The Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
Company typePublic
IndustryRestaurants
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972), in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (as a bakery)
1978; 46 years ago (1978), in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. (as a restaurant)
FounderDavid Overton
Headquarters,
U.S.
Number of locations
336(2024)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
David Overton (chairman and CEO)
David Gordon (president)
ProductsCheesecakes, burgers, pizza, pasta, steaks, sandwiches
RevenueIncrease US$3.303 billion (2022)
Decrease US$38.935 million (2022)
Decrease US$43.123 million (2022)
Total assetsDecrease US$2.775 billion (2022)
Total equityDecrease US$292 million (2022)
Number of employees
47,500 (2022)
SubsidiariesGrand Lux Cafe, LLC
RockSugar Southeast Asian Kitchen, LLC
Social Monk Asian Kitchen[1]
Fox Restaurant Concepts
Websitethecheesecakefactory.com
Footnotes / references
[2]

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is an American restaurant company and distributor of cheesecakes based in the United States. It operates 219 full-service restaurants: 206 under the Cheesecake Factory brand and 7 under the Grand Lux Cafe brand, not including the number of restaurants operated under the North Italia nor any of Fox Restaurant Brands' names. The Cheesecake Factory also operates two bakery production facilities—in Calabasas, California, and Rocky Mount, North Carolina—and licenses two bakery-based menus for other foodservice operators under the Cheesecake Factory Bakery Cafe marque. Its cheesecakes and other baked goods can also be found in the cafes of many Barnes & Noble stores.

David M. Overton, the company's founder, opened the first Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, in 1978. The restaurant established the future chain's pattern of featuring an eclectic menu, large portions, and signature cheesecakes.[3] In 2020, Fortune ranked the Cheesecake Factory at number 12 on their Fortune List of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2020 based on an employee survey of satisfaction.[4]

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  2. ^ "US SEC: 2019 Form 10-K The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. ^ ""What Is The Cheesecake Factory?" About Page on the company's website". Cheesecakefactory.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  4. ^ Jessica Snouwaert. "The 25 best companies to work for, based on employee satisfaction". Business Insider. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.