Award Presented by Nation’s Restaurant News and National
Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and Sponsored by The
Coca-Cola Company
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2009--
The Cheesecake Factory was named the recipient of the 2009 SPIRIT Award
in the full service restaurant category, an honor given by Nation’s
Restaurant Newsand the National Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation. Dina Barmasse, Vice President of Human Resources for The
Cheesecake Factory, accepted the award at the Multi-Unit Foodservice
Operators annual conference on October 6, 2009, in Dallas, Tex.
The SPIRIT Award is presented to a restaurant or food service operator
who believes in enhancing employee satisfaction, which ultimately leads
to achieving guest satisfaction. Winning companies have demonstrated
excellence in areas relating to workforce recruitment, hiring,
retention, education and training.
“At The Cheesecake Factory, executing our mission of delivering absolute
guest satisfaction is deeply rooted in our ability to take exceptional
care of our staff,” said David Overton, Founder of The Cheesecake
Factory restaurants. “We are proud to be recognized for the SPIRIT
Award, as we’ve always believed that our outstanding staff members make
our organization the best it can be.”
About The Cheesecake Factory
Incorporated
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) created the upscale
casual dining segment in 1978 with the introduction of its namesake
concept and continues to define it today. The company operates 146
restaurants throughout the U.S. under The Cheesecake Factory(R) name
with an extensive menu of more than 200 items. Grand Lux Cafe(R), the
company's second concept, has 13 units in operation across the U.S.
offering a broad menu of more than 150 items. The company also operates
one unit of its newest concept, RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen(TM), and two
bakery production facilities in Calabasas Hills, CA and Rocky Mount, NC
that produce over 70 varieties of quality cheesecakes and other baked
products. Additionally, the company licenses two bakery cafe outlets to
another foodservice operator under The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Cafe(R)
mark. For more information, please visit www.TheCheesecakeFactory.com.
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Source: The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
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