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| Established: | March 27, 1985 |
| Co-Founders/ Co-Chairmen/ Co-CEOs: | Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax |
| NASDAQ Symbol: | CPKI |
| Web Address: | www.cpk.com |
| Headquarters: | Restaurant Support Center 6053 West Century Boulevard Eleventh Floor Los Angeles, CA 90045 Tel: (310) 342-5000 Fax: (310) 342-4640 |
| Executive Team: | Larry
S. Flax Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Co-President & Co-CEO Richard L. Rosenfield Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Co-President & Co-CEO Susan M. Collyns Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Vice President Sarah Grover Chief Communications Officer and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations Tom Beck Senior Vice President of Construction Rudy Sugueti Senior Vice President of ASAP |
| Average Restaurant Size: | Approximately 6,000 square feet |
| History: | California Pizza Kitchen began in 1985 when attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax traded in the courtroom for the dining room. Having always wanted to get into the restaurant business, they pitched their legal pads and turned toward California-style pizzas. After several months of exploring and countless hours of research, they set out to re-invent pizza in the United States opening the first California Pizza Kitchen in Beverly Hills, CA on March 27, 1985. |
| Description: | California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is a leader in authentic California-style cuisine and is widely known for its innovative menu items. California Pizza Kitchen provides a range of creative dishes, from signature California-style hearth-baked pizzas, creative salads, pastas, soups and sandwiches to extensive beer and wine lists with a full bar in most locations. Curbside delivery, take-out and delivery services are available at most locations for added convenience. |
| Locations: | The chain operates, licenses or franchises more that 250 restaurants in 33 states and nine foreign countries. The newest concept in the CPK family, LA Food Show, opened in June 2003 in Manhattan Beach, CA, and in October 2008 in Beverly Hills, CA. |
| CPK/ASAP: | CPK has further responded to the needs of its customers by rolling out CPK ASAP locations, predominantly in airports and malls. The CPK ASAP concept features a specialized selection of high quality, hearth-baked pizzas, salads, soups and sandwiches from the full-service restaurant menu but in a setting that provides customers with a faster, more convenient way to experience the imaginative CPK food. There are currently 25 CPK ASAP locations. Please click on www.cpk.com/asap for a location near you. |
| Hearth-baking: | The hearth is central to the California Pizza Kitchen experience and gives the California-style pizzas their signature taste. CPK's hearth-baked pizzas are cooked rather quickly, 3-7 minutes, in approximately 500 degree heat. The hearth bakes the pizza dough to absolute perfection, producing a crust characteristic of fine bread. It also gives meats and vegetables a slightly smoky flavor, and helps give California Pizza Kitchen favorites like our Original Barbeque Chicken and Thai Chicken pizzas their distinctive taste. |
| CPKids Programs: | California Pizza Kitchen continues to be an active part in its communities by offering CPKids Restaurant Tours where children have the opportunity to get an up close and personal tour of the restaurant behind-the-scenes and make their own pizzas. In addition, CPK provides schools with complimentary VIP Passes (free CPKids meal!) to award to exceptional students throughout the year. CPK also hosts CPKids FUNdraising events to help schools raise money by donating a percentage of their purchases on a designated day to their school or activity. |
| CPK Foundation: | Since its inception, it has been a fundamental principle of California Pizza Kitchen to become involved in charitable activities and support charitable organizations in the communities that CPK serves. To maintain that commitment, each new California Pizza Kitchen opening is held in conjunction with a local children's charity. Immediately following the grand opening of the restaurant, a day is designated as "Pizza Day" where 100% of pizza sales are donated to the local charity. In addition to the charitable activities of the CPK Foundation, thousands of dollars worth of product are contributed annually to help children and the organizations that serve them. |
| KRAFT Partnership: | In 1999, California Pizza Kitchen partnered with Kraft Pizza Company, the nation's leading frozen pizza company, to launch the new line of California Pizza Kitchen Frozen Pizza in Southern California. The frozen line features many of the restaurant's most popular pizzas (including BBQ Chicken, Thai Chicken, Five Cheese and Tomato, Garlic Chicken, Sicilian, White, and Margherita) in regular, thin crust and pizza-for-one options. In 2004, the line of California Pizza Kitchen Frozen Pizzas began distribution in all major national markets. |
| Appetizers: | Tortilla Spring Rolls, Spinach Artichoke Dip, Sesame Ginger Chicken Dumplings, Tuscan Hummus, Singapore Shrimp Rolls, Garlic Cheese Foccacia with Checca, Chicken or Shrimp Lettuce Wraps, Herb Onion Focaccia with Checca, Avocado Club Egg Rolls, Sonora Egg Rolls and Cabo Crab Cakes. |
| Pizzas: | Original BBQ Chicken, Tostada, Vegetarian with Japanese Eggplant, Shrimp Scampi, Thai Chicken, Santa Fe Chicken, B.L.T, Traditional Cheese, The Greek, Five-Cheese and Fresh Tomato, Pepperoni, Italian Tomato and Basil, Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage, Roasted Garlic Chicken, Sweet and Spicy Italian Sausage, Hawaiian, Goat Cheese with Roasted Peppers, Sicilian, Margherita, Tricolore Salad, Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Carne Asada, Wild Mushroom, California Club, White Pizza, Chipotle Chicken, Pesto Chicken, Pepperoni Supremo, The Works, Buffalo Chicken, Pear & Gorgonzola, Cheeseburger, Meat Cravers, BBQ Chicken w/ Applewood Smoked Bacon, and Hawaiian BBQ Chicken. |
| Pastas: | Chicken-Tequila Fettuccine, Thai Linguini, Kung Pao Spaghetti, Portobello Mushroom Ravioli, Jambalaya, Broccoli Sun-dried Tomato Fusilli, Spaghetti Bolognese, Grilled Sausage and Pepper Penne, Tomato Basil Spaghettini, Pesto Cream Penne, Asparagus & Spinach Spaghettini, Four Cheese Ravioli, and Garlic Cream Fettuccine. | Specialties: | Chicken Picatta, Chicken Milanese, Chicken Marsala, Pan Sautéed Salmon, Blue Crab Cakes, Ginger Salmon and Pan Sautéed Mahi Mahi. |
| Soups: | Sedona Tortilla Soup, Dakota Smashed Pea and Barley Soup, Asparagus Soup and Adobe Chicken Chowder. |
| Sandwiches: | Grilled Chicken Caesar, Grilled Vegetable, Grilled Dijon Chicken. |
| Salads: | Original Chopped, Chinese Chicken, Waldorf Chicken, BBQ Chicken Chopped, Classic Caesar, Field Greens, Thai Crunch, Grilled Vegetable, CPK Cobb Salad, Miso Salad and Moroccan Chicken Salad. |
| Desserts: | Chocolate Banana Royale Cake, Key Lime Pie, Apple Crisp, Tiramisu, Chocolate Soufflé Cake, Turtle Sundae, Red Velvet Cake, Sticky Toffee Cake and Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae. |
| Beverages: | Fresh Lemonade, Freshly Brewed Iced Tea, Flavored Iced Teas, Pepsi, Diet
Pepsi, Specialty Italian Sodas, Apple Juice, Strawberry Lemonade, Raspberry
Lemonade, Peach Lemonade, San Pellegrino Sparkling Mineral Water, Fiji Natural
Artesian Water, Milk, Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Cafe Latte, Cafe Mocha, Espresso,
Cappuccino, Iced Cappuccino, Cafe au Lait, Tazo Hot Teas: Awake, Earl Grey, Zen, Calm, Kiwi Lemonade, Mango Lemonade, Sierra Mist, Mountain Dew and Mug Root beer. Wine, beer and cocktail selections may vary by location. |
