Exhibit 8.1

SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES OF NOMAD FOODS LIMITED



|                                          |  |                 |  |                          |  |                            
|----------------------------------------- |  | --------------- |  | ------------------------ |  | ---------------------------
|Name                                      |  | Activity        |  | Country of
incorporation |  | Ownership as
of Dec 31 2016
|                                          |  |                 | 
|Nomad Foods Europe Holdings Limited       |  | Holding         |  | England                  |  | 100%                       
|Nomad Foods Europe Holdco Limited         |  | Holding         |  | England                  |  | 100%                       
|Nomad Foods Europe Finco Limited          |  | Holding         |  | England                  |  | 100%                       
|Nomad Foods Europe Midco Limited          |  | Holding/Finance |  | England                  |  | 100%                       
|Iglo Foods Bondco Plc                     |  | Finance         |  | England                  |  | 100%                       
|Nomad Foods Europe Limited                |  | Management      |  | England                  |  | 100%                       
|Birds Eye Limited                         |  | Trading         |  | England                  |  | 100%                       
|Nomad Foods Europe Finance Limited        |  | Finance         |  | England                  |  | 100%                       
|Birds Eye Ireland Limited                 |  | Trading         |  | Republic of Ireland      |  | 100%                       
|Iglo Holding GmbH                         |  | Holding         |  | Germany                  |  | 100%                       
|Iglo Nederland B.V.                       |  | Trading         |  | Netherlands              |  | 100%                       
|Iglo Belgium S.A.                         |  | Trading         |  | Belgium                  |  | 100%                       
|Iglo France S.A.S.                        |  | Trading         |  | France                   |  | 100%                       
|Iglo Portugal                             |  | Trading         |  | Portugal                 |  | 100%                       
|Iglo Austria Holdings GmbH                |  | Holding         |  | Austria                  |  | 100%                       
|C.S.I. Compagnia Surgelati Italiana S.R.L |  | Trading         |  | Italy                    |  | 100%                       
|Findus Sverige Holdings AB                |  | Holding         |  | Sweden                   |  | 100%                       
|Iglo GmbH                                 |  | Trading         |  | Germany                  |  | 100%                       
|Frozen Fish International GmbH            |  | Trading         |  | Germany                  |  | 100%                       
|Liberator Germany Newco GmbH              |  | Property        |  | Germany                  |  | 100%                       
|Iglo Austria GmbH                         |  | Trading         |  | Austria                  |  | 100%                       
|Findus Sverige AB                         |  | Trading         |  | Sweden                   |  | 100%                       
|Frionor Sverige AB                        |  | Holding         |  | Sweden                   |  | 100%                       
|Findus Holdings France SAS                |  | Holding         |  | France                   |  | 100%                       
|Findus France SAS                         |  | Trading         |  | France                   |  | 100%                       
|Findus Manufacturing SLU                  |  | Trading         |  | Spain                    |  | 100%                       
|Findus Espana SLU                         |  | Trading         |  | Spain                    |  | 100%                       
|Findus Danmark A/S                        |  | Trading         |  | Denmark                  |  | 100%                       
|Findus Finland Oy                         |  | Trading         |  | Finland                  |  | 100%                       
|Findus Norge AS                           |  | Trading         |  | Norway                   |  | 100%