Awards July 24, 2025
Counselor Top 40 Suppliers 2025: No. 37 Bag Makers
Counselor’s exclusive ranking of the suppliers with the most revenue in the promotional products industry.
Bag Makers
(asi/37940)
Company Snapshot
Revenue figures are in $millions
Previous Rank: 33
2024 Revenue: $53.7
2023 Revenue: $59.5
Year-Over-Year Difference: -9.7%
2022 Revenue: $61.1
Top Company Officer: Maribeth Sandford, CEO
Year Founded: 1980
Headquarters: Union, IL
Financials Certified By: Scott McFadden, CFO
Union, IL-based Bag Makers falls four spots on the list after a year-over-year sales decline of nearly 10% due to economic uncertainty, competition on price, and both distributors and end-users working directly with manufacturers. The Counselor 2024 Best Places to Work company has a stated goal of improving the customer experience, and recently announced the return of industry vet Pete Gleason to its team as vice president of sales; Gleason had worked for the company for seven years previously before departing in 2016.