Who Owns Blaze Pizza?
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Blaze Pizza
Blaze Pizza is a privately held fast-casual, build-your-own pizza restaurant franchise headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating hundreds of locations across the United States and internationally.
Starts at $10.99 / 11-inch pizza
Blaze Pizza appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Blaze Pizza
Blaze Pizza is a privately held fast-casual, build-your-own pizza restaurant franchise headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating hundreds of locations across the United States and internationally.
Starts at $10.99 / 11-inch pizza
Blaze Pizza appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Blaze Pizza
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Funds advised by Brentwood Associates Los Angeles–based private equity firm whose funds made a significant non‑controlling investment in Blaze Fast‑Fire’d Pizza in July 2017 and later additional non‑controlling funding; Brentwood holds a significant ownership stake, supplies board members (e.g., Bill Barnum and Rahul Aggarwal), and as of January 2023 described Blaze Pizza as an important brand in its portfolio. Restaurant Business also reports that founders Rick and Elise Wetzel sold their interest in 2020, leaving institutional and investor‑group owners like Brentwood among the primary equity holders. | Institutional | — | Jan 2023 |
Main Street Advisors–managed shareholder group (LeBron James, Maria Shriver, Tom Werner, Maverick Carter, Paul Wachter) Syndicated investor group led by Paul Wachter’s firm Main Street Advisors, identified in Blaze Pizza and QSR press releases as one of the company’s largest shareholder groups; it aggregates capital from NBA star LeBron James, former California First Lady Maria Shriver, Boston Red Sox chairman Tom Werner, business manager Maverick Carter and Wachter himself, and has had board‑observer representation since at least 2017. Later coverage in Restaurant Business (2023) and regional media in 2024 continues to describe Blaze Pizza as backed or owned in part by LeBron James, indicating this group has likely retained a significant minority stake. | Institutional | — | Jul 2017 |
Dollarhyde Investment Group IV (Greg Dollarhyde) Private investment vehicle of restaurant executive Greg Dollarhyde. Dollarhyde invested alongside Brentwood Associates in 2017 through Dollarhyde Investment Group IV and joined Blaze Pizza’s board of directors; investor profiles continue to describe him as a co‑owner/director of Blaze Pizza, implying an ongoing meaningful minority stake. | Institutional | — | Jul 2017 |
Funds advised by Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) Consumer‑focused growth‑equity firm whose funds made a minority growth‑capital investment in Blaze Pizza’s parent company in 2017; ACG’s own materials and deal databases list Blaze Pizza among its restaurant partner brands, indicating it remains a non‑controlling institutional shareholder. | Institutional | — | Apr 2017 |
John Davis Hollywood film producer and founder of Davis Entertainment who has been repeatedly cited by Blaze Pizza and industry press as one of the chain’s founding investors alongside LeBron James, Maria Shriver, Tom Werner and Paul Wachter. A 2023 Restaurant Business feature again refers to Blaze having attracted high‑profile investors including movie producer John Davis, and later articles on his other restaurant deals still describe him as an initial Blaze Pizza backer, with no public reporting that he has exited the investment. | Individual | — | Mar 2023 |
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