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The Cheesecake Factory Named to the ‘People Companies That Care’ List for Fifth Consecutive Year
List Recognizes Companies that Demonstrate Outstanding Care and Concern for their Employees, their Families and the Communities Where They Operate CALABASAS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nList Recognizes Companies that Demonstrate Outstanding Care and Concern for their Employees, their Families and the Communities Where They Operate\n\n\n CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThe Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) has been recognized as one of the 2025 PEOPLE Companies That Care®, according to PEOPLE magazine and Great Place to Work®. The Cheesecake Factory® ranked 46 on the list, which is determined in large part by a confidential employee survey that measures the organization’s culture and impact on its community and the planet.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250820961407/en/\nEarning a spot on the list means that The Cheesecake Factory has surpassed rigorous benchmarks, establishing itself as one of the best companies to work for in the country.\n\n\n“The Cheesecake Factory is honored to be named to the PEOPLE Companies that Care list for the fifth year in a row,” said David Overton, Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. “For more than forty-five years we have strived to create a very special company culture of doing the right thing and giving back to the communities we serve, and this award is such a wonderful acknowledgment of what we continue to work to create.”\n\n\nAmong The Cheesecake Factory’s signature programs that support its local communities is the Nourish Program whereby the company regularly donates excess food from its restaurants to local non-profits. Through this program the company donated more than 820,000 pounds of food to more than 600 local non-profits in 2024. In addition to helping combat hunger, the company’s Nourish Program donations also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and send less materials to landfills.\n\n\nAnd, through the sale of its specially designated cheesecakes, since 2008 The Cheesecake Factory has donated more than $6.8 million to Feeding America®, the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States, with a nationwide network of partner food banks, agencies, food pantries and meal programs helping to provide billions of meals to people facing hunger. Additionally, through the Give Back program, sponsored by The Cheesecake Factory Oscar and Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation, the company’s staff members can volunteer their time fo...