SanMar (PPAI 110788, Platinum) – the No. 1 supplier in the inaugural PPAI 100 – has been recognized as a 2024 U.S. Best Managed Company, an award sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal.

• The award recognizes the achievements of U.S. private companies and the successes of their management teams. SanMar has been a family-owned business since its founding in 1971 and is currently managed by the third generation of the Lott family.

• The company’s longstanding investments in its employees, operations and sustainability efforts are key drivers for its selection this year.

• Honorees are selected by an external panel of judges who evaluate applicants based on strategy, ability to execute, culture, and governance and financial performance.

“We are humbled to receive this recognition,” says Jeremy Lott, CEO of SanMar. “I'm motivated by our team’s unwavering dedication to doing right by each other, our customers and our values.”