Sapal SA

Who we are

Sapal SA (Société anonyme des plieuses automatiques Lausanne) is an international leader in the food industry, and more specifically in the packaging of high-quality products, mainly in the processed cheese (portions and slices), chocolate and bouillon cubes and tablets sectors.

Our company has been operating in Switzerland for over 115 years, since it was founded in 1906.

Sapal SA designs innovative, high-tech, stand-alone packaging machines. Our offer can of course be extended to complete packaging lines.

Our company is sensitive to the issue of sustainable development, and our team of engineers is constantly developing new solutions to keep us at the forefront of technology, while respecting the environment, notably by reducing the amount of packaging materials consumed. In addition, we regularly improve our processes and products to comply with our ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification. This has now been successfully renewed until 2026.

Our expertise in the wide variety of packaging styles and materials on offer, as well as our global after-sales service, place us among the leading suppliers of packaging solutions.

We offer our customers all over the world the following guarantees: Swiss quality, flexibility, competitiveness and customized solutions. Our main objective is to meet your specific needs.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Our values

Our mission is to protect foodstuffs from the moment they are produced right through to the consumer, using quality packaging.

The company's core values are as follows: Ethics, Open-mindedness, Respect, Entrepreneurship, Excellence, Customer focus and Passion.

Our presence around the world