Rako Étiquettes

What Rako Étiquettes does

Rako Étiquettes is a French custom adhesive-label printer operating from a ~2,000 m² site in Faulquemont (Moselle), founded in 2001 and part of the Groupe Graphique GESTPRINT alongside OTT Imprimeurs, Printot & IXO Imprimeurs and Imprimerie de Champagne. The company produces single- and double-layer self-adhesive labels using three complementary printing technologies: flexography on an 8-color OMET I-Flex 370 press and an 8+1-color Nilpeter FA 3300 flexo/screen press, and digital printing on a 7-color HP Indigo WS6800 liquid-electrophotography press covering 97% of Pantone. Finishing is handled in-house via three LEOMAT lines (DT 330, LEOMAT 1, JUNIOR) with UV varnish, semi-rotary cutting and multi-reel rewinding, complemented by full prepress services (PDF workflow, remote proof approval, color separation, photo retouching).

The company sells direct to industrial partners in cosmetics, perfumery, agri-food, hygiene, large-scale retail, and brewery, addressing product-branding and identification use cases. Its go-to-market is sales-led via 16 specialists who scope requirements and design label solutions end-to-end; no pricing is publicly disclosed and engagements are custom-quoted. Rako É étiquUS holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (SGS, valid to 07/05/2027) and uses PEFC/FSC-certified papers and recycled or bio-sourced films to support sustainability credentials demanded by its enterprise buyer base. Its claimed differentiation rests on equipment breadth, in-house production autonomy, and 20+ years of category experience.

Name

Rako Étiquettes

Legal name

Rako Étiquettes

Website

https://rako-etiquettes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rako Étiquettes is a French custom adhesive-label printer in Faulquemont producing single- and double-layer self-adhesive labels via flexography, screen, and digital printing for industrial customers in cosmetics, perfumery, agri-food, hygiene, retail, and brewery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Adhesive Label Manufacturing

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Functional Labels (Linerless, RFID/NFC, Braille, Smart) (IMALAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Labels, Adhesives & Inks (Wash-Off Labels, De-inkable Inks, Low-VOC) (IMALAMAJ), Flexible Packaging Printing & Decoration (Flexo, Gravure, Digital, Cold Foil) (IMALABAM), Decoration & Branding Services (Printing, Hot Stamping, Metallization, Labeling) (IMALAJAN), Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

Keywords

• Self-adhesive labels
• Flexographic printing
• Digital label printing
• Custom label manufacturing
• Prepress services

Headquarters

HQ city

Faulquemont

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Adhesive Label Printing Services: Production of single and double-layer self-adhesive labels using flexography, screen printing, and digital technologies. Custom solutions for industrial partners across multiple sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Rako Étiquettes designs and prints custom self-adhesive labels (single or double-layer) using flexography, screen printing and digital printing technologies for industrial partners. Production — from prepress (PDF workflow, remote proofing, color separation) through printing on the OMET I-Flex 370, Nilpeter FA 3300 and HP Indigo WS6800 presses to finishing on LEOMAT cutting lines — is fully carried out in-house at its Faulquemont, France facility. Clients include cosmetics, perfumery, agri-food, hygiene, large-scale retail, brewery and general industrial companies across regional and international markets.

Product overview

Rako Étiquettes operates as a custom adhesive label printing company offering an integrated production workflow. The core offerings include flexographic printing via OMET I-Flex 370 and NILPETER FA 3300 presses, digital printing via HP INDIGO WS6800, and finishing/cutting services using LEOMAT series equipment (DT 330/LEOMAT 2, LEOMAT 1, LEOMAT JUNIOR). The company also provides prepress preparation services including file management, PDF workflow, and remote proof approval. Production takes place at their Faulquemont facility in northeastern France, serving industrial partners across cosmetics, perfumery, food, hygiene, retail, and brewing sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Single-layer self-adhesive labels Custom single-layer self-adhesive labels printed via flexography, screen printing and digital technologies, targeted at industrial brands in cosmetics, perfumery, agri-food, hygiene, retail, brewery and broader industry.
• Double-layer self-adhesive labels Multi-layer adhesive labels produced using the Nilpeter FA 3300 flexographic/screen press, enabling expanded printable area and special formats for industrial brand owners.
• Flexographic label printing Industrial flexographic label printing on the 8-color OMET I-Flex 370 and 8-color Nilpeter FA 3300 presses, with UV LED curing, cold stamping, lamination, inline camera QC and various varnish finishes.
• Digital label printing Short-run, tooling-free digital label printing on the HP Indigo WS6800 with 7 ink stations covering about 97% of the Pantone spectrum and HP IndiChrome mixing for special colors.
• Finishing and precision die-cutting In-house finishing services including precision die-cutting, lamination, UV varnish reserve and multi-bobinette rewinding delivered via the LEOMAT DT 330 / LEOMAT 2, LEOMAT 1 and LEOMAT JUNIOR cutting lines.
• Prepress services Prepress production support including file preparation, PDF workflow management, remote proof approval, layout design, compositing, photo retouching, and color separation, provided to industrial label customers.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GESTPRINT GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company overseeing multiple printing companies including OTT Imprimeurs, Printot & IXO Imprimeurs, and Imprimerie de Champagne. Rako Étiquettes operates as part of this industrial printing group.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HERMA: German family-owned manufacturer of self-adhesive labels and adhesives, with comparable scope in specialty labels, multi-technology production (flexo, digital), and serving FMCG, cosmetics, and industrial customers across Europe.
• Multi-Color Corporation: US-headquartered global label converter serving consumer products (wine/spirits, food, beverage, personal care) with similar premium-label positioning via digital and flexo technologies. Comparable business model, larger scale.
• Skanem: Norwegian-headquartered European self-adhesive label converter serving cosmetics, food, beverage, and personal care — directly overlapping Rako's industry verticals and product offering across multiple European sites.
• SATO Holdings: Japanese-headquartered global provider of auto-identification and labeling solutions including self-adhesive labels for manufacturing, retail, and food. Comparable scope in label printing with a stronger tilt toward barcode/RFID and industrial identification.
• Schreiner Group: German manufacturer of specialty self-adhesive labels (security, functional, RFID, industrial), with deep technical capabilities and similar B2B industrial customer base, though with greater scale and a stronger tilt to security/functional labels.

Broad incumbents

• Constantia Flexibles: Austrian global packaging group with a significant self-adhesive label business across Europe serving food, pharma, and FMCG. Overlaps with Rako in label converting and broader packaging supply, but at far larger scale across multiple technologies.
• Coveris: European packaging manufacturer with label-converting operations serving food, beverage, and consumer brands. Competes for label business as part of a broader rigid and flexible packaging portfolio rather than as a pure-play label specialist.
• Avery Dennison: Global leader in pressure-sensitive label materials (and a label converter through Avery Dennison Smartrac/Solutions), serving FMCG, cosmetics, and industrial customers. Much larger and broader than Rako; both manufacturer of label substrates and a converter competing for the same end customers.
• CCL Industries: Canadian-headquartered world's largest label converter, operating across healthcare, consumer, and industrial labels worldwide. Directly competes for high-volume European cosmetics and food label work but at materially greater scale and geographic reach.

Others

• UPM Raflatac: Global supplier of pressure-sensitive label materials (films and papers) and RFID inlays — not a converter competing for finished-label work, but a key input supplier and adjacent ecosystem participant whose sustainability roadmap (e.g., Forest Steward materials) shapes competitive standards in label printing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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