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20 April 2016
Blaze Pizza named the Fastest Growing in US

A pizza chain backed by LeBron James was just named the fastest-growing restaurant chain in the US. Blaze Pizza grew sales 205% over the prior year, the largest gain of any restaurant chain measured in the 2016 Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. The sales explosion is happening at a time when LeBron James is taking a more hands-on approach to...

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open 3 Massachusetts locations
04 April 2016
Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza to open 3 Massachusetts locations

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open three Boston-area locations in 2016. The Massachusetts locations will be locally owned and operated by BGR Hospitality, according to a company press release. This spring, Blaze will debut in Cambridge at One Canal Park, located between Lechmere Station and Cambridgeside Galleria (1 Canal Park)...

Blaze Plans to Grow to Fifth Largest Pizza Chain
22 March 2016
Blaze Plans to Grow to Fifth Largest Pizza Chain

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza announced highlights and financial results for its fiscal year ending December 27, 2015 along with its outlook for 2016. The build-your-own pizza chain, known for its chef-driven recipes and casually hip restaurants...

21 March 2016
The pizza chain backed by LeBron James just tripled sales

Blaze Pizza is on fire. The chain, which is backed by basketball star LeBron James, tripled its sales to $101 million in 2015 compared to the previous year, according to Nation's Restaurant News. Same-store sales grew 7% over the same time period...

26 February 2016
Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza to open 3 Massachusetts locations

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open three Boston-area locations in 2016. The Massachusetts locations will be locally owned and operated by BGR Hospitality, according to a company press release. This spring, Blaze will debut in Cambridge at One Canal Park, located between...

22 February 2016
Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza Soon to Open Three Massachusetts Locations

Build-Your-Own" Artisanal Pizza Restaurants Set to Open in Cambridge and Boston Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the fast-casual concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, today announced that it will soon open three Boston area locations in 2016...

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17 February 2016
Papa ‘Brons? A LeBron-approved pizza chain is coming to Boston soon

Blaze Pizza, which is like Chipotle but for pies, plans to open 15 new locations over the next three to five years. What do LeBron James, Red Sox chairman Tom Werner, and Maria Shriver all have in common? They’re all lead investors in Blaze Pizza, a chain that just announced it’s coming to Boston in the...

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12 February 2016
A Chipotle-style pizza chain endorsed by LeBron James is taking over America

Blaze Pizza is taking over America. The brand opened 50 restaurants across the country in 2014. This year it plans to open 60 to 70 new locations...

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11 February 2016
Lebron James-Endorsed Pizza Joint Coming to Massachusetts

Fans of fast-casual dining rejoice. The ordering method that allows you to personalize your meal, popularized by burrito chains Chipotle and Qdoba, has been applied to pizza. And it’s coming to Massachusetts...