Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza News & Media
Blaze, Cousins, Torchy's, &Pizza, Slim Chickens CEOs: 'Chaos is the new normal'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In this recent Fast Casual Executive Summit roundtable, &pizza Co-founder and CEO Michael Lastoria, Blaze Pizza CEO Mandy Shaw, Cousins Subs CEO Christine…
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Blaze Pizza serving up nostalgia with full-size Crunch bars
October 15, 2020
In a nod to the nostalgic days of trick-or-treating when kids went in search of the house giving out the full-size candy bar, Blaze Pizza has teamed up with…
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Blaze adds CMO, chief restaurant officer
October 12, 2020
Blaze Pizza has named Vince Szwajkowski, a former movie theater and hotel executive as its CMO, and Rick Gestring, a former operating systems and restaurant…
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Blaze Pizza to add 2 Idaho units
September 24, 2020
Blaze Pizza said franchisees, Denny, Drew and Chase Wagstaff have taken over existing locations of the brand in Meridian, Eagle and Nampa, Idaho and plan to…
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Blaze opens Northeast Texas store
September 2, 2020
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open Friday in Grand Prairie, Texas. The State Hwy 161 store will offer dine-in, carryout via pick-up or curbside service, as well…
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Blaze opens third Tampa-area store
May 28, 2020
Blaze is opening a new Florida location on Monday at the University of South Florida at Fowler Avenue and North 51st St., a news release said.
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Winner, winner, PIZZA dinner: 5 pizza brands land in Top 100 list
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Five astute and innovative pizza brands took home top honors in this year's Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers awards. Their accomplishments over the last…
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Blaze Pizza, Mici launch DIY kits
April 29, 2020
Two U.S. pizza chains said this week that they launched pizza make-at-home kits to meet customers where they are as stay-at-home orders continue for most the…
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Just when we all needed a break: Pi Day happens
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Anyone with a pulse would probably admit that this has been a rough week, between the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and the growing vitriol of the…
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Blaze opening in Southfield, Michigan mall
March 2, 2020
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza said in a news release it is opening a new store in Southfield, Michigan Thursday in the Tel Twelve Mall on Telegraph Road. To…
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Blaze to add 3 stores to Florida's Treasure Coast
February 13, 2020
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is has signed a multi-unit deal to add three stores in Florida's Treasure Coast, spanning the area north of Palm Beach to around…
read nowBlaze enters multi-unit deal in around Chicago
January 31, 2020
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has partnered with multi-brand operators Elie Damouni, George Damouni, Nadim Burbar and Daniel Burbar to grow the brand around Chicago…
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Blaze Pizza opens 10th North Carolina location
December 30, 2019
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is making its Jacksonville, North Carolina, debut Thursday at 3040 Western Blvd., and will celebrate Friday by giving customers who…
read nowBlaze adds 2 more to Dallas
December 13, 2019
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has signed its fourth deal this year to develop units in Dallas, Texas, this time with husband and wife duo, Tony and Marina Petro. The…
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Blaze signs Dunkin' franchisee to 3 Dallas-area units
November 18, 2019
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is adding three more restaurants to the Dallas region, joining a dozen other current Texas stores. Franchise partner, Kanti Dalsania…
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Blaze Pizza owner confirms brand’s plans to go public within 3 years
September 6, 2019
Blaze Pizza has confirmed that it has the final elements in place to go public, a key step that brand leadership sees toward beginning to take a run at pizza's…
read nowBlaze's Mizes retires, CFO named interim chief
August 27, 2019
Blaze Pizza CEO Jim Mizes has retired, the brand said this afternoon. The fast-growing fast casual has named its CFO, Amanda ("Mandy") Shaw interim CEO and…
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Blaze brings keto crust back with 3 more 'Life Mode' pies
August 22, 2019
Need proof keto diets are popular? Ask Blaze Pizza, which sold out of its popular keto crust in test markets soon after the brand introduced the six-carb crust…
read nowBlaze tops Papa Murphy's, Marco's in 2019 Market Force customer ratings
July 30, 2019
Pasadena-based brand-on-growth-hormones, Blaze Pizza, topped Market Force's 2019 survey of best QSR brands as chosen by consumers. Early results of the study…
read nowBlaze launching crust for keto dieters
July 15, 2019
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is hoping to attract health-concsious customers by launching a cauliflower crust as well as a ketogenic-approved crust, which contains…
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