Ohio firm sues San Antonio-tied Black Rifle Coffee, alleging it hasn't paid royalties

San Antonio-tied Black Rifle Coffee is in legal hot water over allegations that it didn't pay royalties to an Ohio-based consulting firm that helped expand the brand into a ready-to-drink line of beverages. The Utah-based coffee chain — which maintains corporate offices in both in San Antonio and Salt Lake City — had been working with Ohio's Strategy and Execution Inc. to develop its ready-to-drink coffee beverages, according allegations in a federal lawsuit filed in San Antonio by the consulting firm. The partnership resulted in success for Black Rifle Coffee, “generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues,” according to the Feb. 3 suit. However, Strategy and Execution argues in its filing that Black Rifle backed out of paying royalties on the beverage line.