LEBHAR

What LEBHAR does

LEBHAR (legal entity: Lebhar SAS) is a French family-rooted manufacturer of food packaging founded in 1914 and headquartered in Gron (Sens), France. The company designs, manufactures, stores, and delivers a broad portfolio of packaging products — boxes, bags, papers, cups, trays, napkins, menus, and decorative accessories — organized primarily by industry vertical: pâtisserie/boulangerie, chocolat/confiserie, glaces (ice cream), snacking/vente à emporter, and hôtellerie/restauration. Its core technology is an online 3D box configurator (configurateur.lebhar.com) that allows artisan customers to design and personalize pastry and chocolate boxes in a few clicks, complemented by a dedicated B2B extranet portal (extranet.lebhar.com:9000) for order management.

The company sells primarily B2B through direct channels: its e-commerce website, seasonal print catalogs (Christmas, Epiphany, Métiers de bouche), and a field sales force targeting artisan pâtissiers, boulangers, chocolatiers, and foodservice operators across France. Revenue is generated predominantly through one-time product sales of both stock items and customized packaging (with MOQs varying by product, e.g., 15,000 units for customizable burger boxes). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers are directed to request quotes. The portfolio includes recurring seasonal IP collections (e.g., "Délices des Fêtes" 2026, "Du Bonheur pour les Fêtes" 2025, Epiphany 2027 fèves and crowns) that anchor Q4 and January revenue cycles, alongside evergreen core products such as kraft pastry boxes (Boîte Pâtissière), Chocobox chocolate boxes, transport bags (Sac Baguette, cabas), and takeaway packaging. The 2017 investment from Siparex Groupe marks the only disclosed external capital event, and the company remains privately held with operations confined to the French market.

Name

LEBHAR

Legal name

Lebhar SAS

Website

https://lebhar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LEBHAR (Lebhar SAS) is a French manufacturer of food packaging — boxes, bags, papers, and accessories — for artisan pâtissiers, boulangers, chocolatiers, and foodservice operators, offering custom and seasonal collections plus a 3D online configurator, with integrated design, production, storage, and delivery from its Gron (Sens) facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42385)

SIC

Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods (5190), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Bakery Packaging & Decor Supplies Wholesale (AFAIAFAL)

Keywords

• Food packaging manufacturing
• Pastry and chocolate boxes
• Custom packaging design
• Artisan bakery supplies
• Festive packaging collections

Headquarters

HQ city

Sens

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Food Packaging Product Sales: Sale of standard and customized food packaging products including boxes, bags, papers, and accessories to artisan professionals. Revenue generated through one-time product purchases with customization options available for branding purposes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LEBHAR is a French manufacturer of food packaging, designing, producing, storing, and distributing boxes, bags, papers, and accessories primarily for artisan pâtissiers, boulangers, chocolatiers, and foodservice professionals. Its catalog spans pastry boxes, chocolate boxes, seasonal collections (Christmas, Epiphany), transport bags, cups, catering trays, and accessories, with customization options and a 3D online configurator enabling personalized box design.

Product overview

LEBHAR is a French manufacturer of food packaging offering a broad, multi-category portfolio organized primarily by industry vertical (pastry/bakery, chocolate/confectionery, ice cream/frozen pastry, snacking/take-away, catering, hotel/restaurant) and product type. The core offering comprises custom and stock boxes for pastries, chocolates, and seasonal occasions (Christmas, Epiphany, Easter), supplemented by transport bags, cups and drinking vessels, wrapping papers, napkins and table settings, menus and display stands, and specialized accessories. A standout differentiator is the 3D configurator tool (configurateur.lebhar.com), which allows customers to design personalized pastry and chocolate boxes online. Products span stock-only items, customizable items (personalization minimums vary by product), and bespoke/sur-mesure offerings. Seasonal collections such as "Délices des Fêtes" (2026) and "Du Bonheur pour les Fêtes" (2025) anchor the Christmas portfolio, while Epiphany fèves and crowns target the January King Cake season.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pastry Boxes (Boîte Pâtissière)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pactiv Evergreen: Large North American/European food and beverage packaging manufacturer with foodservice cartons, containers, and bakery packaging — broad incumbent competing for the same end-customer wallet as Lebhar in the hotel/restaurant/café channel.
• Sealed Air: Global packaging company with food protection and foodservice packaging divisions serving bakeries, chocolatiers, and hospitality — broad incumbent with overlapping end customers.
• Huhtamaki: Global food packaging group with a strong foodservice and consumer goods packaging portfolio, including bakery and confectionery applications — comparable in end markets to Lebhar but operating at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Smurfit Kappa: European paper-based packaging leader serving bakery, confectionery, and foodservice end markets — overlaps with Lebhar's customer base on the bakery/chocolatier side but at industrial-converter scale.

Direct peers

• Sofrigam: French manufacturer of insulated and temperature-controlled packaging for food/pharma — comparable French SMB food-packaging peer with similar B2B direct-sales model and customer overlap in French foodservice.
• Sabert Corporation: Food packaging manufacturer focused on ready-meal, bakery, and confectionery applications with branded presentation packaging — direct peer in product type (premium presentation boxes, foodservice containers) and customer type (artisan and retail).
• Groupe Guillin: French food-packaging manufacturer serving the same artisan bakery, pâtisserie, catering, and foodservice customers with a comparable product mix of trays, boxes, and packaging — the closest French peer to Lebhar by geography, customer base, and product category.
• Detpak: Specialist paper and board food packaging manufacturer supplying bakery, quick-service restaurant, and confectionery customers — direct peer in materials, product category, and SMB/artisan end customers.

Regional players

• Verpack (Vitra): German food packaging specialist focused on confectionery and bakery boxes comparable in product type to Lebhar — similar scale family-run competitor operating in a different primary geography (DACH vs France).
• Bischof + Klein: German family-owned flexible and paper-based packaging manufacturer with food and confectionery packaging lines — comparable European SMB competitor serving bakery/chocolate customers, primarily DACH-region versus Lebhar's France focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lebhar3669
• Facebookfacebook.com/lebhar89
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lebhar
• Instagraminstagram.com/lebhar_emballage

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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