‘Florida Pizza Kitchen’ a sign of California’s toxic business climate
Opinion ‘Florida Pizza Kitchen’ a sign of California’s toxic business climate By CA Post Editorial Board Published July 23, 2026, 9:20 p.m. Add The California Post on Google If California Pizza Kitchen were to launch today, it would be called “Florida Pizza Kitchen.” California just makes it too hard to do business. That’s the view of Rick Rosenfield, who co-founded the iconic California restaurant in Beverly Hills with Larry Flax in 1985.
- ▪Opinion ‘Florida Pizza Kitchen’ a sign of California’s toxic business climate By CA Post Editorial Board Published July 23, 2026, 9:20 p.m.
- ▪Add The California Post on Google If California Pizza Kitchen were to launch today, it would be called “Florida Pizza Kitchen.” California just makes it too hard to do business.
- ▪That’s the view of Rick Rosenfield, who co-founded the iconic California restaurant in Beverly Hills with Larry Flax in 1985.
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