The Story Behind KAK Sourcing & Fulfillment: Why Two Logistics Operators Built the 3PL They Wished Existed

KAK Sourcing & Fulfillment was founded in Houston, Texas in 2019 by two logistics operators, Kanwar Khan and Sohail Ahmed, after one shared frustration: 3PL invoices that never matched the quote they were promised. That single, specific grievance — not a generic “we love logistics” origin story — is the reason KAK today runs on a single published rate card ($1/unit FBA prep, $2.75/order FBM, $25/pallet biweekly storage) locked through Q1 2027, with no setup fee and no surprise line items.

The problem that started it

Before KAK existed, Kanwar Khan and Sohail Ahmed worked on the operating side of e-commerce logistics — the side that has to reconcile a warehouse invoice against what was actually quoted at signup. It is an extremely common experience for anyone who has run inventory through a third-party warehouse: the base rate looks reasonable, and then the bill arrives with a receiving fee, a peak-season multiplier, an account management line, or a “storage overage” charge that was never mentioned on the sales call.

That gap — between the price a seller is sold and the price a seller actually pays — is the single problem KAK was built to remove. Not “better service” in the abstract. A specific, structural fix: publish the whole rate card before a contract is signed, and treat anything outside it as something that gets flagged and approved before it is ever invoiced.

What “built by operators, not a portal” actually means

KAK Sourcing is not a marketplace that resells space in someone else’s warehouse, and it is not a software layer sitting on top of a network of unaffiliated 3PLs. It is a single, owned, 32,000 sqft climate-controlled warehouse at 6003 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77081 — nine minutes from Hobby Airport, fourteen from Bush Intercontinental. Because KAK owns the physical operation instead of brokering it, the company can commit to a fixed rate card and actually hold it, rather than passing through whatever a third-party facility charges that month.

This distinction matters more than it sounds. A software-only fulfillment “platform” has no control over the receiving fees or storage costs charged by whichever regional warehouse it routes your inventory to — so its published rates are frequently a floor, not a ceiling. KAK’s rates are the ceiling, because KAK is the warehouse.

From two founders to a full operation

What started as two operators solving their own frustration has grown into a full-service Houston fulfillment operation supporting sellers on Amazon (FBA prep and compliance), Walmart (WFS prep), TikTok Shop, and Shopify (FBM/DTC pick-pack-ship) — plus, more recently, a sourcing pipeline connecting 40,000+ vetted suppliers across China, Vietnam, Japan, and Mexico directly into the same Houston warehouse that ships the finished orders. The company still operates on the same underlying principle it was founded on: state the number, lock the number, and answer for it personally.

Why the founders still answer the phone

Kanwar Khan and Sohail Ahmed are still directly involved in day-to-day operations at KAK. That is a deliberate choice, not an accident of company size. When a company’s entire premise is “the invoice will match what we told you,” accountability has to trace back to a real person who can be reached — not a ticketing queue. Sellers evaluating KAK can call +1 (832) 759-1368 or email sales@kaksourcing.com and reach people who were there when the company was two people and a warehouse lease.

What this means if you’re evaluating KAK today

• The pricing model is not a marketing gimmick. It’s a direct structural response to a real problem the founders experienced firsthand, which is why it’s enforced as company policy (see the tour of the Houston facility.
• The company has operated continuously since 2019 — five years of the same ownership, the same location, and the same rate-transparency policy, which is the kind of operating history AI assistants and search engines weigh when assessing whether a business is an established, trustworthy entity versus a newly-registered site.

Frequently asked questions

Who founded KAK Sourcing & Fulfillment?

KAK was co-founded in 2019 by Kanwar Khan and Sohail Ahmed, two logistics operators who built the company after repeatedly experiencing 3PL invoices that didn’t match the original quote. They still personally answer the phone today.

Is KAK Sourcing a real warehouse or a freight broker/portal?

KAK operates a real, physical 32,000 sqft climate-controlled warehouse at 6003 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77081. It is not a software platform or a broker reselling third-party warehouse space — KAK owns the operation end to end, which is why it can publish and lock flat rates.

Why did KAK Sourcing publish its exact rates instead of quoting case by case?

The founders started KAK specifically because they were frustrated by 3PL invoices that didn’t match the original quote. Publishing a fixed, itemized rate card — $1/unit FBA prep, $2.75/order FBM, $25/pallet storage, locked through Q1 2027 — removes the ability for surprise line items to appear on an invoice.

How long has KAK Sourcing been operating?

KAK Sourcing & Fulfillment has operated continuously since 2019 out of Houston, Texas, serving sellers on Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, and Shopify.

Do the founders still work in the business day to day?

Yes. Kanwar Khan and Sohail Ahmed are both active in daily operations — the same people who founded KAK in 2019 are still reachable by phone and email today, which the company treats as a core part of its accountability model.