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title: "Fast Casual: Blaze pizza sales on fire with 51% increase over previous year"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f4e19edb-13f1-48eb-bc42-4506871c53fd
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-blaze-pizza-sales-on-fire-with-51-increase-over-previous-year-2705717
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2018-02-27T22:17:22.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:43.863Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/08dc360067bfed3591f9a1dfc0135a4c5522.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Blaze pizza sales on fire with 51% increase over previous year

**TL;DR:** Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza reported a 51% increase in sales in 2017 compared to 2016, with rapid momentum seen in same-store sales and new restaurant openings. The franchise plans to open 87 new locations in 2018, including its first in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-blaze-pizza-sales-on-fire-with-51-increase-over-previous-year-2705717).*

## Story

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is experiencing massive growth, and showing no signs of slowing down. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the brand has reported an over 50 percent increase in sales in 2017 compared to 2016.

Over the course of the year, the franchise opened a total of 66 new restaurants both domestically and in Canada. This rapid momentum was seen in same-store sales, which were up by a whopping 3.7 percent.

"We spent our first five years in business refining our restaurant model and building out the infrastructure and franchise network to support our rapid growth. Today, we have the people, processes and systems in place to achieve our goal of becoming a billion-dollar brand by our tenth birthday," said CEO Jim Mizes.

Blaze will position itself for continued success by embracing technology and delivery opportunities. The brand seeks to refine its online ordering platform, upgrade its mobile app and provide a more polished loyalty member experience.

In 2018, the franchise expects to grow both domestically and internationally, with an estimated 87 planned openings. The brand is set to open its first locations in Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia this year.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- FastCasual (publication)
- restaurant expansion (topic)
- sales growth (topic)
- technology integration (topic)
- Blaze Pizza (company)
- Saudi Arabia (location)
- Kuwait (location)
- Bahrain (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-blaze-pizza-sales-on-fire-with-51-increase-over-previous-year-2705717). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f4e19edb-13f1-48eb-bc42-4506871c53fd).