{"id":2265841,"date":"2024-06-12T11:20:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blaze-pizza-to-move-headquarters-out-of-california-in-wake-of-states-minimum-wage-hike\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T11:22:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T15:22:25","slug":"blaze-pizza-to-move-headquarters-out-of-california-in-wake-of-states-minimum-wage-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blaze-pizza-to-move-headquarters-out-of-california-in-wake-of-states-minimum-wage-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Blaze Pizza relocates headquarters from California due to state&#8217;s minimum wage increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblaze-pizza-to-move-headquarters-out-of-california-in-wake-of-states-minimum-wage-hike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2265841&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Blaze Pizza, partly owned by \u2062NBA star LeBron James, is moving its headquarters from Pasadena, California, to Atlanta. This decision follows California&#8217;s new law that mandates a $20 minimum wage for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-california-fast-food-restaurants-at-center-of-criminal-threats\/\" title=\"Report: California Fast Food Restaurants at Center of Criminal Threats\">fast-food workers<\/a>, effective April 1.\u200c Highlighting the\u200c company&#8217;s roots and affection for California, where it originated over a decade ago, Blaze Pizza CEO Beto\u2063 Guajardo expressed that the move to Atlanta is strategically aimed at facilitating the company&#8217;s next growth phase. The shift coincides with initiatives like promotional events LeBron James involved, where Los Angeles Lakers fans were promised free\u200b pizza, illustrating the brand&#8217;s community engagement efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Blaze Pizza is the latest restaurant chain to move out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a>, and it plans to relocate its headquarters to the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-he-would-not-pay-6m\/\" title=\"\u2018Papa John\u2019 Says PR Company Planted Racism Allegations After He Would Not Pay M\">pizza chain<\/a>, owned partly by Los Angeles Lakers star Lebron James, will move its headquarters from Pasadena, California, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Atlanta<\/a> by September. The move comes after California mandated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a $20 minimum wage<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-chain-rubios-closing-48-locations-2-months-after-california-changed-law\/\" title=\"Rubio's, a Mexican chain, is closing 48 locations following a California law change\">fast-food restaurant employees<\/a> under a new law on April 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia is where this brand was born more than a decade ago, and we have a tremendous heart for communities across the state where so many of our restaurants are,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantbusinessonline.com\/financing\/blaze-pizza-moving-its-headquarters-atlanta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Blaze Pizza CEO Beto Guajardo said<\/a>. \u201cMoving our corporate headquarters to Atlanta will help us drive our next wave of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Los Angeles Lakers fans wait in line for promised free pizza at Blaze Pizza, a restaurant chain NBA basketball player LeBron James was an original investor in, on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in Culver City, California. James had hinted that he might appear at the location. (AP Photo\/Reed Saxon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guajardo clarified that a majority of the company\u2019s 60 corporate employees will remain remote, and a \u201csmall percentage\u201d of workers in southern California will be offered to relocate to Atlanta. California is home to <a href=\"https:\/\/locations.blazepizza.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>96 of the pizza chain\u2019s locations<\/a>, while Georgia has six restaurants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/2947025\/california-workers-hour-cuts-minimum-wage-going-into-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The Golden State\u2019s mandated $20 minimum wage<\/a> for fast-food workers has caused multiple chains to reevaluate their business. Rubio\u2019s Coastal Grill announced last week that it is closing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3029260\/rubios-coastal-grill-cites-california-business-costs-in-closing-almost-50-locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>almost 50 locations in California<\/a>. The majority of these closures took place in the southern part of the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In-N-Out, an iconic West Coast burger chain with most of its locations in California, recently revealed that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/in-n-out-raises-california-prices-response-minimum-wage-hike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>raised its prices in the state<\/a> \u2014 the same day the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minimum-wage-hike-led-to-higher-prices-at-mcdonalds-study-finds\/\" title=\"Minimum Wage Hike Led To Higher Prices At McDonald\u2019s, Study Finds\">increased minimum wage<\/a> went into effect.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 10,000 jobs have been cut across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nanny-biden-comes-for-menthols\/\" title=\"Nanny Biden Comes for Menthols\">fast-food restaurants<\/a> since Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) signed the bill to raise the minimum wage to $20 last year, according to the California Business and Industrial Alliance, a nonprofit organization.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blaze Pizza, partly owned by NBA star LeBron James, is relocating its headquarters from Pasadena, California, to Atlanta. The move, planned for September, follows California&#8217;s new $20 minimum wage mandate. 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