The 45-year history of The Cheesecake Factory: How a family bakery turned into global restaurant chain with an enormous menu

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 05:00

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The first The Cheesecake Factory restaurant opened in Beverly Hills, California, in 1978.
Its CEO and founder, David Overton, opened it to promote his mother's cheesecake business.
The restaurant took off. It went public in 1992 and is a top-40 chain in the US in terms of sales.

The Cheesecake Factory is one of the top 40 restaurant chains in the US, known for its voluminous menu of cheesecakes, pastas, sandwiches, and appetizers, such as its famed avocado egg rolls.