Co-manufacturing

Your product idea. Our production expertise.

We develop and manufacture from your recipe, specifications or product idea. From an initial trial to reproducible production.

Development & production
Your or our raw materials
From trials to scale-up
Extruded soy TVP

Tailor-made products

Cannot find the solution in our standard portfolio? Together we develop and manufacture a product that fits your market, application and quality requirements. Our extrusion expertise and production capabilities provide the foundation.

  • Allergen-free production area
  • Test extruder and application laboratory
  • Consistent quality and reproducible trial production
The DFE test extruder

An extension of your organisation

We share knowledge, develop solutions and build long-term partnerships. As a development and production partner, we support you throughout the process.

Our co-manufacturing focuses on ongoing volumes that fit our production environment. We help companies scale their products and support them from development to market introduction.

Product development at DFE

Toll manufacturing and co-manufacturing

In toll manufacturing, you supply the raw materials and recipe. We manufacture to the agreed specifications.

In co-manufacturing, we also support product development and process optimisation. We can source and purchase the raw materials. Together we define the right collaboration.

A DFE extrusion line

Co-development: from texture to application

TVP for meat and fish alternatives, sports nutrition products and crispy inclusions for bars, cereals and snacks. Our portfolio and production expertise offer different starting points for your development.

Examples of fava bean TVP

Challenge us with your brief

A new idea, a recipe to optimise or a question about scale-up? Discuss your project with our specialists and discover what we can develop together.

The DFE test extruder

Together from product idea to production

Our specialists are ready to help you.