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California Pizza Kitchen

Costa Mesa, CA · Founded 1985 · CPKL

CPK Franchise LLC offers franchises for the establishment and operation of California Pizza Kitchen restaurants, which are full-service restaurants serving oven-fired California style pizzas, pastas, salads, and specialty beverages.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.cpk.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
121
units (2025)
-7.6%
year over year

Units by Year

161
2022
148
2023
131
2024
121
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$1,582,000 – $5,377,500
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$25,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
1%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

5% of Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Jonathan Weber

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Penny Lindemann Smith

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Kendall Jones

    General Counsel

  • Chester Scott Wagers

    Global Vice President of Design and Construction

  • James Szczuka

    Chief Procurement Officer

  • Stephanie Mendoza

    Director of Franchising and Airports

  • Marvin Alvarado

    International Director of Operations

On File

FDD years
20262025
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Franchisee records
12
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
29 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFCalifornia Pizza Kitchen FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFCalifornia Pizza Kitchen FDD 2025Opens in a new tab

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Read from this brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. FDD library maintained by AskTy; figures are as filed by the franchisor.