California Pizza Kitchen Inc., a fast-casual pizza chain that just signed a multiyear deal to become the official pizza of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is leaving L.A. County and heading south to Costa Mesa. The move "makes a lot of sense for a variety of reasons," according to Chief Executive Jim Hyatt. "It fits with our strategic goals for our new phase of growth; it places us in an important trade area near a high concentration of our CPK restaurants; and our new location delivers against our needs for an open, collaborative, tech-forward and Covid-safe office space," Hyatt said. "We look forward to confirming our move-in date in the coming weeks assuming Covid restrictions continue to ease." The new global headquarters will house corporate, domestic and global franchise businesses while CPK's "Culinary Innovation Kitchen" will continue to be located in Redondo Beach, according to the company.