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National Cheesecake Day is Today (July 30) and The Cheesecake Factory is Offering Any Slice for Half Price

July 30, 2010
25 Cents from Each Slice of the new Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake Donated to Feeding America for One Year

Jul 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

The Cheesecake Factory:

What

Today, July 30 is National Cheesecake Day and The Cheesecake Factory is celebrating by offering guests who dine in any slice for half price. Choose from more than 30 flavors!

The Cheesecake Factory will debut its newest flavor - Reese's(R) Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake - featuring chunks of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups baked in Original Cheesecake with layers of delicious Fudge Cake and Caramel.

Yesterday, American Idol winner Lee DeWyze and his fellow Season 9 Finalists were the first to taste the new cheesecake in Virginia Beach, Va.
For every slice of Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake sold over the next year, 25 cents will be donated to Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization. The Cheesecake Factory has donated more than $1.2 million to Feeding America over the past two years.

For more information, visit http://www.TheCheesecakeFactory.com.

When

Friday, July 30, 2010

All day - Find local business hours at http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/locations

Where

148 restaurants throughout the U.S. (dine in only)

Visuals

* Lines of guests waiting to enjoy any slice for half price.
* The Cheesecake Factory managers to talk about cheesecake flavors, and how many guests they expect to serve on National Cheesecake Day.
* Whole cakes and slices of the new Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake.

B-ROLL

American Idol Season 9 Winner Lee DeWyze and other finalists get the first taste of the Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake B-roll is available via You Send It:

http://tinyurl.com/nationalcheesecakedayIdols

General Cheesecake Factory B-Roll is available via You Send It:

http://tinyurl.com/nationalcheesecakeday

Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6379591〈=en

SOURCE: The Cheesecake Factory

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