The History of The Cheesecake Factory
Sidney Brown
The Cheesecake Factory
January 23, 2017
"Oh my, cheesecake!" What a rich, mouth-watering, flavorful dessert.The Cheesecake Factory is known for its wonderful dinner service, but the real source of their fame comes from its delicious cheesecakes. Who wouldn't want to learn more about where this wonderful dessert is created? Learning about the history of the Cheesecake Factory is an exciting way to better understand one of the most famous places who creates their own cheesecake many know and love.
The founder and CEO of The Cheesecake Factory is David M. Overton. The factory was created in 1978, in Beverly Hills, California. The number of locations are now reaching 185 and the
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While in 2007 “The Big Band Theory” the TV series made an action setting in one of their restaurants. The Cheesecake Factory embarked on another creative concept “RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen” that serves Chinese and Japanese cuisines in the year 2008. Two years later, the The Cheesecake Factory was named “Worst Family restaurant in America” (Men’s Health, 2010). Then in 2012, the factory became international by building a restaurant in the Dubai Mall. This mall is known for being the biggest mall in the world--now what does that tell you about the company.
The Cheesecake Factory for the year 2016 was a $2 billion global company. They have 208 restaurants now around the U.S.A and a few in Puerto Rico. The shares of the company have jumped 32.8% in just the year 2016. As of 2017, The Cheesecake Factory incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE). “The Cheesecake Factory concept is the key driver of our business today, generating approximately 90% of our revenues.” (The Cheesecake Factory, 2017). Recently the factory got done celebrating National Cheesecake Day, by selling cheesecake for half off the original sale
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The Cheesecake Factory is a successful restaurant in the urban areas in the United States of America (Kliman, 2006). The restaurant is popular because of the large proportions of food that it offers as well as its large menu. The company usually hires professional and qualified staff. This makes the company have fancy during service (Gabriel, 2008). The company has 165 restaurants in 29 states of the United States. David Overton founded the company in 1978. Since then, the company started growing a t high rate. The company later expanded to Middle East. There is a high expectation that the company will expand to other parts of the world in the near future. If this happens, the company will among the most successful company in the world
My most favorite of all time restaurants to dine at is The Cheesecake Factory. This restaurant is a famous corporate chain of restaurants that offers a widespread variety of all types of American dishes and of course specializes in the most amazing variety of the best tasting cheesecakes. I love the experience of dining at the Cheesecake factory because the atmosphere is so welcoming and the artwork on the ceilings make you feel very lavish, the food is great and the service is excellent. A particular visit last month proved to me that Cheesecake factory lives up to the expectations of its guests.
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The Cheesecake Factory has been one of the more successful chain restaurants in recent years because they have provided great food and outstanding customer service in a fun atmosphere. The cheesecake factory employs a high standard of general conduct and moral aptitude. As a chief executive officer in today’s society, it is my responsibility to ensure The Cheesecake Factory abides by the laws and ethical duties that are mandated by today’s society. There is a copious amount of benefits to being a chief executive officer, however there is an equal amount of risk as chief executive officers are held liable for almost any action or infraction that their company has induced.
The Cheesecake Factory established in the 1940s by Oscar and Evelyn Overton. Mrs. Overton began making cheesecake in the basement of her home in Detroit, using cream cheese as one of her main ingredients to give it, its scrumptious taste it has today. In 1972, the Overton’s moved there business to Woodland hills suburb of Los Angeles. By the end of the year, Cheesecake Factory moved from their previous location to its new headquarters in Calabasas Hills, California, which they hired additional staff members to increase productivity. The New facility was
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Step into a time machine and go back approximately 77 years ago, where the authentic Cheesecake recipe for the Cheesecake Factory was brought to light. Evelyn Overton was reading a Detroitian newspaper when she first found the recipe for success. The family's matriarch cooked the decadent cake for everyone, and "As the cakes became more popular through word of mouth, David Overton developed a small delivery route. Everyone loved her Cheesecake recipe so much that she chose to establish a little cake shop. After a while, Evelyn gave up her dream of owning her own business in order to raise her two young kids, David and Renee.
They do not offer franchise or joint venture opportunities and have no plans to do so in the future. They own and manage all of the full-service Cheesecake Factory restaurants and presently do not have plans for international expansion.
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