California Pizza Kitchen to Open First Connecticut Location July 31; CPK to Join Forces with the New Britain Rock Cats to Benefit Ricky's Relief Foundation.Business Editors & Food/Restaurant Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 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 first Connecticut restaurant in Farmington in the Westfarms Mall Westfarms Mall is a two level, 1.3 million square foot upscale shopping mall located astride the borders of Farmington, and West Hartford, Connecticut. It opened in 1974 and was expanded twice, first in 1982 with the opening of Lord & Taylor. on July 31. In celebration of the grand opening, CPK CPK creatine kinase. CPK creatine phosphokinase. will donate 100% of proceeds from all pizza sales on Monday, August 6, to Ricky's Relief Foundation. "We are most grateful to California Pizza Kitchen for supporting our kids and their families. We are excited to welcome CPK to Farmington and thankful for their willingness to help children in our community," said Lisa Bottalico, president of Ricky's Relief Foundation. Kids from Ricky's Relief Foundation, a Connecticut based charity that "pitches in" to support disadvantaged children and young adults, will be on hand Tuesday, July 31, opening day, by joining forces with players and coaches from the New Britain Rock Cats The New Britain Rock Cats are a minor league baseball team based in New Britain, Connecticut. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins major-league club. The Rock Cats play in New Britain Stadium. , the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Twins have played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. , and the Rock Cats' mascot, Rocky, for a fun-filled pizza-making event. Ricky's Relief Foundation was created by Ricky Bottalico n. Baseball A pitcher who replaces another during a game. Noun 1. relief pitcher - a pitcher who does not start the game fireman, reliever for the Philadelphia Phillies. In addition to providing financial support to select children's charities throughout the state, Ricky's Relief Foundation works with the Phillies and Rock Cats to provide kids with a chance to experience professional baseball games, complete with refreshments, souvenirs and personalized visits with professional baseball's brightest stars. "CPK is honored to have the opportunity to join forces with the Phillies and Rock Cats in support of the foundation. We have built our reputation on being a good neighbor, and we hope that the community will support our day of fundraising for Ricky's Relief Foundation," said Rick Rosenfield, co-founder and co-chairman of CPK. "Farmington is such a dynamic and growing city, and we're excited to make our debut in the state of Connecticut right here in Farmington." California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, 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 120 restaurants of which 89 are company owned, and 31 operate under franchise or license agreements. The restaurants feature an imaginative line of innovative premium pizzas including the Original BBQ Chicken pizza. The California Pizza Kitchen website is www.cpk.com. The popular restaurant chain will be located at 3 Westfarms Mall, between Filene's and Lord & Taylor. The newest CPK will seat 150. Lunch and dinner will be served daily, Monday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 9:00 p.m. Westfarms Mall, located off exit 40 on I-84 and Exit 30 on Route 9, features over 160 shops and services along with Nordstrom, Filene's, Filene's Men's Store and Furniture Gallery, Lord & Taylor and JC Penney. |
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