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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.
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Franchise Costs
5% royalty + 2% ad fund + $102/mo technology fees
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 218 franchised Restaurants operating from Traditional Locations and Mall Storefront Locations open for the entire 2025 fiscal year.
* Calculated weighted average revenue: (208 units × $1,341,998 + 10 units × $1,403,934) / 218 total units = $1,344,839.10. Revenue top quartile calculated as a weighted average of Top 20% average gross sales for Traditional Locations (41 units × $2,146,044) and Mall Storefront Locations (2 units × $2,125,799), totaling 43 units = $2,145,102.37. Revenue bottom quartile calculated as a weighted average of Bottom 20% average gross sales for Traditional Locations (42 units × $766,846) and Mall Storefront Locations (2 units × $887,461), totaling 44 units = $772,328.50. No overall median gross revenue was explicitly provided for the combined 218 units. No gross profit, net income, net profit, or EBITDA data was provided.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $1,344,839
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Key Insights
- Higher investment than 85% 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 | $757K – $1.3M | $30K | 5.0% | 230 |
| DOMINO'S PIZZA | $118K – $197K | $10K | 5.5% | 6,948 |
| PIZZA HUT (NON-TRADITIONAL) | $56K – $183K | $10K | 10.0% | 1,241 |
| PAPA MURPHY'S | $450K – $693K | $25K | 5.0% | 965 |
| GODFATHER'S PIZZA | $711K – $1.3M | $25K | 6.5% | 592 |
| BLAZE PIZZA | $597K – $1.1M | $30K | 5.0% | 283 |
Pizza Average 13 franchises | $458K – $1.2M | $29K | 5.7% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 13 Pizza franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2025)
Outlets by state across the United States
+24 more states
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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.
44 SBA loans on record
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229 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
229 Contacts Available
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Litigation (Item 3)
Class action lawsuit regarding gift card redemption violations.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a BLAZE PIZZA franchise ranges from $757,000 to $1,297,100. This includes a franchise fee of $30,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.