California Pizza Kitchen Opens In Geneva Commons On July 1, 2003; Restaurant Partners with RiverPark of Geneva to Celebrate.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 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, (Nasdaq:CPKI CPKI California Pizza Kitchen, Inc ), 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, will open a new Chicago area location on July 1, 2003 in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. Commons, 1202 Commons Drive, on Randall Road Randall Road is a major north-south county highway in McHenry and Kane County, Illinois. The road is named after Norman Randall, a prominent area landowner in the 1930s. It serves as the western extent of the Fox Valley suburbs in the Chicago metropolitan area. just South of Route 38. This opening marks the ninth Chicagoland location following Arlington Heights, Deer Park, North Avenue, Ohio Street, Oakbrook, Schaumburg, Skokie and Water Tower Place. To celebrate CPK's newest Chicagoland location, the restaurant has partnered with RiverPark of Geneva, Inc. On Wednesday July 9th, CPK CPK creatine kinase. CPK creatine phosphokinase. will donate 100 percent of its pizza sales to RiverPark, a non-profit organization created to oversee the development of a 1.8-acre park on the bank of the Fox River. "By building a park, we're building a place for the community," said Mary J. Zaander, president of RiverPark of Geneva, Inc. "We are proud to support RiverPark of Geneva and are delighted that our efforts will assist in creating a wonderful park for Geneva families to enjoy for years to come," said Fred Hipp, CPK President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . The new CPK location in Geneva is designed in CPK contemporary decor, with an open kitchen, light woods and colorful pizza box art on the walls. Occupying approximately 5000 square-feet of space, the restaurant accommodates 212 diners with a quaint outdoor patio, perfect for al fresco dining. The hours of operation will be: Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.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, pastas, salads, soups and sandwiches. The chain operates 158 restaurants of which 127 are company-owned, and 31 operate under franchise or license agreements. For more information on CPK, please visit www.cpk.com. |
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