Who owns North Italia?
North Italia is owned by Cheesecake Factory (the United States, NASDAQ: CAKE).[1]
Evidence: The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23, SEC EDGAR, 23 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Calabasas Hills
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: CAKE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About North Italia
North Italia is a modern Italian restaurant concept in the upscale casual segment, serving fresh handcrafted dishes including pastas and pizzas. The Cheesecake Factory's fiscal 2025 10-K reports 48 North Italia locations as of 23 February 2026 and says the company targets approximately 200 domestic locations over time. It is operated through the North Restaurants LLC subsidiary.
What Cheesecake Factory's annual report says about North Italia
Sentences about North Italia from Cheesecake Factory's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
North Italia North Italia is a modern interpretation of Italian cooking in the upscale casual dining segment.
North Italia strives to be a modern Italian restaurant with a neighborhood feel, offering classic Italian favorites with a fresh twist made from scratch daily.
North Italia offers an assortment of wines, beers and house-made cocktails which represented 23% of North Italia sales in fiscal 2025.
How often Cheesecake Factory names North Italia in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of North Italia
- Current owner Cheesecake Factory [1] verified
Where North Italia sits in Cheesecake Factory
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Cheesecake Factory
Cheesecake Factory controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 72 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19; Cheesecake Factory has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | Brinker | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Cheesecake Factory
Cheesecake Factory is a publicly listed company headquartered in Calabasas Hills, United States. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: CAKE.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is a Calabasas Hills, California restaurant company. Its fiscal 2025 10-K reports The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child and Fox Restaurant Concepts, an independent Phoenix-based subsidiary, plus a bakery division with two production facilities. Its Exhibit 21 lists Fox Restaurant Concepts LLC and North Restaurants LLC as subsidiaries.
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🇺🇸 North Italia and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; North Italia is not one of them.
- Applebee's — Dine Brands 🇺🇸
- Arby's — Inspire Brands 🇺🇸
- Baja Fresh — MTY Group 🇨🇦
- Bonefish Grill — Bloomin' Brands 🇺🇸
- Burger King — Restaurant Brands International 🇨🇦
- Caribou Coffee — Panera Brands 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of North Italia?
The parent company of North Italia is Cheesecake Factory, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is North Italia American?
Yes. North Italia originated in the United States and its owner, Cheesecake Factory, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is North Italia still owned by Cheesecake Factory?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, North Italia is still owned by Cheesecake Factory. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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