The Cheesecake Factory Recognized on PEOPLE’s 2025 Companies That Care List
Photo Credit: The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif., August 18, 2025 (WHERE & WHAT OT EAT) – The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated has been named to the 2025 PEOPLE Companies That Care® list.
The list, compiled by PEOPLE magazine and Great Place to Work®, ranks U.S. companies based largely on employee surveys measuring workplace culture and community impact. The Cheesecake Factory placed 46th on this year’s list.
"The Cheesecake Factory is honored to be named to the PEOPLE Companies that Care list for the fifth year in a row. For more than forty-five years we have strived to create a very special company culture of doing the right thing and giving back to the communities we serve, and this award is such a wonderful acknowledgment of what we continue to work to create," said David Overton, Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated.
The company reported that its Nourish Program donates excess food from restaurants to local non-profits. In 2024, more than 820,000 pounds of food were provided to over 600 organizations. The program also helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and landfill waste.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated also partners with Feeding America®, donating proceeds from specially designated cheesecakes since 2008. To date, contributions have totaled more than $6.8 million. In addition, through the Give Back program sponsored by The Cheesecake Factory Oscar and Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation, employees volunteer thousands of hours annually to charities across the country.
Earlier this year, the company was also named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for the twelfth consecutive year.
For more information, visit www.TheCheesecakeFactory.com.
