The acclaimed acai model faucets 20-year building veteran Phil Singh because it preps for growth in each new and legacy markets

Washington, DC  (RestaurantNews.com)  South Block — a beloved better-for-you model that dishes up acai bowls, smoothies, and cold-pressed juices — has named Phil Singh its Director of Development and Improvement.  

Singh has been in retail building for greater than 20 years. Most just lately, he was at CAVA, the place he served as Development Supervisor for the booming model’s NE Area. Previous to CAVA, he held numerous roles comparable to Director of Development and New Retailer Improvement for The Salty Donut, proprietor of Milestone Development Administration, and the Development Supervisor for MOD Pizza. Earlier than shifting to model illustration, Singh began his profession in structure, the place he spent 15 years working as a venture supervisor on massive field retail, supporting manufacturers from the architectural facet.

“Phil has solely been with South Block for a short while, however his addition has been a right away carry to our development methods,” stated Amir Mostafavi, founder and CEO of South Block. “We’ll depend on his experience and huge community of relationships to information us via the thrilling and difficult momentum that comes with multi-market development — all whereas working arduous to maintain the neighborhood focus that’s really on the coronary heart of South Block. We’re honored and excited to have him on this journey with us.”

South Block presently has 17 places throughout D.C., Maryland, and Virginia — with a number of places already within the pipeline. A kind of places consists of the Dulles airport later this 12 months, which can introduce the beloved native model to each nationwide and worldwide vacationers.

In January 2024, South Block entered right into a development partnership with Savory Fund, a personal fairness agency that invests in rising restaurant ideas — with Mostafavi staying on as CEO and steersman. Collectively, South Block and Savory will develop the model each in heritage and new markets throughout the nation.

“I’ve been a fan and common buyer of South Block for a very long time,” Singh stated. “After assembly with Amir in individual, my pleasure and admiration for the model solely grew. From its neighborhood involvement to the care put into the staff, South Block is actually one thing particular. The chance to be part of a rising model that wishes to make a distinction in each neighborhood is a dream. I’m honored to be right here.”

About South Block

South Block opened its first location in Clarendon, VA in 2011 with a mission to construct more healthy communities one block at a time. It makes a speciality of recent, made-to-order smoothies, acai bowls, toasts, and cold-pressed juices. The identify was impressed by its first location on the south facet of a block within the Clarendon neighborhood. South Block now has 17 places throughout DC, Maryland, and Virginia. In 2024, South Block entered right into a development partnership with Savory Fund, a personal fairness group that invests in rising restaurant ideas. Moreover, Mostafavi began a nonprofit for South Block referred to as Fruitful Planet, which supplies recent fruit and veggies to underserved communities. Be taught extra at SouthBlock.com.

About Savory Fund

Savory is an progressive personal fairness agency that mixes over $750 million in property beneath administration with a development playbook and experience that has been developed over 15 years of working within the restaurant business. Savory companions with high-potential, worthwhile, rising restaurant manufacturers, to ship monetary capital, business experience, development and income alternatives, profitability enhancements and new location growth. The Savory group contributes on to all facets of development and replication by utilizing a confirmed playbook and methodology. Founder involvement within the growth of a model is a central theme of the Savory strategy as founders carry the tribal data across the uniqueness that has energized early success and is important to future development. Savory is presently invested within the following manufacturers: Swig, R&R BBQ, PINCHO, Through 313 Pizzeria, Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Model Meals, 86 Repairs, Saigon Hustle, Hash Kitchen, The Sicilian Butcher, Houston TX Sizzling Hen, and South Block. For extra data, go to SavoryFund.com.

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