California Pizza Kitchen hires two new executives.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 1996--California Pizza Kitchen (CPK CPK creatine kinase. CPK creatine phosphokinase. ) has created two new vice president positions in an effort to help accommodate growth of the current brand and expansion into new arenas. Bill Grimm has been hired as vice president, franchise development and Karen Settlemeyer as vice president, new product development. Grimm, who has more than 10 years of experience as a franchising executive, will be responsible for researching and developing franchise partnerships for 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, . Previously, Grimm was director of national sales/franchising for Baskin-Robbins USA for three years and more recently, director of retail business development, non-traditional sites, for both Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin-Donuts. Settlemeyer, who was formerly director of research & development with Boston Market Boston Market (known before 1995 as Boston Chicken), headquartered in Golden, Colorado, is a chain of American fast-food restaurants. Founded in December 1985 in Newton, Massachusetts, the chain grew rapidly in the early and mid-1990s, filed bankruptcy in the late 1990s, and Inc., will be coordinating new product development and other activities within the company's food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. department as well as overseeing purchasing related projects. California Pizza Kitchen was founded in 1985 by former federal prosecutors Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax. There are currently 80 units nationwide. CONTACT: California Pizza Kitchen, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Sarah Goldsmith, 310/342-4656 Roxanne Ruben, 310/342-4618 |
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