California Pizza Kitchen to Present at the Raymond James Institutional

    Business Editors
    Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

    LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2005--California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPKI) announced today that management will be presenting at the Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at 1:40 p.m. EST.
    Interested parties can listen to an audio webcast of the Raymond James Conference presentation by going to www.cpk.com. The replay of the presentation will be available by the end of the day and will be archived for thirty days.
    California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain in the premium pizza segment. The Company's full service restaurants feature an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, including the original BBQ Chicken Pizza, and a broad selection of distinctive pastas, salads, soups and sandwiches. The average guest check is approximately $11.96. The chain operates, licenses or franchises 172 restaurants as of February 28, 2005, of which 142 are company-owned and 30 operate under franchise or license agreements. The Company also has a licensing arrangement with Kraft Pizza Company which manufactures and distributes a line of California Pizza Kitchen premium frozen pizzas.
    California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. can be found on the internet at www.cpk.com.

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CONTACT: California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. Sarah Grover (media) or Sue Collyns (investors) 310-342-5000

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA FLORIDA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: RESTAURANTS FOODS/BEVERAGES RETAIL TRADESHOW CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.

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