Blaze Pizza expands in Midwest with 3 locations

May 7, 2025

Blaze Pizza will open three locations across Indiana and Kentucky. The first restaurant is expected to open in Evansville, Indiana, this summer, according to a…

Blaze Pizza rolls out optimized app, loyalty program

April 15, 2025

Fast casual pizza chain Blaze Pizza has launched an enhanced app and loyalty program in partnership with Thanx, according to a press release.

Blaze Pizza to celebrate Pi Day with BOGO for $3.14

March 6, 2025

Blaze Pizza is offering fans a buy one 11-inch pizza, get a second 11-inch pizza of equal or lesser value for $3.14, according to a press release.

Blaze Pizza sparks interest with Spicy Hot Chicken Pickle Pizza

January 23, 2025

Blaze Pizza has launched a Spicy Hot Chicken Pickle Pizza. The pizza features Blaze's white sauce, shredded mozzarella, chicken, basil and pickles and it is…

Blaze Pizza inks deal targeting Southern California

November 12, 2024

Blaze Pizza has inked a five-unit development deal with Red Phoenix Group LLC, owned b y Ray Luthra and family, to target the Southern California market…

Blaze Pizza to expand Idaho footprint

October 18, 2024

Blaze Pizza will open a location in Meridian, Idaho, on Oct. 22. The restaurant is owned and operated by local franchisees Denny, Chase and Drew Wagstaff…

Blaze Pizza to offer pizzas for $3.14 on Pi Day

March 5, 2024

Blaze Pizza will offer pizzas for $3.14 in celebration of Pi Day on March 14, according to a press release.

Blaze Pizza brings on CMO

January 30, 2024

Blaze Pizza has welcomed Christian Kuhn as its CMO. Kuhn will support Blaze Pizza's continued growth with enhancements to its menu, ease of ordering and…

Blaze Pizza adds meatballs to menu

January 19, 2024

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza has added Fast Fire'd Meatballs to its menu. The meatballs are served with the brand's house-made red sauce and topped with Ricotta and…

Leadership shake-ups coming at Wingstop, Blaze Pizza?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

November 10, 2022

Wingstop Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue and Technology Officer Stacy Peterson is stepping down to become the CEO of a "private equity-sponsored…

Blaze Pizza franchisee tapping app for hiring needs

November 10, 2021

Blaze Pizza franchisee Ben Salehi has tapped Landed, a mobile app connecting hourly food and retail workers with local employers, to automate the process of…

10 tips to celebrate National Pizza Month

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

October is National Pizza Month. Here are 10 quick ways to generate buzz and increase check averages.

BOGO deal for Florida football fans at Blaze Pizza this weekend

September 3, 2021

South Florida football fans can get a free 11-inch pizza at Blaze Pizza this Labor Day weekend with the purchase of any regularly priced 11-inch pizza and fans…

Pizza brands big winners in 2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

May 24, 2021

Lest you ever doubted that pizza brands aren't shaking up the restaurant industry, you need only to take a gander at the list of the just-announced Fast Casual…

Blaze drizzles a little sweet heat on its Canadian store pies

May 14, 2021

Blaze Pizza has launched an LTO pizza topping, Hot Maple Drizzle, created exclusively for its Canadian restaurants, a news release said.

Blaze Pizza heats up Dallas with 4 openings

April 16, 2021

Blaze Pizza is blazing a trail in Texas with the opening of four restaurants. It celebrated the grand opening last month of a location in Rowlett, Texas, and…

Blaze Pizza to open 16 stores across 3 states

April 8, 2021

Blaze Pizza has signed agreements to open 16 restaurants, across three states, in the first quarter of this year, including stores in Texas, Florida and…

Women of the pie: 3 pizza industry leaders relay lessons learned

The road to the top in the pizza restaurant industry can be a rough one for professional women, but these three leaders show not only that it can be done, but…

Florida's Treasure Coast gets Blaze'd

February 16, 2021

Stuart, Florida — set in the middle of Florida's Treasure Coast — is opening the latest Blaze Pizza store Tuesday on Southeast Federal Highway, a news release…

A National Pizza Day primer of pie-related perks, promos

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

What U.S. cities are most "pie-struck"? Where are the biggest National Pizza Day deals? And which state wants pizza as its official food? You might be…