The Cheesecake Factory is an American restaurant company headquartered in Calabasas, California, founded in 1978 by David Overton, who still serves as chairman and CEO. What began as a family bakery has grown into one of the best-known names in casual dining, famous for its enormous menu and dozens of cheesecake varieties baked in the company’s own bakeries. It currently operates around 375 restaurants across the US and Canada, including roughly 217 flagship Cheesecake Factory locations alongside the North Italia, Flower Child and Fox Restaurant Concepts brands, plus licensed locations abroad.