Lacroix Emballages

What they make

According to their website, Groupe Lacroix designs and manufactures food packaging using four materials: wood, cardboard, plastic, and cellulose. The company began in 1946 in Bois-d'Amont in the Jura region, originally producing wooden cheese boxes for local dairies, and has since built an integrated operation spanning 32 production sites across 12 countries. Its wood packaging line still relies on in-house veneer peeling and veneering units, drawing in part on the group's own poplar plantations. Cardboard packaging is FSC-certified and recyclable, used for cheese, deli, and bakery products. Plastic packaging is made as a single (mono) material to keep it recyclable, while cellulose-based packaging, added to the range in 2021, is described as made from renewable pulp and suitable for direct food contact. Beyond production, the group runs its own R&D offices, mechanical design/engineering teams, and printing workshops, including for in-mould labelling. Customers span the dairy, ready-meal, frozen food, fresh produce, and bakery/pastry sectors, plus some non-food applications.

• Design and manufacture of food packaging in wood, cardboard, plastic, and cellulose
• Wooden packaging (the company's original product line, dating back to wooden cheese boxes), produced with in-house veneer peeling and veneering units
• FSC-certified, recyclable cardboard packaging for cheese, deli, and bakery/pastry products
• Mono-material (single-polymer) food-grade plastic packaging designed for recyclability
• Cellulose/pulp-based packaging made from renewable resources, added to the range in 2021, suitable for direct food contact
• In-house R&D, mechanical/engineering design, and printing (including in-mould labelling) departments
• Own poplar plantations as a raw-material source for wood packaging
• 32 production sites across 12 countries serving dairy, ready-meal/deli, frozen food, produce, and bakery sectors

Summary written by byeurope.eu based on the company’s own website; independently cross-checked against the same source. Not reviewed by the company.