What Groupe Lacroix does

Groupe Lacroix is a family-owned French industrial packaging manufacturer founded in 1946 and headquartered in Bois d'Amont, Jura. The company designs and produces food packaging across four material platforms — wood, cardboard, plastic, and cellulose — and has progressively extended its offering into cellulose-based packaging following a 2021 line launch. It is vertically integrated in wood through owned poplar plantations acquired in 2009, and operates proprietary in-mould labelling (IML) printing capability, including a dedicated IML site at Vittel opened in 2010 and additional IML capacity in Vietnam and Canada.

The company's manufacturing footprint spans 32 production sites across 12 countries, supporting a direct B2B sales model into European and international food brands. Its products serve the dairy, ready meals, frozen, fruits/vegetables, bakery, and non-food segments, with named references including Caprice des Dieux and Munster cheese producers. Technical differentiation rests on multi-material engineering, IML decorating capability, custom mould design, and food-safety certifications (FSSC 22000, FSC, PEFC), supplemented by an EcoVadis Silver Medal earned in 2025.

Groupe Lacroix is structured as a private SAS (société par actions simplifiée) under family ownership, and does not disclose revenue or ARR. Recent product moves — cellulose packaging, AirFryer-compatible packs, and trade-show positioning at Interpack 2026 and Warsaw Pack 2026 — suggest continued investment in sustainable formats and convenience-cooking applications. The absence of disclosed financial reporting, M&A activity, or external capital events limits visibility into capital structure and growth cadence.

Name

Groupe Lacroix

Legal name

LACROIX EMBALLAGES SAS

Website

https://groupe-lacroix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Groupe Lacroix is a family-owned French food packaging manufacturer operating 32 production sites across 12 countries, producing wood, cardboard, plastic, and cellulose packaging for dairy, ready meals, frozen, and bakery customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Packaging Manufacturing

akta.pro primary industry

Dairy & Refrigerated Foods Packaging (IMALAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Paper-Based Packaging & Single-Use Paper Products (Paper Bags, Wraps, Cartons) (CRADALAL)

Keywords

• Food packaging manufacturing
• Moulded cellulose packaging
• IML label printing
• Wood packaging solutions
• Cardboard packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Bois-d'amont

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food packaging manufacturing and sales: Design and manufacture of food packaging in wood, cardboard, plastic and cellulose. Revenue comes from selling custom and standard packaging solutions to food industry professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe Lacroix designs and manufactures custom and standard food packaging in four material families — wood, cardboard, plastic, and moulded cellulose. Production is vertically integrated from company-owned poplar plantations through veneer peeling, engineering of custom moulds, in-house offset and IML printing, and final assembly at 32 production sites across 12 countries. Customers are food industry professionals (dairy, ready meals, frozen foods, fruits and vegetables, bakeries) who buy food-safe packaging tailored to their products and markets.

Product overview

Groupe Lacroix is a family-owned food packaging manufacturer founded in 1946, offering a comprehensive portfolio of food-safe packaging solutions across four core material types: Wood, Cardboard, Plastic, and Cellulose. Their product portfolio consists of standard packaging ranges that have become industry benchmarks, alongside custom packaging solutions tailored to specific customer requirements. They serve diverse food industry segments including dairy products, deli/ready meals, frozen products, fruits and vegetables, bakeries/pastries, and non-food applications. The company operates with fully integrated in-house services including Research and Development, Quality control, Printing operations (cardboard printing and IML printing), Mechanical engineering, and Poplar plantation management for raw material supply.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wood Packaging
• Cardboard Packaging
• Plastic Packaging with IML
• Cellulose Packaging
• Custom Packaging Solutions
• Standard Packaging Ranges

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.6 trees planted for each tree cut down (2022)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered subsidiary.

• Paktürk AmbalajsubsidiaryOthersTurkish subsidiary company of Groupe Lacroix, operating as part of the group's international presence.
• IML Containers North AmericasubsidiaryOthersNorth American subsidiary specializing in IML (In Mould Label) container production. IML printing development started in 2006.
• IML LabelssubsidiaryOthersGroup company specializing in IML label production for in-mould labelling applications.
• IML Containers VietnamsubsidiaryOthersVietnamese production site for IML Containers, expanding group's Asian presence.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondi: Mondi is a global packaging and paper group with significant European operations producing corrugated packaging, paper bags, and flexible packaging for food and industrial customers. A broad incumbent competing in fibre-based food packaging.
• Billerud: Billerud is a Swedish-based paper and packaging manufacturer producing kraft paper, paperboard, and increasingly sustainable fibre-based food packaging. It serves food industry customers globally and is a broad incumbent in the fibre-based food packaging space relevant to Groupe Lacroix's cellulose expansion.
• Graphic Packaging: Graphic Packaging is a global paperboard packaging manufacturer serving food and beverage customers with folding cartons, paperboard trays, and moulded pulp products. Overlaps with Groupe Lacroix's cardboard and emerging cellulose packaging segments but operates at much larger scale.
• Smurfit Kappa: Smurfit Kappa is one of the world's largest paper-based packaging manufacturers with extensive European operations serving food and consumer goods brands. Overlaps with Groupe Lacroix's cardboard packaging segment but operates at much greater scale across many end markets.
• Sealed Air: Sealed Air is a global packaging company known for food protection solutions including Cryovac and Bubble Wrap brands. It serves food processors across dairy, ready meals, and produce—directly comparable customer base but at much larger scale with technology-intensive solutions.
• Sonoco Products: Sonoco is a diversified global packaging manufacturer with significant food and dairy packaging exposure, including paperboard containers and plastic packaging. Larger scale and broader end-market exposure make it a broad incumbent comparable.

Direct peers

• Pactiv Evergreen: Pactiv Evergreen is a North American food and beverage packaging manufacturer with strong positions in dairy, ready meals, and frozen food packaging. Comparable product portfolio (moulded fibre, plastic, paperboard) and customer base to Groupe Lacroix.
• Walki Group: Walki Group is a European-based packaging manufacturer specializing in fibre-based and sustainable packaging solutions for food and consumer goods, including dairy and ready-meal segments. Similar mid-sized European footprint and sustainability positioning make it a close comparable.
• Coveris: Coveris is a European flexible and rigid plastic packaging manufacturer serving food industry customers including dairy and ready-meal brands. Comparable substrate breadth and customer base to Groupe Lacroix's plastic and cellulose segments.
• Huhtamaki: Huhtamaki is a global food packaging manufacturer operating across fibre-based, plastic, and moulded pulp packaging for dairy, ready meals, frozen foods, and bakery—directly mirroring Groupe Lacroix's four-material approach and customer segments. It is the closest publicly-traded comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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