MFG Merch Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000

No. 2,666 with 121% Three-Year Revenue Growth

MFG Merch has been named to the 2026 Inc. 5000, ranking No. 2,666 among America’s fastest-growing private companies with 121% three-year revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. The Inc. 5000 measures percentage revenue growth among privately held, independent U.S. companies, and this year’s class collectively generated over $385 billion in revenue and more than 627,000 jobs.

For a custom apparel manufacturer running screen printing presses and embroidery machines out of Jacksonville, Florida since 2012, that kind of growth doesn’t come from a single large contract or a viral moment. It comes from production consistency across thousands of orders, reliable turnaround on tight deadlines, and clients reordering because the last run matched what they expected.

This recognition belongs to the people who make the work happen every day: our production crew, project team, partners, and most of all, the clients who trust us with their brands.

What 121% Revenue Growth Looks Like on a Production Floor

Revenue growth is an accounting metric. On the floor, it shows up as volume, complexity, and speed. Over the past three years, our facility has processed more than 4,000,000 garments across screen printing, DTG, embroidery, and cut-and-sew production. We’ve worked with over 1,500 clients and pushed roughly 15,000 gallons of ink through our presses.

Those numbers only tell part of the story. The harder part is maintaining print quality and color accuracy at that volume while handling the mix of order types that come through a full-service operation. A 50-piece embroidered polo run for a corporate client requires a different setup, thread count, and quality check than a 5,000-piece screen printed festival tee on a seven-day turnaround. Both need to come out right.

We’ve found that the orders driving the strongest client retention aren’t necessarily the largest. They’re the reorders. When a client comes back for a second or third run of the same product and expects identical results, that’s where manufacturing discipline matters most. Ink formulation, screen tension, cure temperature, and garment sourcing all need to stay consistent across months or years of production. That repeatability is what scaled our revenue, not any single breakout project.

Why This Matters for Brands Working with Custom Manufacturers

The Inc. 5000 ranking is based on audited revenue data, not self-reported claims. For brands evaluating manufacturing partners, third-party validation like this offers a useful signal: the company is growing because enough clients are placing enough orders to sustain that trajectory. In custom apparel manufacturing, where switching costs are real and reorders depend on consistent output, sustained growth reflects operational reliability more than marketing spend.

MFG Merch offers screen printing, embroidery, DTG printing, heat transfer, cut-and-sew, and full-service fulfillment from a single facility in Jacksonville, FL. That in-house model means production, quality control, and shipping happen under one roof, which reduces the coordination problems that come with multi-vendor setups on larger programs.

If you’re sourcing custom apparel for a corporate merchandise program, brand launch, or ongoing retail line and want to understand how our production capabilities fit your requirements, start with a conversation about your specific order. Quantity, decoration method, and timeline all affect what we’d recommend.

What Comes Next

The focus stays on the same things that built the first thirteen years: manufacturing quality, clear communication, and making sure every client’s product ships the way it should. We’re continuing to invest in production capacity and service capabilities to support the order complexity that comes with a growing client base.

One honest note: growth at this pace puts pressure on lead times, especially during peak ordering seasons (Q3 and Q4 for holiday merchandise, Q1 for corporate programs). We would rather set realistic timelines upfront than promise a delivery date we can’t hit. If your program has a hard deadline, the earlier you get artwork and quantities confirmed, the more flexibility we have on production scheduling.

To everyone who has been part of getting here, whether you’re on our production floor, on our project team, or on the other end of a purchase order: thank you. This one is yours.

Where to Find MFG Merch on the Inc. 5000

View the full 2026 Inc. 5000 list at inc.com/inc5000/2026.

Our company profile with additional details is available at inc.com/profile/mfg-merch.

Need custom apparel manufacturing for an upcoming program? MFG Merch can scope your project based on quantity, decoration method, garment type, and deadline. Reach out with your project details and we’ll let you know what’s realistic.