Blaze Pizza Keeps Its Commitment To Real Food And Simple Processes

From its inception, Blaze Pizza’s. commitment to real ingredients has been a fundamental cornerstone of the brand. Yet the artisanal pizza maker’s business model also offers a unique streamlined process so that it’s custom-built pizzas can be quickly prepared. The result is a burgeoning brand that has risen to the top of its space, attracting loyal customers in search of delicious, authentic pizzas and franchisees eager to follow a proven system and achieve financial success. 

“Real ingredients simply taste better,” says Blaze Pizza’s Chief Culinary Officer Brad Kent. “We don’t believe in preservatives and artificial ingredients.” That’s why preparing fresh pizzas using preservative-free ingredients has been a part of the brand’s DNA since Day 1. Now, the brand is right where it needs to be in this day and age of consumers seeking healthier eating alternatives. The convergence of these factors creates a fantastic investment opportunity for qualified franchisees.

“No other pizza brand fully defines and uses clean ingredients like we do,” says Kent. “We have been able to leverage our growth and work alongside our suppliers to demand and create ingredients without artificial colors, flavors, preservatives or sweeteners.” That’s why the brand has been able to “nix the nitrates” in its meat toppings, switch to banana peppers and olives without artificial colors, and create its own made-from-scratch salad dressings in-house. Then there’s the brand’s signature dough. Chef Kent developed a proprietary recipe that uses unbleached flour, filtered water, and extra-virgin olive oil. The dough then undergoes a 24-hour fermentation period to produce the light-as-air, crisp crust. There’s also gluten-free dough and vegan cheese available. 

Offering a healthier, consistent product is only part of the equation at Blaze Pizza. The brand has also worked hard on the operations side to create a system that is proven and simple to execute, particularly in the kitchen. Kent says he used his background in catering to work alongside his team to set up the brand’s kitchens for maximum efficiency.

“There are a number of ingredients that can be prepackaged for quicker preparation, but freshness and quality are never sacrificed,” he says. For example, all the ingredients for the brand’s signature pizza dough are preassembled in a unique kit that can quickly and efficiently be made by employees. “These preparation strategies are easy to train, easy to follow, easy to execute and always maintain the standard of quality we expect.”

More than a half dozen dedicated training teams are on hand to help train and prepare every new Blaze Pizza for opening. “We are available to any of our franchisees 24 hours a day,” says Kent. “They all have our cell phone numbers.” That’s just one of the many ways the brand demonstrates its dedication to its franchisees and their ultimate success.

Blaze Pizza is a growing fast-casual brand that was recently named #1 ‘Brand of the Year’ in the Fast Casual Top 100. The chain now operates more than 314 restaurants in 41 states and 5 countries.

If the brand’s focus on real ingredients and simple operating systems sounds like a great investment opportunity to you, then visit Blaze Pizza Franchising for more information about franchising opportunities.

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