California Pizza Kitchen Opens in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on July 1; Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum to Receive Proceeds From July 9 Pizza Sales.Business Editors ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2001 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 creative, hearth-baked pizzas, unique pastas, salads, soups and sandwiches, will open its second Michigan restaurant on Sunday, July 1, 2001. The new restaurant will be located in the Briarwood Mall, 870 Briarwood bri·ar·wood n. Wood from the root of the briar. Noun 1. briarwood - wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes brier-wood, brierwood Circle (between Sears and Hudson's). "Based on our success at our Somerset Mall location in Troy, we believe the timing and location is right for our new Briarwood Mall restaurant," explained 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 California Pizza Kitchen (CPK CPK creatine kinase. CPK creatine phosphokinase. ). To celebrate the opening, California Pizza Kitchen will raise awareness and funds for the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum is a science museum located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, specializing in interactive exhibits. The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum was founded in 1978, with approval from the city of Ann Arbor, as a touring collection of exhibits built by local by donating 100 percent of all pizza sales on Monday, July 9, 2001. The Hands-On Museum, hosts some 200,000 children, families, students and teachers annually from southeastern Michigan and northern Ohio. The popular museum, which offers the opportunity to experience interactive science education, has attracted more than two million people since opening in 1982 and is located on the World Wide Web at www.aahom.org. "We have built our reputation being a good business and good neighbor and hope that the community will support our day of fundraising for the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum," Hipp said. The restaurant will be open seven days a week and the hours of operation are: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. Founded in 1985 by attorneys-turned-entrepreneurs Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax, California Pizza Kitchen is a leading casual dining chain in the premium pizza segment. The restaurant features hearth-baked pizzas, salads, soups and sandwiches. The chain operates, licenses or franchises 119 restaurants, of which 88 are company owned, and 31 operate under a franchise or license agreement. The California Pizza Kitchen web site is www.cpk.com. Briarwood Mall is located on the south end of Ann Arbor, off Interstate 94 and just north of the State Street Exit, and west of US 23, about 45 miles west of Detroit. |
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