BLAZE PIZZA
Blaze Pizza is a fast-casual restaurant franchise offering build-your-own artisan-style pizzas fast-fired in open-hearth ovens, along with related food and drink items, served via an assembly-line format. The business model primarily involves area development agreements for qualified franchisees to open multiple restaurants in designated areas, with single-unit franchises offered in certain situations, targeting high-traffic locations like retail strip malls, urban areas, shopping centers, and entertainment venues. It serves the general public with carryout, eat-in, and online ordering options in a highly competitive restaurant market.
Franchise Costs
5% royalty + 2% Creative Fund + $60/mo training software + up to $200/mo technology + $38/mo reputation management + $126/mo loyalty platform fees.
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 238 franchised Restaurants open for the entire 2024 calendar year, consisting of 227 traditional locations and 11 mall storefront locations.
* Calculated weighted average gross revenue for 238 franchised units (227 traditional, 11 mall storefront). Weighted average for Top Third and Bottom Third gross sales were used as proxies for top and bottom quartiles respectively, as per the available data segmentation. No profit or expense data was provided for franchised restaurants.
Extracted Item 19 Section
How BLAZE PIZZA Compares
Key Insights
- Higher investment than 83% of Pizza franchises
- Top 10 largest franchise system in Pizza
- One of the lowest SBA loan default rates in Pizza
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BLAZE PIZZA Current | $667K – $1.1M | $30K | 5.0% | 254 |
| PIZZA HUT (NON-TRADITIONAL) | $51K – $304K | $10K | 10.0% | 1,332 |
| PAPA MURPHY'S | $367K – $733K | $25K | 5.0% | 1,001 |
| GODFATHER'S PIZZA | $711K – $1.3M | $25K | 6.5% | 592 |
| BLAZE PIZZA | $597K – $1.1M | $30K | 5.0% | 283 |
| MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA | $1.3M – $4.8M | $50K | 5.0% | 156 |
Pizza Average 12 franchises | $511K – $1.3M | $30K | 5.7% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 12 Pizza franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2024)
Outlets by state across the United States
+25 more states
SBA Loan History
Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for BLAZE PIZZA franchisees (2014 – 2025)
Loans by Year
SBA 7(a) loan activity over time
* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.
Franchisee Contacts
322 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
| Name | SBA Loan |
|---|---|
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
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Due Diligence
Litigation (Item 3)
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
Frequently Asked Questions
The total initial investment to open a BLAZE PIZZA franchise ranges from $666,900 to $1,143,000. This includes a franchise fee of $30,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.
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