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The Cheesecake Factory Named to the ‘PEOPLE Companies That Care’ List for Third Consecutive Year
List Recognizes Companies that Display Remarkable Care for their People, their Communities and the Planet CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nList Recognizes Companies that Display Remarkable Care for their People, their Communities and the Planet\n\n\n CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThe Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) has been recognized as one of the 2023 PEOPLE Companies That Care®, according to PEOPLE magazine and Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture. The Cheesecake Factory® ranked 55 on the list, which is primarily based on an anonymous employee survey that measures how companies create a great work experience for all employees, as well as the company’s broader community impact.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230823214504/en/(Photo: Business Wire)\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 third year in a row,” said David Overton, Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. “This year marks the 45th Anniversary of opening our first restaurant in Beverly Hills, and this award is such a wonderful acknowledgment of the very special culture of doing the right thing and giving back to our communities that we have worked to create over the last 45 years.”\n\n\nIn recognizing The Cheesecake Factory, PEOPLE highlighted its Nourish Program whereby the company regularly donates excess food from its restaurants to local non-profits. Through this program the company donated more than more than 570,000 pounds of food to more than 700 local non-profits in 2022. By diverting this food from landfills, the program also helped to avoid nearly 2.5 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022.\n\n\nAnd, through the sale of its specially designated cheesecakes, since 2008 The Cheesecake Factory has donated more than $6.3 million to Feeding America®, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization dedicated to ending hunger through a network of food banks and meal programs. 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 for fundraising and community service projec...