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Blaze Pizza plans 70th restaurant opening

November 10, 2014

Less than three years after its launch, Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is planning its 70th location celebration. The milestone restaurant will open in March in the Dallas suburb of Frisco.

The company also announced that it has signed new franchise agreements that will add Denver and Portland, Oregon, to its expansion plans. In total, the company now has agreements in place to open a total of 331 restaurants in 36 states and Washington, DC.

The first Blaze Pizza restaurant opened in Irvine, California, on Aug. 6, 2012. According to a news release, the company grew to 10 locations in 2013 and began expanding beyond California. With its 70th location in sight, Blaze Pizza will be operating in 17 states. Next year, the company is scheduled to open on average one new restaurant every five days -- with its milestone 100th location projected to open next October.

"We lead the category in both number of locations and rate of growth," President and COO Jim Mizes said in the release. "More importantly, we lead the category in defining the best overall guest experience -- which includes exceptional pizza, lightning fast speed of service and appealing restaurant design. We believe that our focused attention against these three key areas will help Blaze Pizza to not only differentiate itself, but also to deliver the highest average unit sales volumes in the category."

Third San Diego unit planned

Additionally, Blaze announced that it will open its third San Diego location on Nov. 13 in Genesee Plaza. To celebrate, the restaurant will offer free pizzas on Nov. 14 between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. to anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.