California Pizza Kitchen, founded in 1985, is a chain of restaurants that specializes in California-style cuisine. It has more than 250 company-owned and franchised locations in over 25 U.S. states. The chain s restaurants serve salads, pasta dishes, soups, sandwiches, desserts and appetizers. Its restaurants specialty dishes include chicken and shrimp jambalaya, barbecue chicken chopped salad and shrimp rolls. The chain s restaurants feature on-site bars that serve beer and wine. It conducts CPKids programs, which include restaurant tours and incentive awards for accomplishments in fundraising events. California Pizza Kitchen has an alliance with Kraft Pizza Company, a subsidiary of Kraft Foods. It additionally operates the CPK Foundation.