Founded three decades ago, Ariel Premium Supply (PPAI 161650, Platinum) cracked the top 10 for the first time this year. The family-owned business, headquartered in St. Louis, is a global operation supplying more than 2,000 products across 16 brands. In particular, the company expanded its Global Recycled Standard product offerings.

In the past year, the company worked to diversify its product sourcing and increased focus on payment automation, as well as improvements to production machines, project management and cloud services.

PPAI named Ariel Premium Supply a 2024 Supplier Star, a top honor in its annual Pyramid Awards. The designation is given to companies for quality communications, customer service, products, decorating and packaging.

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