PPAI 100: 2023 | Supplier No. 17: Vantage Apparel

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.
Vantage Apparel (PPAI 113235, S10) is reportedly the largest manufacturer/decorator in the promotional industry offering a single-source solution for customized logo apparel.

The Avenel, New Jersey-based company has excelled to earn a place in this list’s top 20, owing its growth to private label programs, overseas sourcing and custom manufacturing services, plus 12 in-house decoration techniques, including embroidery, screen printing, heat transfers, laser applique and laser etching.

Vantage Apparel also offers the proprietary apparel labels, Vantage and Vansport, and is the exclusive corporate supplier for Greg Norman Collection and Polo Ralph Lauren brands in the promo industry. It also maintains embroidery facilities in Santa Ana, California and St. Louis.

The company recently debuted a new digital series, Behind the Logo, to share real-life stories about how companies use logoed apparel to build their brands.  

2022 Revenue: $79.7 Million
Three-Year Trend: +187%
High Marks: Growth, Responsibility, Innovation, Professional Development

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