Wilmington, DE – California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), home of innovative hearth-baked pizzas and other delicious items, opened its first Delaware location at the Christiana Mall in July. Following the CPK tradition of giving back to the communities in which it operates, the new restaurant donated 100% of all dine-in pizza sales from August 2, 2010, to the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE. The donation totaled nearly $5,000. On Tuesday, August 10, representatives of CPK delivered pizza, salad and desserts for the enjoyment of children, families and staff in the hospital’s Child Life Center.
California Pizza Kitchen Makes Donation to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
New Restaurant at Christiana Mall Gives Back
About California Pizza Kitchen (CPK)
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 260 restaurants, 205 are company-owned and 54 operate under franchise or license agreements. CPK premium pizzas are also available to sports and entertainment fans at three Southern California venues including Dodger 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 Nestle S.A. to manufacture and distribute a line of California Pizza Kitchen premium frozen products. For more details, visit www.cpk.com
About Nemours
Nemours is an internationally recognized children’s health system that owns and operates the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, along with major pediatric specialty clinics in Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. In 2012, it will open the full-service Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida.
Established as The Nemours Foundation through the legacy and philanthropy of
Alfred I. du Pont, Nemours offers pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to all families in the communities it serves.