California Pizza Kitchen Opens in Raleigh-Durham International Airport

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Los Angeles--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) (Nasdaq:CPKI), home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, opened a quick-serve location in the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina today. The new location, opened by CPK franchise partner HMSHost Corporation, a world leader in travel dining and shopping, is located in the new Terminal Two which hosts American, Delta and United Airlines.

The menu at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport CPK features a specialized selection of CPK's most popular hearth-baked pizzas from the full-service restaurant menus, including the Original BBQ Chicken and Thai Chicken Pizzas, and a "grab-n-go" case stocked with a variety of fresh salads, including the popular Original BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad, focaccia sandwiches and beverages.

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain featuring an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, including the original BBQ Chicken Pizza, and a broad selection of distinctive pastas, salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts. Of the chain's 248 restaurants, 205 are company-owned and 43 operate under franchise or license agreements. There are currently 25 restaurants located internationally in China, Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico, South Korea, Guam and Indonesia. There are 26 CPK ASAP locations, 9 of which are company-owned and 17 are franchised. CPK premium pizzas are also available to sports and entertainment fans at three Southern California venues including Dodgers Stadium, Angel Stadium of Anaheim and STAPLES Center. Also included in the company's portfolio of concepts is LA Food Show Grill & Bar, which has locations in Manhattan Beach and Beverly Hills, California. The company also has a licensing arrangement with Kraft Pizza Company, which manufactures and distributes a line of California Pizza Kitchen premium frozen pizzas. For more details, visit www.cpk.com.

SOURCE: California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.

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