Private company
SAPAL
Swiss company based in Lausanne1
SAPAL (Société Anonyme des Plieuses Automatiques Lausanne) was a Swiss company founded in August 1906 by Jean-Jaques Kohler. Backed by a group of investors, this chocolate maker from Lausanne, Switzerland, had acquired the US patent for the "folding box" die-fold system, designed by Richard Berger, a German engineer, which enabled an envelope style of wrap around small chocolate blocks, and done in a single operation.2 It ceased to exist in 1989.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrypackaging industry1
- HeadquartersLausanne1
- Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
- LEI529900QI02U1R8L65K663
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered addressTir-Fédéral 44, 1024 Ecublens, Switzerland3
- Registered withMinistry of Justice, CHE-101.017.8483
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SAPAL (Société Anonyme des Plieuses Automatiques Lausanne) was a Swiss company founded in August 1906 by Jean-Jaques Kohler. Backed by a group of investors, this chocolate maker from Lausanne, Switzerland, had acquired the US patent for the "folding box" die-fold system, designed by Richard Berger, a German engineer, which enabled an envelope style of wrap around small chocolate blocks, and done in a single operation.2
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaSociété Anonyme des Plieuses Automatiques Lausanne
- WikidataQ7388693
Sources
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- 1WikidataSAPAL on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSAPAL on Wikipedia
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