One of America’s favorite cheesecake brands is expanding its brand reach across the globe.

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated has announced the expansion of its existing development agreement with Hong Kong-based Maxim’s Caterers Limited to include Thailand. In 2014, The Cheesecake Factory® entered into its agreement with Maxim’s which initially provided for the development of a minimum of 14 restaurants in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and the People’s Republic of China. The new agreement includes development of a minimum of 18 restaurants across the expanded development area by 2028.

A leading operator of full-service and quick-service restaurants across Asia, Maxim’s currently operates six The Cheesecake Factory restaurants in Hong Kong, Macao, Beijing, and Shanghai. The first location in Thailand is expected to open in 2023.

“We are very happy to announce the continuation of our global growth strategy,” said David Overton, Founder, chairman and chief executive officer of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. “As we have expanded our international presence over the last decade, it has been such a delight to see The Cheesecake Factory’s warm reception in each new country, and we are very pleased to expand our agreement with Maxim’s to include opening in Thailand.”

“The Cheesecake Factory is a beloved concept around the world. Since opening the first Cheesecake Factory in Asia in 2016, the brand has been very well-received in each city we’ve opened,” says Michael Wu, chairman & managing director of Maxim’s Caterers Ltd. “Maxim’s is excited to bring The Cheesecake Factory to Thailand and we are looking forward to opening many more locations across Asia in the years to come.”

A fan favorite

Domestically, The Cheesecake Factory continues to gain high marks in terms of loyalty.

Earlier this year, The Cheesecake Factory was recognized as one of the 2022 PEOPLE Companies That Care®, according to PEOPLE magazine and Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture. The Cheesecake Factory ranked 26 on the list, which is determined in large part by an anonymous employee survey that measures how companies create a great work experience for all employees, as well as the company’s broader community impact.

Great Place to Work is the only company culture award in America that selects winners based on how fairly employees are treated. Companies are assessed on how well they create a great employee experience that cuts across race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of who employees are or what their role is.

“The Cheesecake Factory is honored to be named on the PEOPLE Companies that Care list for the second time,” Overton said. “Since opening our first restaurant in Beverly Hills in 1978, we have strived to create a very special company with a culture of doing the right thing and giving back to our communities. This award is a wonderful acknowledgment of the environment we have worked to create with our 45,000 staff members.”

In recognizing The Cheesecake Factory, PEOPLE highlighted its Nourish Program whereby the company regularly donates excess food from its restaurants to local non-profits. Through this program the company donated more than 662,000 pounds of food in 2021. Additionally, through the sale of its specially designated cheesecakes, since 2008 The Cheesecake Factory has donated more than $5.9 million to Feeding America®, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to fighting domestic hunger through a network of food banks.

In 2022, The Cheesecake Factory was named to the FORTUNE Magazine "100 Best Companies to Work For®" list for the ninth consecutive year. In 2021, the company also ranked as a Best Workplace for Millennials™ in addition to being named to the PEOPLE Companies that Care® list.

Efforts include special promotions including Halloween when The Cheesecake Factory gave out delicious treats online in its annual Treat or Treat promotion, through Friday, October 28, when guests were treated to their choice of one complimentary slice of The Cheesecake Factory’s legendary REESE’S® Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake or HERSHEY’S® Chocolate Bar Cheesecake with their online pickup or delivery order of $40 or more using promo code “TREAT22” at checkout.

Most of The Cheesecake Factory restaurant locations offer curbside service, making it even easier to pick up an online take-out order. Delivery and pickup are available through DoorDash®, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s exclusive third-party national on-demand delivery provider.