<p>财团品牌合作伙伴首次投资餐饮业</p>
<p>Jon Weber 将担任 CPK 餐厅部门首席执行官</p>
<p>新业主计划通过特许经营合作伙伴在美国和国际上扩展</p>
<p>作者：Abigail Summerville</p>
<p>12 月 16 日（路透社）- 由财团品牌合作伙伴领导的投资集团正在收购加州比萨厨房，并已委任 Convive Brands 的首席执行官来管理其餐厅，该公司周二告诉路透社，距该连锁店因疫情导致破产已过去五年。Convive Brands 的首席执行官 Jon Weber 也将成为加州比萨厨房（CPK）餐厅部门的首席执行官。当前 CPK 的总裁 Michael Beacham 将领导公司的消费包装商品部门，该公司在公告前向路透社提供的声明中表示。此消息确认了路透社之前的报道，即在成功从 2020 年第 11 章破产中恢复后，已达成出售这一标志性比萨连锁店的协议。亿万富翁 Todd Boehly 的投资公司 Eldridge Industries、私募股权公司 Bain Capital 的信贷部门以及 Aurify Brands 都是投资集团的一部分。交易的具体条款尚未披露，预计将在本月晚些时候完成。该餐厅成立于 40 年前，位于比佛利山庄，全球拥有超过 120 个地点，年收入接近 10 亿美元。路透社上个月报道，CPK 正在与投资集团接近达成一项低于 3 亿美元的交易。</p>
<p>此次投资标志着财团品牌合作伙伴首次进军餐饮类别，该公司拥有活力运动品牌 Outdoor Voices、家居装饰公司 Jonathan Adler 和由女演员 Reese Witherspoon 创立的生活方式品牌 Draper James。</p>
<p>在 2020 年 7 月因疫情放缓和前私募股权所有者的沉重债务负担而破产后，贷款方拥有了该餐饮连锁店。</p>
<p>Eldridge Industries 是一个在多个行业中知名的投资者，其餐饮投资业务 Convive Brands 拥有 Le Pain Quotidien 和 The Little Beet。Aurify Brands 是一家总部位于纽约市的酒店平台，拥有 Melt Shop 和 Fields Good Chicken，并且是 Five Guys 和 Wingstop 的特许经营合作伙伴。</p>
<p>Bain Capital Credit 也参与了此次交易，提供债务和股权融资。新业主计划在美国和国际上通过特许经营合作伙伴开设更多 CPK 餐厅，向杂货店销售更多 CPK 品牌产品，作为其消费包装商品计划的一部分，并继续创新餐厅菜单。</p>
<p>“CPK 拥有极高的品牌忠诚度，毕竟它已经存在了这么久……而且还有巨大的机会，” 财团品牌合作伙伴创始人 Cory Baker 在一次采访中表示。该连锁店的消费包装商品业务增长迅速：CPK 与 Nestle（NESN.S）合作销售其冷冻比萨，与制造商 Litehouse 合作在全球超过 10,000 家杂货零售商销售其沙拉酱。在比萨交易方面，投资公司正在关注 Papa John’s（PZZA.O）。Yum Brands（YUM.N）正在探索出售 Pizza Hut，而 MTY Food Group（MTY.TO），包括比萨连锁店 Papa Murphy’s 在内的多个餐饮概念的母公司，也在探索出售。</p>

切萨皮克气业

<p>加州披萨厨房已被由 Consortium Brand Partners 领导的投资者集团收购，这标志着其首次餐饮投资。Convive Brands 的首席执行官 Jon Weber 将领导 CPK 的餐饮部门，而 Michael Beacham 将负责消费包装商品部门。新业主计划通过特许经营合作伙伴扩大 CPK 在美国和国际市场的影响力。此次交易是在 CPK 从 2020 年破产中恢复后进行的，预计本月晚些时候完成交易</p>

<p>Consortium Brand Partners makes first restaurant investment</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>财团品牌合作伙伴首次投资餐饮业</p>
</div><p>Jon Weber will be CEO of CPK restaurant division</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Jon Weber 将担任 CPK 餐厅部门首席执行官</p>
</div><p>New owners plan US and international expansion via franchise partners</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>新业主计划通过特许经营合作伙伴在美国和国际上扩展</p>
</div><p>By Abigail Summerville</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>作者：Abigail Summerville</p>
</div><p>Dec 16 (Reuters) - An investor group led by Consortium Brand Partners is buying California Pizza Kitchen and has tapped the CEO of Convive Brands to run its restaurants, the company told Reuters on Tuesday, five years after the chain’s pandemic-driven bankruptcy. Jon Weber, chief executive officer of Convive Brands, which is part of the investor group, will also become the CEO of California Pizza Kitchen’s (CPK) restaurant division. Michael Beacham, the current president of CPK, will lead the company’s consumer packaged goods division, the company said in a statement reviewed by Reuters ahead of the announcement. The news confirms Reuters’ previous reporting that a deal had been reached to sell the iconic pizza chain after successfully bouncing back from its 2020 Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Billionaire Todd Boehly’s investment firm Eldridge Industries, the credit arm of private equity firm Bain Capital, and Aurify Brands are part of the investor group. The transaction, the terms of which were not disclosed, is set to close later this month. The restaurant, which was founded 40 years ago in Beverly Hills and has over 120 locations globally, generates annual revenue of close to $1 billion. Reuters reported last month that CPK was nearing a deal with the investor group for under $300 million.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>12 月 16 日（路透社）- 由财团品牌合作伙伴领导的投资集团正在收购加州比萨厨房，并已委任 Convive Brands 的首席执行官来管理其餐厅，该公司周二告诉路透社，距该连锁店因疫情导致破产已过去五年。Convive Brands 的首席执行官 Jon Weber 也将成为加州比萨厨房（CPK）餐厅部门的首席执行官。当前 CPK 的总裁 Michael Beacham 将领导公司的消费包装商品部门，该公司在公告前向路透社提供的声明中表示。此消息确认了路透社之前的报道，即在成功从 2020 年第 11 章破产中恢复后，已达成出售这一标志性比萨连锁店的协议。亿万富翁 Todd Boehly 的投资公司 Eldridge Industries、私募股权公司 Bain Capital 的信贷部门以及 Aurify Brands 都是投资集团的一部分。交易的具体条款尚未披露，预计将在本月晚些时候完成。该餐厅成立于 40 年前，位于比佛利山庄，全球拥有超过 120 个地点，年收入接近 10 亿美元。路透社上个月报道，CPK 正在与投资集团接近达成一项低于 3 亿美元的交易。</p>
</div><p>The investment represents an opening foray into the restaurant category for Consortium Brand Partners, which owns activewear brand Outdoor Voices, home decor company Jonathan Adler, and lifestyle brand Draper James, which was founded by actress Reese Witherspoon.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>此次投资标志着财团品牌合作伙伴首次进军餐饮类别，该公司拥有活力运动品牌 Outdoor Voices、家居装饰公司 Jonathan Adler 和由女演员 Reese Witherspoon 创立的生活方式品牌 Draper James。</p>
</div><p>Lenders owned the restaurant chain following a July 2020 bankruptcy triggered by a pandemic slowdown and a heavy debt load from its previous private equity owner.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 2020 年 7 月因疫情放缓和前私募股权所有者的沉重债务负担而破产后，贷款方拥有了该餐饮连锁店。</p>
</div><p>Eldridge Industries is a well-known investor across a variety of sectors, and its restaurant investment business Convive Brands owns Le Pain Quotidien and The Little Beet. Aurify Brands, a New York City–based hospitality platform, owns Melt Shop and Fields Good Chicken and is a franchise partner to Five Guys and Wingstop.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Eldridge Industries 是一个在多个行业中知名的投资者，其餐饮投资业务 Convive Brands 拥有 Le Pain Quotidien 和 The Little Beet。Aurify Brands 是一家总部位于纽约市的酒店平台，拥有 Melt Shop 和 Fields Good Chicken，并且是 Five Guys 和 Wingstop 的特许经营合作伙伴。</p>
</div><p>Bain Capital Credit is also participating in the deal, providing debt and equity financing. The new owners plan to open more CPK restaurants in the U.S. and internationally using franchisee partners, sell more CPK-branded products to grocery stores as part of its consumer packaged goods program, and continue to innovate the restaurant menus.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Bain Capital Credit 也参与了此次交易，提供债务和股权融资。新业主计划在美国和国际上通过特许经营合作伙伴开设更多 CPK 餐厅，向杂货店销售更多 CPK 品牌产品，作为其消费包装商品计划的一部分，并继续创新餐厅菜单。</p>
</div><p>“CPK has extreme brand loyalty for something that’s been around for so long … and there’s an incredible amount of opportunity left,” Cory Baker, founder of Consortium Brand Partners, said in an interview. The chain has a fast-growing consumer packaged goods business: CPK has a partnership with Nestle (NESN.S) to sell its frozen pizzas and with manufacturer Litehouse to sell its salad dressings in over 10,000 grocery retailers globally. Elsewhere in pizza deals, investment firms have been circling Papa John’s (PZZA.O) . Yum Brands (YUM.N) is exploring a sale of Pizza Hut, and MTY Food Group (MTY.TO) , the parent company of dozens of restaurant concepts including pizza chain Papa Murphy’s, is exploring a sale.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“CPK 拥有极高的品牌忠诚度，毕竟它已经存在了这么久……而且还有巨大的机会，” 财团品牌合作伙伴创始人 Cory Baker 在一次采访中表示。该连锁店的消费包装商品业务增长迅速：CPK 与 Nestle（NESN.S）合作销售其冷冻比萨，与制造商 Litehouse 合作在全球超过 10,000 家杂货零售商销售其沙拉酱。在比萨交易方面，投资公司正在关注 Papa John’s（PZZA.O）。Yum Brands（YUM.N）正在探索出售 Pizza Hut，而 MTY Food Group（MTY.TO），包括比萨连锁店 Papa Murphy’s 在内的多个餐饮概念的母公司，也在探索出售。</p>
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