PPAI 100 is an exclusive, research-backed ranking of the 50 leading distributors and the 50 leading suppliers in the promotional products industry. Companies are scored based on a variety of metrics.

Maple Ridge Farms (PPAI 114165, S8) originally sold wooden gift boxes to gourmet food companies, including Williams-Sonoma. Then, in 1979, owner Tom Riordan got the idea to brand the boxes and fill them with cheese and sweets, and sell them as business gifts – and company sales took off.

In recent years, the company added other packaging options and expanded its product assortment to include cakes, hams and even gourmet ice cream. It’s no surprise that the Mosinee, Wisconsin company is one of only two food gift suppliers to make our list.

PPAI 100 is an exclusive, research-backed ranking of the 50 leading distributors and the 50 leading suppliers in the promotional products industry. Companies are scored based on a variety of metrics.

Moderne Glass (PPAI 112536, S10) was founded in 1968 and purchased by the company’s current CEO/President Tom McKnight in 1978.

Located in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, it decorates and sells drinkware crafted of aluminum, ceramic, glass, plastic, and stainless steel, along with a line of crystal and glass recognition products.

In spite of its relative size, Moderne has made an impressive commitment to training its team in the industry, ranking among the suppliers with the most PPAI professional development certifications on its roster.

PPAI 100 is an exclusive, research-backed ranking of the 50 leading distributors and the 50 leading suppliers in the promotional products industry. Companies are scored based on a variety of metrics.
Last fall, Hirsch (PPAI 221823, S10) completed an extensive rebranding which included dropping “Gift” from the company’s name and revising the logo and website. The rebrand celebrated the Hirsch’s continuing commitment to bringing retail-branded products to customers. As of year-end, it offered more than 40 brands of promo items in more than 20 product categories.

In May, the 22-year-old family-owned and operated company announced that it had formed strategic partnerships with six more retail brands: Cuisinart, Victor, Gerber, Coleman, Flickr Fire and Blendi. This strategic move highlights the supplier’s continued commitment to filling category gaps outside technology and drinkware by expanding merchandise offerings to new and underserved vertical markets.

PPAI 100 is an exclusive, research-backed ranking of the 50 leading distributors and the 50 leading suppliers in the promotional products industry. Companies are scored based on a variety of metrics.
For Edwards Garment (PPAI 198530, S11), a lot has changed since the supplier first opened in 1867. Today, Edwards is a global brand, providing a broad assortment of career apparel products and services through the promo industry. The Michigan-based supplier was counted on PPAI’s Greatest Companies To Work For list for 2023.

In late September 2022, the company named 11-year veteran Jose Gomez as its president and CEO. Former leader Gary Schultz became the company’s chairman. Schultz had led the company for more than 20 years.

Gomez says, “I am excited to lead our already very successful teams in the U.S. and Canada, and to continue growing our presence and brands while staying true to our key values of providing great product and great services to our customers.”