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Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open new stores in Albany, Bakersfield

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced that it will open two new locations tomorrow, in Albany, New York, and Bakersfield, California.

January 20, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced that it will open two new locations tomorrow, in Albany, New York, and Bakersfield, California.

The Albany store, which features a 3,400-square-foot interior with seating for 120, is located in Albany's Stuyvesant Plaza at 1475 Western Ave. To celebrate the grand opening, the restaurant will offer free build-your-own pizzas from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. Friday to anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, according to a company press release.

The Bakersfield store is located at the California Pavilion at 3900 California Ave. It features a 2,500-square-foot interior with seating for 60 inside and an additional 25 seats on an outdoor patio. To celebrate the grand opening, the restaurant will offer free build-your-own pizzas on from 10:30 a.m. until midnight Friday to midnight to anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

"Our mission at Blaze is really simple — we're taking pizza back to its roots," said Jim Mizes, president and COO of Blaze Pizza. "By making dough in-house, carefully sourcing ingredients, and cooking by fire, we're giving guests a great way to enjoy artisanal pizza without the wait. It's changing the way people think about and eat pizza."

The new restaurants will be constructed with recycled and sustainable materials, use energy-efficient LED lighting and will feature eco-friendly, compostable packaging, the release stated.

Both restaurants will also promote a turnkey fundraiser program that returns 20 percent of an event's proceeds back to the organization, helping schools, sports clubs and other local groups.