California Pizza Kitchen Opening in Richmond at Short Pump Town Center; Children's Miracle Network-Richmond to Benefit From Charity Day on September 10, 2003.Business Editors/Restaurant Writers RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2003 California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI, known within the food industry as 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, , Inc. (Nasdaq:CPKI CPKI California Pizza Kitchen, Inc ), a leading casual dining restaurant chain and home of the Original BBQ BBQ barbecue Chicken pizza and many other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, soups, sandwiches and delicious desserts, opened its first restaurant in Richmond today on Restaurant Row at Short Pump Town Center Short Pump Town Center is located in Henrico County, Virginia on Broad Street, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of I-64 Exit 178A/B. This area of Henrico County is called The West End and is northwest of Richmond. . Following a longstanding tradition of charitable giving in the communities it serves, California Pizza Kitchen will celebrate the grand opening of its new location by donating 100% of pizza sales on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to Children's Miracle Network-Richmond, which supports both Children's Hospital and VCU VCU Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Voiding Cystourethrogram VCU Video Control Unit VCU Vice City Unleashed (video game) VCU Value Compare Unit (Cisco) VCU Versatile Computer Unit Children's Medical in the Richmond community. "We are proud to donate funds to benefit Richmond's children through Children's Miracle Network The Children's Miracle Network (CMN) is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for Children's hospitals, medical research and community awareness of children's health issues. . We encourage the community to come out and support this worthwhile event," said Larry Flax, Co-chairman and Co-CEO of California Pizza Kitchen. The new restaurant is approximately 5,000 square feet, and has a dining capacity of 170, including 10 counter seats and outdoor seating for 28. Designed in CPK CPK creatine kinase. CPK creatine phosphokinase. contemporary decor, the new location has creative pizza box art on the walls and an open-style kitchen, encouraging guests to watch pizzas bake while cooks assemble fresh pastas and salads. Senior General Manager of the new location is Leslie Williams, who has been with the popular California-based restaurant chain for 9 years, most recently in Northern Virginia and New Jersey restaurants. Hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; and Sunday 12 p.m.-9 p.m. California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain in the premium pizza segment. The restaurant features hearth-baked pizzas, pasta, salads, soups and sandwiches. The chain operates 163 restaurants of which 132 are company-owned and 31 operate under franchise or license agreements. For a complete menu and store locations, see www.cpk.com. |
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