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Revision as of 20:48, 26 February 2007
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| Company type | Public (NYSE: CAKE) |
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1978 in Beverly Hills, California |
| Founder | Oscar and Evelyn Overton |
| Headquarters | USA |
Key people | Peter D'Amelio, president and COO David Overton, CEO |
| Products | Types of Cheesecakes(White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle, Pumpkin, Coconut Chocolate Cream), Burgers, Pizza, Pasta, Steaks, Sandwiches. |
Number of employees | 38,800 (2016)  |
| Website | The Cheesecake Factory |
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAKE) is the ninth-largest restaurant company in the United States measured by market capitalization. The company operates 123 full-service, casual dining restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory name in major metropolitan areas in the United States. It also operates one self-service, limited-menu express foodservice operation under The Cheesecake Factory Express marque inside the DisneyQuest family entertainment center in Orlando, Florida. In addition, it operates a bakery production facility in Calabasas Hills, California, which produces baked desserts and other products for its restaurants and for other foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. A second bakery was opened in Goldrock, North Carolina, near Rocky Mount, in March 2006. The Goldrock plant handles the distribution for the eastern half of the United States.
David M. Overton, the company's founder, opened the first Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, in 1978. Overton's goal was to showcase a model dessert specialty restaurant for prospective foodservice customers of the wholesale bakery. The restaurant established the future chain's pattern of offering an eclectic menu, big portions, and signature cheesecakes, and the chain became a multi-million-dollar sales performer. The company went public in 1992.
Cheesecake Factory restaurants are well known for their extensive menus, custom lavish décor and large portions. The company was the first restaurant chain to reach a billion dollars in revenues with fewer than 100 restaurants in operation.
Locations
- Albany, New York
- Arcadia, California
- Arlington, Virginia
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Austin, Texas
- Aventura, Florida
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Bellevue, Washington
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Boca Raton, Florida
- Boise, Idaho
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Boulder, Colorado
- Braintree, Massachusetts -- Under Construction
- Buffalo, New York
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Chandler, Arizona
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- Chesterfield, Missouri
- Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- Chicago, Illinois
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Clarendon, Virginia
- Columbus, Ohio
- Columbia, Maryland
- Corte Madera, California
- Dallas, Texas
- Dayton, Ohio
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Denver, Colorado
- Durham, North Carolina
- Edina, Minnesota
- Edison, New Jersey
- El Paso, Texas
- Fairfax, Virginia
- Fresno, California
- Frisco, Texas
- Garden City, New York (Grand Lux Café)
- Glendale, Wisconsin (metro Milwaukee)
- Hackensack, New Jersey
- Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Huntington Beach, California
- Houston, Texas
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Kansas City, Missouri
- King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (suburban Philadelphia)
- Lake Grove, New York
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Los Angeles, California
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Lyndhurst, Ohio (suburban Cleveland)
- Miami, Florida
- Mission Viejo, California
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Peoria, Arizona
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Pleasanton, California
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Richmond Heights, Missouri
- Riverside, California
- Sacramento, California
- San Antonio, Texas
- San Diego, California
- San Jose, California
- San Francisco, California
- Seattle, Washington
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Southlake, Texas
- Sugar Land, Texas
- Sunrise, Florida
- Tampa, Florida
- The Woodlands, Texas
- Tigard, Oregon
- Tysons Corner, Virginia
- Washington, D.C. (technically, Friendship Heights)
- Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (metro Milwaukee)
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Wayne, New Jersey
- Westbury, New York
- Westlake, Ohio (suburban Cleveland)
- West Nyack, New York
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- White Plains, New York
Critisicm and Praise
While The Cheesecake Factory is commended for its menu selections and portion sizes, the time waiting for a table can grow to be over an hour or longer. The 2006 Zagat Survey said about its Westbury, NY location that you could "grow old waiting."