The Cheesecake Factory Named to Fortune’s ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ List for Eleventh Time

Only Restaurant Company on the Prestigious List for Eleven Consecutive Years

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) has been recognized as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® for the eleventh consecutive year, according to Fortune Media and Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture. The Cheesecake Factory® ranked 40 on the list, which recognizes companies that create a great employee work experience for all that transcends race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of employee identity.

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The prestigious list is determined in large part by a confidential employee survey measuring key attributes that describe an outstanding work experience and create a great culture including high levels of trust, communication, respect, pride, and teamwork, as well as employees feeling they make a difference, and that their work is meaningful.

“The Cheesecake Factory is very honored to be named on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the eleventh year in a row,” said David Overton, Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. “Since opening our first restaurant in Beverly Hills in 1978, we have strived to create a very special company culture, so this award is particularly meaningful. I extend my sincerest appreciation to each of our more than 47,000 staff members and managers for their continued dedication to maintaining our culture while taking great care of our guests and each other.”

To read more about Great Place to Work’s review of The Cheesecake Factory, please visit https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/1100151.

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About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

The Cheesecake Factory is a leader in experiential dining. We are culinary forward and relentlessly focused on hospitality. Delicious, memorable experiences created by passionate people – this defines who we are and where we are going. We currently own and operate 336 restaurants throughout the United States and Canada under brands including The Cheesecake Factory®, North Italia® and a collection within our Fox Restaurant Concepts business. Internationally, 33 The Cheesecake Factory® restaurants operate under licensing agreements. Our bakery division operates two facilities that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked products for our restaurants, international licensees and third-party bakery customers. In 2024, we were named to the FORTUNE Magazine "100 Best Companies to Work For®" list for the eleventh consecutive year. To learn more, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com, www.northitalia.com and www.foxrc.com.

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About the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For

Great Place To Work selected the 100 Best list by gathering and analyzing more than 1.3 million confidential survey responses representing the experiences of 8.2 million U.S. employees. Organizations are assessed on their efforts to create generous, supportive, high-performance work experiences for every employee in the organization. Companies must be Great Place To Work Certified™ with 1,000 or more employees in the U.S. and cannot be a government agency. Read the full methodology.

About Great Place To Work®

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and For All™ Model help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List. Visit greatplacetowork.com to learn more.

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