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Blaze Pizza secures Chicago expansion plan

September 9, 2014

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced that it will open three new locations in the greater Chicago area. The concept will expand to five locations in the market by early 2015.

According to a news release, two locations are set to open in late 2014, including the Presidential Towers location in October, and the Westfield Old Orchard Mall location in November.

A Blaze Pizza will open in early 2015 on Sherman Avenue in Evanston.

Blaze’s current Chicago locations include 953 West Belmont Avenue, adjacent to the Belmont Red Line L Station, and 227 East Ontario Street, between Lake Shore Drive and Michigan Avenue.

The company’s Chicago growth is being led by Levy Family Partners under a 15-store franchise development agreement. 

Kalamazoo opening scheduled this week

Blaze also announced that it will open its third Michigan location, in Kalamazoo, on Sept. 11. To celebrate the grand opening, the new restaurant will offer free pizzas Sept. 12 between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. to anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

The brand has current Michigan locations in Royal Oak and Novi, both of which opened in late 2013.

The Kalamazoo unit will include a fundraising program that returns 20 percent of an event’s proceeds back to local organizations.

Blaze Pizza is being developed in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio by Blaze Midwest, a franchise group operating under the umbrella of Northland Investments.