CPK to expand into India

CASUAL dining chain California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. announced an agreement with new franchise partners JSM Corporation Pvt. Ltd. (JSM) and Daud Arabian Trading to expand into India. As part of the agreement, a minimum of 15 new CPK full-service restaurants are expected to open in India over the next ten years with the first restaurant scheduled to open in the summer of 2010. JSM is a leading restaurant group based in Mumbai and is the exclusive franchisee for Hard Rock Caf?across India, operates the Asian-inspired Shiro Concept and other independent restaurants. Daud Arabian Trading, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, is a subsidiary of The Daud Group of Oman which has additional operations throughout the Arab Gulf, Taiwan and India. The Daud Group has been successful in bringing such brands as McDonalds, Yo! Sushi and Gourmet Burger Kitchen to the Middle East. One of its other subsidiaries, Gourmet Gulf Company, is a current CPK franchise partner who opened the first California Pizza Kitchen restaurant in Dubai earlier this year. There are currently 27 CPK restaurants located internationally in China, Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico, South Korea, Guam, Indonesia and the UAE. Read FMJE online on www.industrysourcing.com/meAdidas Ultra Boost 3.0 Cny