Restaurant industry veteran comes over from Buffalo Wild Wings.

Blaze Pizza, a fast-casual restaurant chain, named Carolyne Canady its vice president of franchise sales. Canady is responsible for franchise recruitment and developing and implementing expansion plans, including bringing Blaze Pizza franchises to major markets such as Los Angeles, Boston, Miami and San Francisco.

Prior to joining Blaze Pizza, Canady served as director of franchise sales for Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., a position she held for more than five years.