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California Pizza Kitchen Corporate Office

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) was founded in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax.

The first location was on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California with an investment of $550,000. The company was an immediate success. By 1992 there were 26 restaurants in the chain.

In 1992 PepsiCo paid about $100 million for a 67% stake in the company.

PepsiCo began an aggressive expansion strategy, which proved to be a failure.

In 1997 private equity firm Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Company bought out PepsiCo’s two-thirds with the intention of taking the company public in 2000. They did so, and CPK was a public company, trading on the NASDAQ, from 2000 to 2011.

Another expansion was executed but it turned out that the people in charge were masking difficult financial information and were fired. Founders Rosenfield and Flax took over the company again.

In 2011 the company was acquired by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital.

Today California Pizza Kitchen has 265 casual-dining restaurants that specialize in pizzas with unique toppings and combinations, including duck, shrimp, pears, and salad.

 

California Pizza Kitchen

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) was founded in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax.

The first location was on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California with an investment of $550,000. The company was an immediate success. By 1992 there were 26 restaurants in the chain.

In 1992 PepsiCo paid about $100 million for a 67% stake in the company.

History

PepsiCo began an aggressive expansion strategy, which proved to be a failure.

In 1997 private equity firm Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Company bought out PepsiCo’s two-thirds with the intention of taking the company public in 2000. They did so, and CPK was a public company, trading on the NASDAQ, from 2000 to 2011.

Another expansion was executed but it turned out that the people in charge were masking difficult financial information and were fired. Founders Rosenfield and Flax took over the company again.

In 2011 the company was acquired by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital.

Today California Pizza Kitchen has 265 casual-dining restaurants that specialize in pizzas with unique toppings and combinations, including duck, shrimp, pears, and salad.

 

Converse Corporate Office

In 1908 Marquis Mills Converse opened the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Massachusetts. The company was a rubber shoe manufacturer, manufacturing 4,000 winterized rubber-soled shoes each day.

In 1915 the company began manufacturing athletic shoes for tennis.

In 1917 the Converse All-Star Basketball shoe was introduced.

In 1921 a basketball player, Charles H. “Chuck” Taylor walked into Converse and was quickly given a job working as a salesman and ambassador.

In 1932 Chuck Taylor’s signature was added to the All Stars. He worked at Converse until shortly before his death in 1969.

The company lost much of its near-monopoly in the 1970’s with new competition from Adidas, Puma, Nike, and later, Reebok.

This began a slow decline for the brand which culminated in filing for bankruptcy in 2001.

Converse was bought by Footwear Acquisition in 2001.

Nike purchased the company in 2003 for $309 million.

Converse

In 1908 Marquis Mills Converse opened the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Massachusetts. The company was a rubber shoe manufacturer, manufacturing 4,000 winterized rubber-soled shoes each day.

In 1915 the company began manufacturing athletic shoes for tennis.

In 1917 the Converse All-Star Basketball shoe was introduced.

History

In 1921 a basketball player, Charles H. “Chuck” Taylor walked into Converse and was quickly given a job working as a salesman and ambassador.

In 1932 Chuck Taylor’s signature was added to the All Stars. He worked at Converse until shortly before his death in 1969.

The company lost much of its near-monopoly in the 1970’s with new competition from Adidas, Puma, Nike, and later, Reebok.

This began a slow decline for the brand which culminated in filing for bankruptcy in 2001.

Converse was bought by Footwear Acquisition in 2001.

Nike purchased the company in 2003 for $309 million.

Twitter Corporate Office

Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass. Their idea was to create a SMS-based social network.

Twitter is an online social network that enables users to send tweets, or messages of 140 characters or less, which are posted in real time.

Twitter experienced rapid growth, with 40,000 tweets per day at the beginning of 2007 and 400,000 tweets per day by the end of the same year.

By the company’s sixth birthday in 2012 it had 140 million users and 340 million tweets per day.

In 2013 Twitter went public, trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol TWTR.  The Initial Public Offering raised $1.82 billion.

Today Twitter is one of the ten most visited websites worldwide. Twitter claims 230 million users.

 

 

Twitter

Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass. Their idea was to create a SMS-based social network.

Twitter is an online social network that enables users to send tweets, or messages of 140 characters or less, which are posted in real time.

Twitter experienced rapid growth, with 40,000 tweets per day at the beginning of 2007 and 400,000 tweets per day by the end of the same year.

History

By the company’s sixth birthday in 2012 it had 140 million users and 340 million tweets per day.

In 2013 Twitter went public, trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol TWTR.  The Initial Public Offering raised $1.82 billion.

Today Twitter is one of the ten most visited websites worldwide. Twitter claims 230 million users.

 

 

H. J. Heinz Company Corporate Office

H. J. Heinz was founded when Henry J. Heinz began packing foodstuffs in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania in 1869.

He founded Heinz Noble & Company and began to sell horseradish. This company failed and he started another company, F&J Heinz with his brother John Heinz and cousin Frederick Heinz. One of the company’s first products was tomato ketchup.

In 1888 the company reorganized as the H.J. Heinz Company with its slogan “57 Varieties.”

Today Heinz is still known for its “57 Varieties” slogan and ketchup.

The food processing company manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six continents. The products are marketed in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

In 2013 Heinz was purchased 3G Capital (50%) and Berkshire Hathaway (50%) for $23 billion.

Heinz is #26 on the list of Forbes Largest Private Companies, is #234 on the Fortune 500, is #418 in the FT Global, and had $11.64 billion in revenue in 2012.

H. J. Heinz

H. J. Heinz was founded when Henry J. Heinz began packing foodstuffs in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania in 1869.

He founded Heinz Noble & Company and began to sell horseradish. This company failed and he started another company, F&J Heinz with his brother John Heinz and cousin Frederick Heinz. One of the company’s first products was tomato ketchup.

In 1888 the company reorganized as the H.J. Heinz Company with its slogan “57 Varieties.”

History

Today Heinz is still known for its “57 Varieties” slogan and ketchup.

The food processing company manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six continents. The products are marketed in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

In 2013 Heinz was purchased 3G Capital (50%) and Berkshire Hathaway (50%) for $23 billion.

Heinz is #26 on the list of Forbes Largest Private Companies, is #234 on the Fortune 500, is #418 in the FT Global, and had $11.64 billion in revenue in 2012.

Eddie Bauer Corporate Office

The company was founded in 1920 by an outdoorsman in the Pacific Northwest named Eddie Bauer. Bauer patented the first quilted down jacket. He went on to patent numerous other designs.

In 1968 Bauer retired and sold the company. General Mills bought the company in 1971, and Spiegel bought it from General Mills in 1988.

In 2003 Spiegel filed for bankruptcy and its assets were sold, except Eddie Bauer.

The company emerged from bankruptcy with the name Eddie Bauer Holdings and is now owned primarily by Golden Gate Capital.

Eddie Bauer has three sales channels: Retail Stores, which sell premium merchandise, Outlet Stores, which sell overstock and merchandise at cheaper prices, and Direct Order Center, which sells merchandise through call centers and the company’s website www.eddiebauer.com.

The company sells outerwear, apparel, accessories, and gear for women and men with an outdoor lifestyle through 370 stores throughout North America. The company is also involved in joint ventures in Japan.

In November 2020, JJJJound and Eddie Bauer teamed up to create classic sweaters and down vests.

The company maintains a corporate office in Seattle, Washington.

Eddie Bauer

The company was founded in 1920 by an outdoorsman in the Pacific Northwest named Eddie Bauer. Bauer patented the first quilted down jacket. He went on to patent numerous other designs.

History

In 1968 Bauer retired and sold the company. General Mills bought the company in 1971, and Spiegel bought it from General Mills in 1988.

In 2003 Spiegel filed for bankruptcy and its assets were sold, except Eddie Bauer.

The company emerged from bankruptcy with the name Eddie Bauer Holdings and is now owned primarily by Golden Gate Capital.

Eddie Bauer has three sales channels: Retail Stores, which sell premium merchandise, Outlet Stores, which sell overstock and merchandise at cheaper prices, and Direct Order Center, which sells merchandise through call centers and the company’s website www.eddiebauer.com.

The company sells outerwear, apparel, accessories, and gear for women and men with an outdoor lifestyle through 370 stores throughout North America. The company is also involved in joint ventures in Japan.

In November 2020, JJJJound and Eddie Bauer teamed up to create classic sweaters and down vests.

The company maintains a corporate office in Seattle, Washington.