California Pizza Kitchen Opens Second San Francisco Location in the Civic Center Neighborhood.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000 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, to Donate All Proceeds From Pizza Sales on November 13 to Raphael House of San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay residents and visitors will soon be able to enjoy California Pizza Kitchen's (Nasdaq:CPKI CPKI California Pizza Kitchen, Inc ) celebrated pizzas before or after an arts performance when the company's second San Francisco restaurant opens on Wednesday, November 8th. Located in the Civic Center on 524 Van Ness Avenue in close proximity to the San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera (SFO) is the second largest opera company in North America. It was founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola (1881-1953). The Opening Night Gala of the San Francisco Opera is widely considered to be one of the most memorable events of the year for opera patrons. , Ballet, Davies Symphony Hall, Herbst Theater and City Hall, this CPK CPK creatine kinase. CPK creatine phosphokinase. will feature seating for 120 and the company's imaginative menu of hearth-baked pizzas, pastas, salads, soups and sandwiches. To celebrate the opening of the new Civic Center neighborhood location, CPK will be raising awareness and funds for Raphael House on Monday, November 13 from 11:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Along with a donation, proceeds from that day's pizza sales will go to Raphael House, a 29-year-old San Francisco institution that helps homeless families to achieve stable housing and financial independence while strengthening family bonds. "California Pizza Kitchen is making a generous contribution to our family at the Raphael House and is a wonderful addition to our neighborhood," says Jo Ellen Peterson, Development Director for Raphael House. The new Civic Center CPK is 3,690 square feet and will be the second restaurant to be located in San Francisco. The first is located at the Hotel Diva at 438 Geary Street in the theater district. There are also five other bay area CPK locations. "We're excited that our neighbors are so involved in our new opening," says Fred Hipp, 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. of CPK. "San Francisco is rich in arts, culture and people, and we're glad to be setting up shop in such a dynamic, community-driven neighborhood." In addition to sponsoring Raphael House, CPK is joining forces with the San Francisco Symphony  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. to raise money for the musical education of children by donating 2000 "pizza dough" gift certificates to the Davies Hall "Deck the Halls" Angel Reception in December. CPK is also donating several family meals to the UCSF UCSF University of California at San Francisco AIDS Awareness Health Project auction that is taking place at the Fairmont on November 8th. California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain in the premium pizza segment. The company's full service restaurants feature an imaginative line of innovative hearth-baked pizzas, including the original BBQ Chicken Pizza, and a broad selection of distinctive pastas, salads, soups and sandwiches. The California Pizza Kitchen Web site is www.cpk.com. |
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