SAGE Supplier Spotlight 2025: How Yorkn Grew From a Home Office to Daily Product Launches
In 2025, SAGE's Supplier Spotlight covered Yorkn's journey from a one-person home office to a supplier that adds new products every day. Here is our recap, and why each point matters when you quote.
In September 2025, SAGE featured Yorkn in its Supplier Spotlight series again. The headline mentioned big ideas, hard work and plenty of bucket hats. You can read the full article on the SAGE blog. This is our summary for distributors, with the practical side of each point.
From a one-person home office
SAGE retold where Yorkn started: one person working from a home office. Our founder, Jake Pan, combined a computer science background with a lot of persistence. Today the business serves distributors across the USA and Canada. The team is bigger now, but the goal is unchanged: be the supplier who answers fast and gets it right.
New products every day
The article highlighted something distributors notice quickly: we add new products daily, not once a quarter. Our team watches what clients ask for and what is trending, then moves fast to add it. Recent additions include reusable kitchen items and products made with recycled materials. For you, that means fresh ideas for every presentation, and a good chance we already carry the item a client just described.
Made to order means flexible
SAGE described our model accurately: we do not keep warehouses full of pre-printed stock. Everything is made to order, which is why low minimums and last-minute projects suit us. Decoration happens in-house across laser engraving, UV, screen, pad and digital printing. Every item gets a quality check before it ships.
Built on technology, run by people
Yorkn was one of the first suppliers to fully integrate with SAGE Connect, so inventory and order status update in real time. SAGE pointed out the payoff: fewer surprises and faster answers when a deadline is close. The article also noted that Yorkn still feels like a small, responsive team, even with a large supplier's capabilities.
Giving back and looking ahead
The spotlight mentioned our support during the pandemic and our donations to international relief efforts. It also covered two priorities we keep working on: more sustainable products, such as bamboo cutlery and recycled tote bags, and shorter delivery times through more production and warehousing in North America.
Putting it to work
- Landed prices include freight and applicable duties to one location in the USA or Canada, in USD or CAD.
- A free digital proof on every order before production.
- Live data on SAGE (US SAGE #69488, Canadian SAGE #51602), on ESP, and through PromoStandards.
Thank you to SAGE for the feature. The bucket hats that went viral are listed below, along with a few favourites from our eco range.
Products mentioned in this article
Frequently asked questions
How often does Yorkn add new products?
New products are added every day, based on trends and what distributors' clients ask for.
What decoration methods does Yorkn offer?
In-house laser engraving, UV printing, screen printing, pad printing and digital printing.
Does Yorkn handle rush orders and low minimums?
Yes. Because everything is made to order, Yorkn is well suited to last-minute projects and low minimums.
Is Yorkn on SAGE?
Yes. Yorkn is US SAGE #69488 and Canadian SAGE #51602, with real-time inventory and order status through SAGE Connect.
Context: SAGE Blog, "Supplier Spotlight: Yorkn - Big Ideas. Bigger Hustle. Buckets of Bucket Hats." (Sep 2, 2025): https://www.sageworld.com/resources/index.php/2025/09/02/supplier-spotlight-yorkn-big-ideas-bigger-hustle-buckets-of-bucket-hats/
