Cheesecake Factory

Operations

Racial turmoil shuts 87 Cheesecake Factory restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 03, 2020

The operations were fully or partially closed as reopened units saw sales climb back to 75% of pre-COVID levels.

Financing

Cheesecake Factory hits the break-even point

By Peter Romeo on May 06, 2020

Off-premise sales are running at an annual rate of about $4 million a year.

Financing

Investors find opportunity in public casual-dining chains

By Jonathan Maze on May 04, 2020

First Cheesecake Factory, then BJ’s Restaurants, now Dave & Buster’s. RB’s The Bottom Line looks at the latest trend in investing amid the coronavirus.

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Financing

Roark Capital buys a piece of Cheesecake Factory

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 20, 2020

The private-equity firm, which owns Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings, has acquired 200,000 shares of preferred stock for $200 million.

Operations

Is Cheesecake Factory making it?

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 06, 2020

Per-unit sales are running at about a third of the volume of pre-COVID-19 days, but that's still $3 million in annual per-store revenues. And costs have been aggressively cut.

Operations