Scottsdale, Ariz. — Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. has appointed Jon Vingo as chief development officer. In this role, Vingo will oversee Black Rock Coffee Bar’s restaurant development strategy, including real estate and site selection, prototype design and construction.
“I’m very pleased to welcome Jon to the Black Rock team. Jon brings extensive experience leading disciplined, multi-market store expansion across a range of brands, and we’re confident his leadership will play an important role as we continue to execute our development strategy and scale the brand,” says Mark Davis, chief executive officer. “As we work towards our target of opening 1,000 stores by 2035, Jon will play an instrumental role in growing our development pipeline and successfully expanding into new markets so that we can serve more communities nationwide.”
Vingo brings more than two decades of experience leading growth, operations and brand strategy for large-scale, multi-unit restaurant and hospitality brands. Most recently, he served as chief executive officer of Skillets Restaurants. Prior to that, he held senior leadership roles at Pineapple Hospitality Group, Bloomin’ Brands (Outback Steakhouse), Tokyo Joe’s and Panera Bread.
Black Rock Coffee Bar is a high-growth operator of guest-centric, drive-thru coffee bars. Black Rock Coffee Bar was founded in 2008 in Beaverton, Ore. What started as a single 160-square-foot coffee bar is now one of the fastest growing beverage companies in the United States by revenue and the largest fully company-owned coffee retailer in the country, with more than 190 locations spanning seven states from the Pacific Northwest to Texas.
SOURCE: Black Rock Coffee Bar