Who owns The Cheesecake Factory?
The Cheesecake Factory 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, Beverly Hills
- Founded
- 1978 by David Overton
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: CAKE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory is the flagship restaurant concept of the company of the same name. Its 10-K says David Overton led the creation and opening of the first restaurant in Beverly Hills, California in 1978. It is described as upscale casual dining with an extensive menu and proprietary cheesecakes. There were 216 locations in February 2026, plus 35 licensed locations in the Middle East, Mexico and Asia-Pacific.
What Cheesecake Factory's annual report says about The Cheesecake Factory
Sentences about The Cheesecake Factory from Cheesecake Factory's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
The Cheesecake Factory As of February 23, 2026, we operated 216 The Cheesecake Factory restaurants, which strive to provide a distinctive, high-quality dining experience at moderate prices by offering an extensive, innovative and evolving menu in an upscale casual, high-energy setting with attentive, efficient and friendly service.
As a result, The Cheesecake Factory restaurants appeal to a diverse customer base across a broad demographic range.
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants are generally open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, and we offer additional menu items for weekend brunch.
How often Cheesecake Factory names The Cheesecake Factory 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 The Cheesecake Factory
- Current owner Cheesecake Factory [1] verified
Where The Cheesecake Factory 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.
Cheesecake Factory: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 The Cheesecake Factory 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; The Cheesecake Factory 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 The Cheesecake Factory?
The parent company of The Cheesecake Factory is Cheesecake Factory, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is The Cheesecake Factory American?
Yes. The Cheesecake Factory originated in the United States in 1978 and its owner, Cheesecake Factory, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is The Cheesecake Factory still owned by Cheesecake Factory?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, The Cheesecake Factory 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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