2023 Marks the Company’s 45^th Anniversary and Tenth Consecutive Year on this Prestigious List

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) has been recognized as the first restaurant company to be named one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® for ten consecutive years, according to Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work®. The Cheesecake Factory® ranked 47 on the list, which recognizes companies that create great work experiences for all employees from full and part-time hourly staff members through management.

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The prestigious list is largely determined by an anonymous employee survey that measures attributes describing an outstanding work experience including high levels of trust, respect, pride, communication, and camaraderie, as well as the company’s broader community impact. Honorees were selected based on their ability to offer positive experiences for employees regardless of position, race, gender, sexual orientation, or work status.

“The Cheesecake Factory is incredibly honored to be named on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the tenth year in a row,” said David Overton, Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. “This year marks the 45^th Anniversary of opening our first restaurant in Beverly Hills and this award is such meaningful recognition of the very special culture we have strived to create throughout the last 45 years. I extend my sincerest appreciation to each of our nearly 42,000 staff members and managers for their continued dedication to absolute guest satisfaction and maintaining our culture while navigating the dynamic operating environment.”

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About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

The Cheesecake Factory is a leader in experiential dining. We are culinary forward and relentlessly focused on hospitality. Delicious, memorable experiences created by passionate people – this defines who we are and where we are going. We currently own and operate 318 restaurants throughout the United States and Canada under brands including The Cheesecake Factory®, North Italia® and a collection within our Fox Restaurant Concepts business. Internationally, 30 The Cheesecake Factory® restaurants operate under licensing agreements. Our bakery division operates two facilities that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked products for our restaurants, international licensees and third-party bakery customers. In 2023, we were named to the FORTUNE Magazine "100 Best Companies to Work For®" list for the tenth consecutive year. To learn more, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com, www.northitalia.com and www.foxrc.com.

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About the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®

Great Place To Work selected the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list by analyzing survey responses of over half a million employees who work for Great Place To Work Certified companies with at least 1,000 workers. The survey contained 60 employee experience questions that make up the Great Place To Work Trust Index™. Companies also submitted essays about their workplace benefits and employee support programs, which were validated against employee survey data. Great Place To Work determines its lists using its proprietary For All™ Methodology to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America’s largest ongoing annual workforce study. Read the full methodology.

About Great Place to Work®

Great Place To Work is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, we have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Our employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting, and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything we do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work for all.

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