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California Pizza Kitchen. California Pizza Kitchen ( CPK) is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, United States.
CPK is dedicated to making its restaurants, website, and all other media and communications accessible. To that end, CPK’s website is designed and maintained to be accessible and usable to individuals with disabilities.
By 1992, there were 26 CPKs. Flax and Rosenfield served as co-CEO and co-Chairmen of CPK from 1985 through to 1996, and then again from 2003 to 2011. In 1992, PepsiCo paid nearly $100 million for 67% of the chain, with Flax and Rosenfield each receiving $17.5 million.
In early 2003, CPK reported a 16% increase in profits, with Hipp telling analysts that CPK was in excellent financial condition. In a March 25, 2003 press release, CPK cut its first-quarter earnings estimates, which did not make sense given the positive forecast laid out just a few weeks earlier.
How many locations does CPK have?
The chain has over 250 locations in 32 U.S. states and 10 other countries, including 15 California Pizza Kitchen nontraditional, franchise concepts designed for airports, universities, and stadiums. CPK’s brand is licensed to a line of hand-tossed style, crispy thin crust, gluten-free crust, and small frozen pizzas for sale in supermarkets.
The first menu, including the famous BBQ Chicken Pizza, was developed by Ed LaDou, then the pizza chef at Wolfgang Puck’s Spago restaurant. CPK became an immediate success, and the company expanded throughout Southern California. By 1992, there were 26 CPKs.
By 1992, there were 26 CPKs. Flax and Rosenfield served as co-CEO and co-Chairmen of CPK from 1985 through to 1996, and then again from 2003 to 2011. In 1992, PepsiCo paid nearly $100 million for 67% of the chain, with Flax and Rosenfield each receiving $17.5 million.
The California Pizza Kitchen chain is widely known for its innovative and nontraditional pizzas, such as the “Original BBQ Chicken Pizza”, Thai Chicken, and Jamaican Jerk Chicken pizzas. They also serve various kinds of pasta, salads, soups, sandwiches, and desserts. They have an extensive children’s menu for children ages 10 …
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In 2018, CPK added Cauliflower Pizza Crust to its menu nationwide. In July 2020, CPK filed for bankruptcy due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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