Peugeot embraced the industrial age at the beginning of the 19th century (1840) with the steel industry.

In 1840, Peugeot launched the first coffee grinder, to be followed by pepper and salt grinders. Peugeot grinding mechanisms carry a lifetime warranty. It was not before 1886 that Peugeot started the production of bicycles, motorcycles and cars, sectors for which they are the most famous nowadays.

Lalique and Peugeot collaborate again to develop the Feuilles pepper grinder of René Lalique created in 1924.