California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. is a restaurant operator headquartered in Playa Vista, California, specializing in California-style cuisine. Founded in 1985, the company operates over 200 locations worldwide, including 163 company-owned restaurants across 28 U.S. states and 16 domestic franchised units, with additional international franchises in seven countries. The company employs approximately 9,000 people and maintains a licensing agreement with Nestlé for the distribution of frozen pizzas in over 20,000 retail locations.