Blaze opens second location in Toronto

Toronto – Fast-casual brand Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza will open a 3,100-square-foot open-kitchen restaurant with interior seating for 66 in the Entertainment District of Toronto at 150 John Street.

The local restaurant, set to open Aug. 21, has developed a turnkey in-restaurant fundraiser program that returns 20 per cent of an event’s proceeds back to local organizations, and will be partnering with local schools, sports clubs and other organizations to host fundraising events.

The Toronto restaurant will also create 50 jobs locally, the company said in a news release.