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Cheesecake Factory

Financing

At The Cheesecake Factory, prices rise and traffic falls

 By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 03, 2023

Prices were up 10.5% in the second quarter, with additional hikes to come. The chain believes its customers can handle it.

Financing

The Cheesecake Factory is launching a loyalty program

 By Joe Guszkowski on May 10, 2023

Cheesecake Rewards members will get access to reservations and free birthday cheesecake. The program is expected to go nationwide in June.

Financing

Cheesecake Factory ramps up growth of non-Cheesecake brands

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 22, 2023

The company will open up to 16 North Italias, Flower Childs and other brands from its Fox Restaurant Concepts division.

Financing

The Cheesecake Factory puts faith in higher prices

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 01, 2022

The casual-dining chain said consumers are accepting of price hikes even as sales slowed. It will need to take even more to fight off inflation.

Financing

Cheesecake Factory says COVID—not the economy—is messing with sales

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 28, 2022

Regional spikes are having an impact on the chain’s top line. Meanwhile, it continues to battle higher costs for food and labor.

Emerging Brands

Sam Fox bakes up two new pizza growth vehicles

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 11, 2022

The Arizona restaurateur is finally ready to add locations of Detroit-style Fly Bye and full-service Doughbird after running them as single units for years.

Operations

First-quarter curveballs can’t stop The Cheesecake Factory

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 28, 2022

Despite omicron and the war in Ukraine, executives said it's been the most stable period since the start of the pandemic.

Financing

High gas prices may be keeping customers from making longer trips to visit restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 27, 2022

The Bottom Line: A Placer.ai analysis found customers are less willing to drive long distances to visit Sonic or The Cheesecake Factory, suggesting a quiet impact of inflation on dining habits.

Financing

The Cheesecake Factory expects $12M AUVs in 2022

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 17, 2022

Strong sales paired with higher prices have the chain set up for a big year, executives said.

Leadership

Meet Cheesecake Factory's customer advocate. He also happens to be the CEO.

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 24, 2022

A self-avowed perpetual entrepreneur, Restaurant Leader of the Year finalist David Overton relies heavily on personal preferences and his own tastes in running what's now a multi-billion-dollar company sporting a multitude of brands.

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