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title: "QSR Magazine: Blaze Pizza Receives PE Cash Infusion"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5cae3363-06bf-4b67-a78e-23c169c1ebef
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-blaze-pizza-receives-pe-cash-infusion-2703331
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2017-07-14T16:11:09.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:14.720Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/08dc360067bfed3591f9a1dfc0135a4c1767.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Blaze Pizza Receives PE Cash Infusion

**TL;DR:** Blaze Pizza has received a significant non-controlling investment from Brentwood Associates to drive growth and innovation. The brand plans to expand into the Middle East and Northern Africa and reach $1 billion in annual system-wide sales before 2022.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-07-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-blaze-pizza-receives-pe-cash-infusion-2703331).*

## Story

Blaze Pizza is receiving some new cash from a leading private equity investment firm. According to a recent QSR Magazine article, Brentwood Associates has announced that it has made a significant non-controlling investment in the brand, which now has 200 locations throughout Canada and the U.S. In addition, Brentwood partners Bill Barnum and Rahul Aggarwal will both be a part of the Board of Directors moving forward.

“We are excited to add Brentwood and Dollarhyde to our investor group as they bring leadership, a network of connections and deep restaurant experience that will simply make us stronger and better,” said Jim Mizes, CEO of Blaze Pizza.

The fast-casual pizza chain has plans to expand into the Middle East and Northern Africa and is also on pace to make over $1 billion in annual system-wide sales before 2022.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- private equity (topic)
- expansion (topic)
- Blaze Pizza (company)
- investment (topic)
- growth plans (topic)
- Middle East (location)
- Northern Africa (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-blaze-pizza-receives-pe-cash-infusion-2703331). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5cae3363-06bf-4b67-a78e-23c169c1ebef).