia | Stanitsa Vyselki | 1 Ul. Stepnaya | Krasnodar | 353100 | N/A | 1993 | $1,089,074,223 | 17,617 | Corporation | 30 | 03553136 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Jsc CORPORATION Grinn | Russia | Bryansk | 2 Ul. Bryanskogo Fronta | Bryanskaya Oblast' | 241037 | N/A | 1998 | $309,756,575 | 10,585 | Corporation | 42 | 05179943 |
| 4 | Prioskole, AO | Russia | Belgorodskaya Obl. | Ter. Stantsiya Kholki | Belgorod | 309615 | N/A | 2003 | $787,401,123 | 10,358 | Corporation | 30 | 71462939 |
| 5 | Cranswick Country Foods PLC | Unitedkingdom | Willerby | Cranes Court Hesslewood Office | East Riding of Yorkshire | HU13 0PA | *****.uk | 1984 | $3,124,294,108 | 10,151 | Corporation | 58 | 01803402 |
| 6 | Agricola Tre Valli Societa' Cooperativa | Italy | Verona | Via Valpantena 18/g | Verona | 37142 | *****.it | 1983 | $3,251,807,060 | 8,862 | Corporation | 30 | IT02447620234 |
| 7 | LLC «stavropolskiy Broiler» | Russia | Zarevo | 13 Ul. Broilernaya | Adygeya Respublika | 356240 | N/A | 2002 | $753,377,257 | 8,813 | Corporation | 61 | 81038313 |
| 8 | Bryanskaya Myasnaya Kompaniya, OOO | Russia | Progress | 2 Ul. Belgorodskaya | Novgorodskaya Oblast' | 242221 | N/A | 2008 | $936,249,518 | 8,747 | Corporation | 40 | 86034066 |
| 9 | Mhp Prjsc | Ukraine | Myronivka | 1 Vul. Elevatorna | Kiev Oblast | 08800 | N/A | 1998 | $1,364,839,511 | 8,100 | Corporation | 129 | 25412361 |
| 10 | Miratorg-Kursk, OOO | Russia | Verkhniy Lyubazh | 6 Ul. Zapadnaya | Kurskaya Oblast' | 307120 | N/A | 2001 | $1,096,927,570 | 7,552 | Corporation | 40 | 53326822 |
| 11 | Dawn Meats Ireland Unlimited Company | Ireland | Charleville | Ardnageehy | Cork | P56 X772 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 7,500 | 8 | N/A | |
| 12 | Danish Crown A/S | Denmark | Randers | Danish Crown Vej 1 | Midtjylland | 8940 | *****.com | 2001 | $4,076,707,547 | 6,536 | Corporation | 149 | 26121264 |
| 13 | Tambovski Bekon, OOO | Russia | Ter. Burnakskaya | 61b | Tambov | 393665 | N/A | 2010 | $695,090,912 | 6,373 | Corporation | 80 | 68600533 |
| 14 | Velikolukski Myasokombinat, PAO | Russia | Velikiye Luki | 17 Ul. Liteinaya | Pskovskaya Oblast' | 182111 | N/A | 1993 | $773,114,387 | 5,516 | Corporation | N/A | 05329288 |
| 15 | Ompk, AO | Russia | Moskva | D. 18 Str. 4 Pom. 1, Proezd Ogorodny | Moskva | 127254 | N/A | 1993 | $1,155,315,124 | 5,230 | Corporation | 17 | 00425283 |
| 16 | LLC Penzamolinvest | Russia | Penza | 178 Ul. Austrina | Penzenskaya Oblast' | 440015 | N/A | 2007 | $650,847,708 | 5,005 | Corporation | 21 | 81934262 |
| 17 | Socopa Viandes | France | Quimperlé | Z I de Kergostiou | Finistère | 29300 | N/A | 2008 | $2,441,718,798 | 5,000 | Corporation | 107 | 50851378500016 |
| 18 | Dunbia (UK) | Unitedkingdom | Cwmgwili | Heol Ty Newydd Cross Hands Food Park | Carmarthenshire | SA14 6RF | *****.com | 1976 | $2,131,384,095 | 4,683 | Corporation | 6 | 03382084 |
| 19 | Mpk Atyashevski, OOO | Russia | Atyashevo | N/A | Mordoviya Respublika | 431800 | N/A | 1999 | $837,343,546 | 4,624 | Corporation | 10 | 51158470 |
| 20 | Tokarevskaya Ptitsefabrika, PAO | Russia | Tokarevka | 2 Ul. Trudovaya | Tambovskaya Oblast' | 393550 | N/A | 2013 | $538,911,123 | 4,614 | Corporation | 14 | 12391951 |
| 21 | Vion Trading B.V. | Netherlands | Groenlo | Den Sliem 8 | Gelderland | 7141 JH | N/A | 2019 | $1,596,036,449 | 4,573 | Corporation | 136 | 17063403 |
| 22 | Nortura SA | Norway | Oslo | Schweigaards Gate 15 | Oslo | 0191 | *****.no | 1931 | $2,999,620,572 | 4,346 | Cooperative | 87 | 938752648 |
| 23 | Ptitsefabrika Akashevskaya, OOO | Russia | Sovetskiy | 30 Ul. Shosseinaya | Mariy el Respublika | 425400 | N/A | 2005 | $472,851,979 | 4,220 | Corporation | 32 | 76863956 |
| 24 | Pilgrim's Pride LTD. | Unitedkingdom | Uxbridge | First Floor,belmont House | London | UB8 1HE | *****.com | 1958 | $1,488,647,846 | 4,055 | Corporation | 1205 | 00608077 |
| 25 | Belgrankorm, OOO | Russia | Proletarskiy | 1 Shosse Borisovskoe | Krasnodarskiy Kray | 309300 | N/A | 1998 | $522,359,451 | 3,978 | Corporation | 15 | 45810417 |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most meat 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.
Meat companies per country, 46 countries
Spain and Italy together hold 34% of the meat companies in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 31 countries hold 14,060 more.
Largest meat companies in Europe
The biggest meat companies in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in Spain, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Agrokompleks, AO is the largest meat company in Europe by headcount. 4,586 meat companies employ 50 people or more; 2,562 employ 100 or more.
10,383 meat companies in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 6,432 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
Spain has the most meat companies in Europe: 27,064, or 23% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
2,381 meat companies were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
130 meat companies in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most meat companies in Europe are very small: 73% have 1 to 4 employees, and 57% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 83,196 | 73% | |
| 5-9 | 12,123 | 11% | |
| 10-19 | 7,697 | 7% | |
| 20-49 | 5,754 | 5% | |
| 50-99 | 2,024 | 2% | |
| 100-199 | 1,222 | 1% | |
| 200-499 | 832 | 1% | |
| 500+ | 508 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 31,613 | 31% | |
| $100K-$500K | 26,624 | 26% | |
| $500K-$1M | 17,595 | 17% | |
| $1M-$5M | 16,492 | 16% | |
| $5M-$10M | 3,951 | 4% | |
| $10M-$50M | 4,595 | 4% | |
| $50M+ | 1,837 | 2% |
How many meat companies started this year?
This year 2,381 new meat companies registered in Europe, after 4,217 last year.
Founded per year
- 3,9652022
- 3,8052023
- 3,8692024
- 4,2172025
- 2,3812026 so far
Legal forms of meat companies in Europe
63% of the meat companies in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations75,023
- Sole traders19,780
- Partnerships7,139
- Cooperatives1,394
- Foreign companies357
- Non-profit108
- Other or unknown14,845
Which meat companies are part of a group?
25,406 of the 118,646 meat companies in Europe (21%) are part of a chain or group: 12,560 head offices or parent companies and 12,846 branches. The other 93,240 (79%) trade from a single location. 48 of the 49 largest meat companies in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 93,240 | 79% | |
| Head office | 12,560 | 11% | |
| Branch | 12,846 | 11% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Cargill Meats Holland B.V.1,749 in group
- 2Seara Meats B.V.1,205 in group
- 3Sysco France SAS773 in group
- 4Inalca SPA683 in group
- 5Elivia649 in group
The groups are counted from the 49 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 118,646; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do meat companies do?
Meat companies run slaughterhouses and cutting plants, make sausages, ham and prepared meat products and trade fresh and frozen meat. They supply supermarkets, butchers, restaurants, canteens and food manufacturers, under European hygiene and veterinary inspection rules.
Our data comes from the business registers of 46 European countries, where meat companies are classified under SIC codes 2011 (meat packing plants), 2013 (sausages and other prepared meat products), 2015 (poultry slaughtering and processing) and 5147 (meats and meat products). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 115,031 of them (97%) sit in classes 10.11 (processing and preserving of meat), 10.13 (production of meat and poultry meat products) and 46.32 (wholesale of meat and meat products), part of divisions 10 (manufacture of food products) and 46 (wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles).
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Our data holds 118,646 meat companies in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
Spain, with 27,064 meat companies or 23% of the total, followed by Italy (13,822) and Russia (10,536).
Most meat companies in Europe are very small: 73% have 1 to 4 employees, and 57% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Agrokompleks, AO in Stanitsa Vyselki with 17,617 employees.
This year 2,381 new meat companies registered in Europe, after 4,217 last year.
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