Cleveland, Ohio–based PizzaFire led by renowned franchise authority Sean Brauser is positioning itself for explosive growth in 2016 and 2017. In its latest move, PizzaFire has signed a four-store franchise agreement in the Houston market. PizzaFire will have 20 units open throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania by the end of 2016. PizzaFire is projecting to have 50 units open by then end of 2017 in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and international locations. For those keeping tabs PizzaFire has already inked deals in Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati.

“We are extremely excited to have signed our first out of state franchise agreement,” says franchise development director Ryan Rao. “PizzaFire has been developed to offer our franchisees many different forms of support no matter where they develop. We expect to open our first Houston location by the end of 2016.”