Blaze Pizza | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Food and beverage |
Genre | Fast-casual restaurant |
Founded | 2011 | in California
Founders | Elise and Rick Wetzel |
Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 300+ |
Area served | United States, Canada, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates |
Key people |
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Products | Pizza, salad, cheesy bread, desserts, drinks |
Website |
blazepizza |
Blaze Pizza is a Pasadena, California–based fast-casual pizza restaurant chain. Founded in 2011 by Elise and Rick Wetzel of Wetzel's Pretzels, the chain is known for serving made-to-order pizzas. [2]
Blaze Pizza was founded in Pasadena, California, by Rick and Elise Wetzel in 2011. The chain's first location was opened in Irvine, California, in August 2012, [3] which was followed two months later by the opening of their second, and flagship, location in October 2012 in Pasadena. [4] The chain serves made-to-order pizzas, with a choice of various sauces and toppings. Its business model is similar to other chains such as Chipotle Mexican Grill and Subway. [5] [6] [7] The pizzas are cooked in a high-temperature open-flame oven with an average cook time of three minutes. [8] The only piece of cooking equipment inside each of the restaurants is an oven. [9]
By the end of 2014, Blaze had become the first fast-casual pizza restaurant to achieve 50 opened units. [10] The company planned to have at least 500 locations by 2020. [11]
In 2015, the company began to expand into Canada. [12] In partnership with Alshaya, the company opened locations in the Middle East in 2018. [13] [14]
Blaze Pizza | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Food and beverage |
Genre | Fast-casual restaurant |
Founded | 2011 | in California
Founders | Elise and Rick Wetzel |
Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 300+ |
Area served | United States, Canada, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates |
Key people |
|
Products | Pizza, salad, cheesy bread, desserts, drinks |
Website |
blazepizza |
Blaze Pizza is a Pasadena, California–based fast-casual pizza restaurant chain. Founded in 2011 by Elise and Rick Wetzel of Wetzel's Pretzels, the chain is known for serving made-to-order pizzas. [2]
Blaze Pizza was founded in Pasadena, California, by Rick and Elise Wetzel in 2011. The chain's first location was opened in Irvine, California, in August 2012, [3] which was followed two months later by the opening of their second, and flagship, location in October 2012 in Pasadena. [4] The chain serves made-to-order pizzas, with a choice of various sauces and toppings. Its business model is similar to other chains such as Chipotle Mexican Grill and Subway. [5] [6] [7] The pizzas are cooked in a high-temperature open-flame oven with an average cook time of three minutes. [8] The only piece of cooking equipment inside each of the restaurants is an oven. [9]
By the end of 2014, Blaze had become the first fast-casual pizza restaurant to achieve 50 opened units. [10] The company planned to have at least 500 locations by 2020. [11]
In 2015, the company began to expand into Canada. [12] In partnership with Alshaya, the company opened locations in the Middle East in 2018. [13] [14]