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Black Rifle Coffee company history timeline

2014

The company was founded in December 2014 by former Green Beret Evan Hafer.

2015

In January 2015, Taylor started filming commercials for BRCC while Best was deployed. “The funniest part,” Taylor said, “was you had trolls coming in and commenting on this coffee company page.

2016

After “How to be American” was posted in August 2016, BRCC had to shut down sales for five days.

2017

In 2017, BRCC expanded into Canada with a division based in Alberta and led by CEO Darren Weeks.

2018

The publication you’re currently reading was launched in the spring of 2018 and continues to define itself with written stories and a video series that stand out for their quality in a crowded field of veteran media publications.

2019

Their products are available at 1,700 retail locations across the country as well as through online sales, and they are on pace to pull in $80 million in revenue in 2019.

2020

In March 2020, BRCC launched a coffee-donation campaign to support medical and emergency workers, quarantined military personnel and their families, and others working to mitigate the national and global impact of COVID-19.

The company expanded in 2020 with the release of ready-to-drink canned iced coffee.

2021

A July 2021, article in The New York Times, Hafer describes his vision for growth of the physical franchised stores using retired military NCO's.

In November 2021, Black Rifle Coffee Company merged with SilverBox Engaged Merger Corporation via a special purpose acquisition company in an effort to raise funds for expansion and to go public.

2022

The merger completed in February 2022.

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