The Cheesecake Factory started when Evelyn Overton opened a small cheesecake shop in Detroit, Michigan in the late 1950’s. She later closed the shop but continued to sell cheesecakes to local restaurants, baking them in her basement kitchen.
In 1972 The Overton’s moved to California and Evelyn Overton and her husband Oscar opened a wholesale bakery that supplied cheesecakes and other desserts to restaurants.
In 1978 Evelyn’s son David Overton opened a small sandwich shop in Beverly Hills. The one-page menu sold ten different varieties of Evelyn’s cheesecake.
In the 1980’s the Overton’s opened two new restaurants and expanded the original location to a 78-seat restaurant.
In 1993 The Cheesecake Factory went public, trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol CAKE.
Today The Cheesecake Factory has more than 308 restaurants in the United States, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Beirut, and Puerto Rico.
In August 2023, the company opened its first location in Thailand.
The Cheesecake Factory is a member of the S&P 400, is #1000 in the Fortune 1000, and had $303 billion in revenue in 2022.
The largest Cheesecake Factory location can be found at the Dubai Ski Slope.
The Cheesecake Factory maintains a corporate office in Calabasas Hills, California.
The Cheesecake Factory started when Evelyn Overton opened a small cheesecake shop in Detroit, Michigan in the late 1950’s. She later closed the shop but continued to sell cheesecakes to local restaurants, baking them in her basement kitchen.
In 1972 The Overton’s moved to California and Evelyn Overton and her husband Oscar opened a wholesale bakery that supplied cheesecakes and other desserts to restaurants.
History
In 1978 Evelyn’s son David Overton opened a small sandwich shop in Beverly Hills. The one-page menu sold ten different varieties of Evelyn’s cheesecake.
In the 1980’s the Overton’s opened two new restaurants and expanded the original location to a 78-seat restaurant.
In 1993 The Cheesecake Factory went public, trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol CAKE.
Today The Cheesecake Factory has more than 308 restaurants in the United States, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Beirut, and Puerto Rico.
In August 2023, the company opened its first location in Thailand.
The Cheesecake Factory is a member of the S&P 400, is #1000 in the Fortune 1000, and had $303 billion in revenue in 2022.
The largest Cheesecake Factory location can be found at the Dubai Ski Slope.
The Cheesecake Factory maintains a corporate office in Calabasas Hills, California.