Only restaurant company named on list that recognizes companies
with exceptional workplace culture
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2018--
The
Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) has been recognized
as one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® for the fifth
consecutive year, according to global research and consulting firm Great
Place to Work® and FORTUNE. The Cheesecake Factory ranked 27 on the
list, which recognizes companies with a strong culture, determined in
large part by an anonymous employee survey that measures more than 50
attributes including engagement, trust in management, pride, camaraderie
and innovation in the workplace.
“We are honored that The Cheesecake Factory is named on the Fortune 100
Best Companies to Work For® list once again this year,” said David
Overton, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Cheesecake
Factory Incorporated. “2018 marks the 40th anniversary of
opening our first restaurant in Beverly Hills, and this recognition is a
wonderful acknowledgment of the special culture we have strived to
create all these years.”
“For 40 years The Cheesecake Factory has recognized that our talented
staff members and managers are truly the key ingredient to our success,”
said David Gordon, President of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated.
“Today, our more than 39,000 staff members and managers are dedicated to
living our shared purpose of nurturing bodies, minds, hearts and
spirits. This award is a direct result of the environment they’ve helped
create by living our purpose on a daily basis.”
To see the complete list of the 2018 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work
For®, please visit https://www.greatplacetowork.com/best-workplaces/100-best/2018.
For more information about The Cheesecake Factory, please visit www.TheCheesecakeFactory.com
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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 214 full-service,
casual dining restaurants throughout the U.S.A., including Puerto Rico,
and Canada, comprised of 199 restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory®
mark; 13 restaurants under the Grand Lux Cafe® mark; and two restaurants
under the RockSugar Southeast Asian Kitchen® mark (transitioning from
Rock Sugar Pan Asian Kitchen®). Internationally, 20 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 2018 the Company was named to the
FORTUNE Magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list for the fifth
consecutive year. To learn more about the Company, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com.
About The FORTUNE 100 Best Companies To Work For®
Great Place to Work based its ranking on a data-driven
methodology applied to anonymous Trust Index™ survey responses from
more than 310,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified
organizations with more than 1,000 employees. To learn more about Great
Place to Work Certification and recognition on Best Workplaces lists
published with FORTUNE, visit Greatplacetowork.com.
About Great Place to Work®
Great
Place to Work is the global authority on high-trust,
high-performance workplace cultures. Through its certification programs,
Great Place to Work recognizes outstanding workplace cultures and
produces the annual Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work For®" and Great
Place to Work Best Workplaces lists for Millennials, Women, Diversity,
Small & Medium Companies, industries and, internationally, countries and
regions. Through its culture consulting services, Great Place to Work
helps clients create great workplaces that outpace peers on key business
metrics like revenue growth, profitability, retention and stock
performance.
To read more about Great Place to Work’s review of The Cheesecake
Factory, please visit http://reviews.greatplacetowork.com/the-cheesecake-factory-incorporated.
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