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Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza expands beyond 100 locations

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced that it has surpassed 100 stores, with 103 restaurants now open and 87 additional sites currently in development. It also will advance its commitment to serve food that is free of artificial colors, flavors, preservatives and fillers.

December 17, 2015

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced that it has surpassed 100 stores, with 103 restaurants now open and 87 additional sites currently in development. Blaze Pizza also announced that it will advance its commitment to serve food that is free of artificial colors, flavors, preservatives and fillers, according to a company press release.

With the recent removal of nitrites from its pepperoni, salami, ham and bacon, Blaze Pizza's 'journey to clean' is nearly complete. In the first part of 2016, the company plans to upgrade olives, garlic, salad dressings and blood orange lemonade to ensure that all ingredients for its pizzas and salads are additive-free. The company will continue to serve fountain sodas and use marshmallows in its signature S'More Pies.

"We know our guests prefer fresh, less processed ingredients and scratch cooking. Here at Blaze, we agree that food without additives is an intelligent choice," said Bradford Kent, executive chef of Blaze Pizza. "As we've grown, we've been able to work directly with our suppliers to carefully source ingredients to our exacting specifications. We're thrilled to now be able to 'change the game' with our clean ingredient strategy."

"Fast-food companies — as they've grown in size — have historically shifted to more processed, lower-cost ingredients. At Blaze, it's the exact opposite. Each restaurant we open increases our leverage in sourcing less processed, higher quality ingredients. It's how we've been able to nix the nitrites and remove artificial additives," said Jim Mizes, president and COO of Blaze Pizza. "It's a strategy we're fully committed to. As I like to tell our guests: You keep eating our pizza. We'll keep raising the bar."