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California Pizza Kitchen Inc. opened its third Minnesota restaurant in Roseville on August 6. The unit is located at The Plaza at
Rosedale Center. (Company Release 8/6/07)
California Pizza Kitchen opened its third Lake Grove, NY, unit on August 20. The unit is located at Smith Haven Mall.
(Company Release 8/20/07)
California Pizza Kitchen opened its first Nashville, TN, location on September 1. The unit is located in the Hill Center in Green
Hills. (Daily Business News 8/31/07)
California Pizza Kitchen opened its first restaurant in Macomb County in Clinton Township, MI, part of the Detroit metro area,
on October 18. The restaurant is located at The Mall at Partridge Creek and marks the fifth California Pizza Kitchen location in
Michigan. (Company Release 10/18/07)
Promotion Plans |
California Pizza Kitchen signed a renewal contract as the exclusive pizza supplier for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The company
will sell its Pepperoni, Cheese and Original BBQ Chicken pizzas at Dodger Stadium for three years. (Company Release
3/30/07)
California Pizza Kitchen has announced a two-year partnership with Staples Center in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Kings
hockey team. As part of the agreement, California Pizza Kitchen will have two dedicated refreshment stands at the Staples
Center sports arena and will be the official sponsor of the Kings. (Company Release 11/16/07)
Menu Development |
California Pizza Kitchen expanded its menu with the addition of new items. They include three new chicken specialties:
Chicken Piccata in a creamy lemon-caper sauce with spaghettini pasta; Chicken Marsala with fresh mushrooms and grilled
asparagus in a Marsala wine sauce with linguini fini pasta; and Chicken Milanese, chicken breasts pounded thin and coated
with arugula, tomatoes, basil, garlic and Parmesan cheese. A new pizza offering includes the Mango Tandoori Chicken Pizza,
with grilled tandoori chicken, fresh mangoes, mild onions, red peppers and mozzarella cheese with a spicy golden curry sauce,
topped with a sweet mango chili sauce. The chain debuted the Steakhouse Chopped Salad, prepared with chopped iceberg
and romaine lettuce, Gorgonzola cheese, jicama, red onions, diced tomatoes and basil. CPK also added several new
cocktails, including Pomegranate Margaritas, Pomegranate Martinis, Appleberry Sangria, Passionfruit Mojitos, Raspberry
Margaritas, Top Shelf Margaritas, Classic Martinis and the Sun Splash, with Ketel One Citron Vodka, Hiram Walker
Pomegranate Schnapps, fresh lemonade and a splash of club soda. (BusinessWire 11/29/06; Nation’s Restaurant News
11/13/06 p74)
California Pizza Kitchen introduced several new menu items, including Pan Sautéed Salmon, Atlantic salmon seasoned, pan
sautéed and paired with grilled asparagus and spaghettini in a creamy lemon-caper sauce; Cajun Pizza, blackened chicken
and Andouille sausage with a Creole sauce, roasted red and yellow peppers, mild onions and mozzarella cheese, topped with
green onions; The Works Pizza, with sweet Italian sausage, pepperoni, sautéed mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, mild onions,
green peppers, black olives and tomato sauce; Mediterranean Salad, consisting of cucumbers, red onions, fresh tomatoes,
Greek olives, romaine lettuce and lemon-herb vinaigrette served over a bed of hummus and topped with feta cheese, sundried
tomatoes and tzatziki sauce with pita bread (guests can add grilled rosemary chicken breast, sautéed shrimp or grilled
shrimp); and White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake with a layer of peanut butter, shaved white chocolate and whipped
cream. (Company Website)
International Activities |
California Pizza Kitchen entered into an agreement with Grupo Calpik, S.A. de C.V. to open franchises in Mexico. Grupo
Calpik will open a minimum of 15 units within the next 10 years. The first unit to be opened is in the Bosques de las Lomas
area in Mexico City in the fall of 2007. (Company Release 2/15/07)
California Pizza Kitchen opened its second location in Japan on March 13. The unit is located at the Lalaport Yokohama
shopping center and features an open-exhibition kitchen where guests can watch as the food is prepared. (Company Release
3/13/07)
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