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Since 1944, we have sold wholesale gift and novelty products into retail markets across the country, from the world's largest retailer to the smallest mom and pop shop.
Your one stop sports shop for everything fans need to accessorize their vehicle, have a tailgate party, decorate their room or office, and get as a gift.
Consistently top-ranked licensee of the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and more than 200 colleges and universities.
Acquired Tag Express in 2001, and Big League Promotions and Tags By Design in 2009.
Manufacturing and distribution facilities in Niles, IL, and Heath Springs, SC.
More than 90% of items made or finished in the United States.
It’s not a word used lightly these days. But over the last 75 years, Rico Industries has earned an unparalleled reputation for trust and integrity among its customers, vendors, and industry peers.
Founded in May 1944 by three immigrant relatives, Rico Industries began manufacturing wallets from scrap leather. The second generation continued this tradition of hard work and excellent service as Rico became the top supplier of private label wallets to various major retailers in the U.S.A. Its reputation as a vendor led those customers to ask Rico to distribute other companies’ products, including many sports licensees – which Rico had also become in 1984 – continuing as the third generation began to operate the family business.
Rico bought one of those other companies in 2000, Tag Express, improving on its delivery and service to become one of the top hardgood licensees for the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and many colleges and universities. As the fourth generation joined the business, the company grew with two more acquisitions in 2009 – Big League Promotions and Tags By Design. In 2013 Rico launched its first brand, SPARO, starting with a line of fashionable sports-licensed watches.
Poised for continued growth in the years ahead, Rico Industries has kept and will always keep those values it started with – telling the truth, seeing a job through to the end, keeping its promises – close to heart.
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This page has been created to help individuals and companies learn how to submit product ideas to Rico. Rico wants to connect with high quality business partners who have ready to go products that match Rico’s goals, strategies and needs. If you are the owner or representative of a new product that might fit with Rico’s business, this site can help you submit your product idea for review by Rico.
We want to make it easy for current and potential partners to reach out to us with products ideas that may be of interest to our business. Whether you're a previous partner or brand new to Rico, the information in this section will help answer your questions about how to reach out to Rico.
Follow the process below to submit your product idea to Rico.
If your product idea fits the criteria below, we invite you to submit your idea.
We are looking for matches for the product or business needs of Rico. Please look at Rico’s products on this website to see the types of consumer products Rico sells.
Product ideas should also include protectable intellectual property, typically in the form of a granted patent or trademark or published patent application or published trademark application. Rico cannot advise you on whether or not to pursue a patent, trademark or other form of intellectual property protection. For more information regarding the nature of intellectual property and its uses, you should consult your legal representative or appropriate government agencies, for example, the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Product ideas which you do not own or have the full legal right to represent, or about which you are unable to provide information on a nonconfidential basis.
Confidential information or documents. Remember, all information submitted must be nonconfidential. Do not submit confidential information. We will not review any documents that are marked ‘Confidential’ or the equivalent. The documents will be deleted from our system, and the submission will be automatically declined.
Ideas, suggestions or thoughts that do not include protectable intellectual property.
Designs for use on any product you do not own or control. This includes designs for use on current Rico products.
A fully signed Rico New Product Submission Agreement in the form of the link which will apply to all products you may submit to Rico at any time. Please do not alter the form. Rico will not consider any submission that alters this form in any manner.
For each product you wish Rico to consider, you also must fully complete and sign a Rico New Product Information Questionnaire in the form of the link for that product. One product per questionnaire. Please do not combine product answers for multiple products in one Rico New Product Information Questionnaire, as if you do so Rico will not consider that submission. Also, we need clear, concise answers and responses to each question in the Rico New Product Information Questionnaire for each product.
Copies of any safety, chemical, consumer, or other relevant testing as required in the Rico New Product Information Questionnaire.
Anything you submit to Rico will not be returned to you, including any samples you may send.
The following frequently asked questions provide helpful information about our submission and review process, including more about how to submit a product idea to Rico, what happens to the information you provide after it reaches us, and what kinds of responses you can expect to receive.
Will Rico sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement before I share my product idea?
No. Rico will only consider non-confidential information for its initial review of your submission. If after our initial review of a submission, we find that we may have interest in learning more, we will contact you to discuss how to proceed and any needed agreements.
How can I arrange to present my product idea in person or via electronic means?
You cannot arrange for an in person presentation or any presentation via electronic means (including phone, internet, or teleconferencing methods). Our initial review is based wholly on the non-confidential information you provide in your submission. Face-to-face meetings, phone conferences, internet conferences, teleconferences or live demonstrations are typically not required at this stage. If Rico desires any such meeting, conference or demonstration, Rico will notify you.
How can I present my product idea to Rico in a manner different than outlined in Rico’s New Product Submission Process?
In order to submit any new product idea to Rico, you must fully comply with Rico’s New Product Submission Process. Thus, you cannot present any new product idea to Rico in any other manner. If you attempt to submit any product idea to Rico in any manner other than as outlined in Rico’s New Product Submission Process, it will not be reviewed, everything you submit will be deleted from our system, and the submission will be automatically declined.
Who will review my submission, and how long will it take?
Each submission is handled by Rico’s New Product Coordinator who manages the process and determines how to route it to ensure it reaches the relevant personnel within Rico. In many cases, this means review by multiple people to evaluate merit or strategic business fit for Rico.
We are committed to reaching a decision as quickly as possible. However, a thorough initial review may take as long as twelve weeks to complete.
In the event that we need additional information or samples, we will contact you.
In the meantime, we ask that you be patient and not contact our executives or other employees regarding your submission. Unfortunately, we will not take your calls or respond to any communication you send us other than the initial submission. Even if you have not yet heard from us, we are working on it!
What is my protection? How can I be assured my product idea won’t be taken?
Rico is committed to doing the right thing. It’s who we are. We also know that we’re only as good, only as trustworthy as our last partnership. We enter every business arrangement with that in mind!
We appreciate the value of protecting the “intellectual property” behind any product. If you have something of real value, you want to protect it so others can’t duplicate it!
That’s why, when you submit a product idea to us, we state over and over again: only send non-confidential information. Anything that is proprietary – anything that would enable someone to duplicate your product idea – should not be part of your submission. We do this to protect your interests; but also to protect us, as well. We urge you to consult with your attorney prior to making any submission to us to protect your interests. Please understand that just because you send us a product idea does not mean you have rights to it or that Rico hasn’t already been developing the same product or someone else has already submitted the same idea to Rico or the product is already in the marketplace. If you truly have a protectable interest in the product idea submitted to Rico, Rico simply can’t sell that product unless an arrangement is worked out with you.
If Rico likes my submission, how much money will Rico pay me for it?
Compensation is an important component of any business deal. Value is determined through discussions between Rico and the party which controls the rights to the intellectual property and the product. Each deal is evaluated on its own merits. As a result, there is no standard amount.
What type of business deal with Rico could result from my submission?
The type of business relationship that might result from a submission of interest to Rico could take a variety of forms, depending upon the specifics of the innovation and both the potential partner's and Rico’s needs. As examples, this may take the form of a licensing, purchase or supply agreement, or other type of collaborative venture.
For what reasons might Rico decline to pursue my submission?
The proposed product idea is already known to us.
We already have work in progress in the area encompassed by the submission.
The product is not a strategic match with where we want to take our businesses or brands.
The size of the opportunity does not fit with our business plans.
There is a lack of protectable intellectual property associated with the submission.
What does Rico do with personal information that I provide with my submission?
Rico uses this information to communicate with you about your submission. It is not used for any other purpose, nor is it shared with any third parties unless you have expressly indicated your agreement for us to do so.
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