California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., (CPKI)

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Monday, April 7, 2008
California Pizza signs franchising deal in Dubai
Los Angeles Business from bizjournals

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has signed a deal with the Gourmet Gulf Co. to open at least three California Pizza Kitchen restaurants in Dubai.

The first of the restaurants is slated to open in the fall of 2008.

Gourmet Gulf Co. is a joint venture between Daud Investments and Emirates International Investments Co. It is a restaurant holding group that owns and manages concept brands such as Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Morelli's Gelato, and Yo! Sushi.

Los Angeles' California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI) has 234 restaurants, of which198 are company owned and 36 operate under franchise or license agreements.

The company currenty has 19 international restaurants in China, Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico, South Korea and Indonesia.