Thousands of The Cheesecake Factory's Staff Members Volunteer to
Create a Full-Service Thanksgiving Feast in 13 Cities Across the U.S.
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2016--
In the spirit of sharing and giving this holiday season, on Thanksgiving
Day more than 3,000 The
Cheesecake Factory® staff members will join together in 13 cities
around the United States to prepare and serve sit-down meals at The
Cheesecake Factory’s 15th annual Thanksgiving Day Feast.
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In the spirit of sharing and giving this holiday season, on Thanksgiving Day more than 3,000 The Cheesecake Factory® staff members will join together in 13 cities around the United States to prepare and serve sit-down meals at The Cheesecake Factory's 15th annual Thanksgiving Day Feast. (Photo: Business Wire)
The Cheesecake Factory’s Thanksgiving Day Feast is sponsored by its
charitable foundation and will take place at select Salvation Army
locations coast to coast in Anaheim, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas,
Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Long Island, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, San
Francisco, and Washington, D.C. More than 6,000 low-income individuals
and families will be treated to a full-service, sit-down meal that
includes freshly roasted turkey with all the trimmings and The
Cheesecake Factory’s famous seasonal Pumpkin
Cheesecake.
“The Cheesecake Factory values giving back to our communities around the
country and we are honored to be serving our 15th annual
Thanksgiving Day Feast,” said David Overton, Founder and CEO of The
Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. “We’re so thankful and appreciative of
our staff members who volunteer their precious time on Thanksgiving to
help us provide a special meal to the less fortunate.”
In addition to enjoying a hot meal, invitees are once again able to
partake in various arts and crafts activities during the Thanksgiving
Day Feast. From creating festive fall-inspired headbands and themed
coloring pages to decorating tree trunks with personal messages of
thankfulness and well-wishes, these fun crafts will add to each family’s
memorable Thanksgiving experience.
The annual Thanksgiving Day Feast is one of several programs that The
Cheesecake Factory has initiated to help support hunger-relief in
America. The company also participates in a nationwide Harvest Food
Donation Program by regularly donating fresh food from its restaurants
to local food rescue operations for distribution to soup kitchens and
shelters to aid those in need. Since the program’s inception in 2007,
The Cheesecake Factory has donated more than 3.9 million pounds of food.
Additionally, The Cheesecake Factory has donated nearly $4.4 million to
Feeding America®, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to
fighting domestic hunger through a network of food banks, through their
partnership over the past eight and a half years.
As additional support for Feeding America, The Cheesecake Factory staff
members nationwide participated in a Peanut Butter Drive during
September’s Hunger Action Month, collecting more than 225,000 pounds of
peanut butter to benefit local Feeding America food banks. Peanut butter
is a crucial item for food banks, supplying a protein-filled option for
school lunches and meals for families.
To follow the Thanksgiving Day Feast on social media, please search
using the hashtag “#CAKEGiveBack.”
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About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated created the upscale casual dining
segment in 1978 with the introduction of its namesake concept. The
Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 207 full-service,
casual dining restaurants throughout the U.S.A. and Puerto Rico,
including 193 restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory® mark; 13
restaurants under the Grand Lux Cafe® mark; and one restaurant under the
RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen® mark. Internationally, 13 The Cheesecake
Factory® restaurants operate under licensing agreements. The Company’s
bakery division operates two bakery production facilities, in Calabasas
Hills, CA and Rocky Mount, NC, that produce quality cheesecakes and
other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees and
third-party bakery customers. In 2016, the Company was named to the
FORTUNE Magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list for the third
consecutive year. To learn more about the Company, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com.
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