CLEVELAND, Ohio — LeBron James’ Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza is getting ready to open its first Northeast Ohio store in Canton next week, but it isn’t expanding to Strongsville, at least not yet.
On Friday, the city posted on its official Facebook page the fast-cook pizza chain was planning to open at the Commons at SouthPark. However, the franchise owner said over the weekend that is not the case.
“While we have plans to open two locations in the Cleveland area very soon, with both our Canton location opening on February 27 and our Mentor location opening later this spring, at the moment there are no plans to open a Strongsville location,” Darla Bowen of Blaze Midwest Inc. said in a statement. “We are thrilled to be expanding into the Cleveland market and look forward to providing a delicious, fast and affordable pizza option to Cleveland area residents.”
A spokesperson for Blaze said she wasn’t sure where the city got its information.
Blaze Pizza is one of the fastest growing chains in the country. James was one of the original investors and owns about 10 percent of the company, according to ESPN.
The Canton location opens for business on Dressler Rd. near Belden Village Mall next Monday at 11 a.m. On Feb. 28, anyone who likes Blaze Pizza on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter will be entitled to a free pizza.
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