Cleveland AvenueFormer McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is getting into the pizza business. Thompson has acquired a majority stake in the fast-casual chain PizzaRev through his Chicago-based venture capital firm, Cleveland Avenue LLC, Nation's Restaurant News reports. The chain, founded in 2012, has grown rapidly from three locations five years ago to about 50 today across 11 states, with more than 200 restaurants currently in development in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Texas, and elsewhere. Facebook/PizzaRevLike its larger rivals Pie Five Pizza and Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza, PizzaRev allows customers to build their own pizzas from a variety of ingredients. Instagram Embed:http://instagram.com/p/BUXaqJLAx42/embed/Width: 658px Thompson, who left McDonald's in 2015, said his firm invested in PizzaRev because of its potential for scale and growth. "This is more than an investment, this is a partnership," Thompson said in a statement.

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