FOOD NEWS
The Cheesecake Factory Produces Everything Fresh — Except The Cheesecake
By Kalea Martin
Although The Cheesecake Factory's 250+ menu items are made from scratch daily with fresh ingredients, the same can't be said about the iconic cheesecakes.
Contrary to popular belief, all of the cheesecakes are delivered to the restaurant frozen and then defrosted before serving to customers.
Even though they're pre-made, The Cheesecake Factory doesn't source them from an outside supplier — they're just made in a baking facility that's separate from the restaurant.
In the baking facility, the cheesecakes are made from scratch by actual bakers and decorators and frozen so they can safely be delivered to the restaurants intact.
The Cheesecake Factory states the company decided not to rely on an outside supplier in order to maintain "control over the creativity and quality of our desserts."
In the 1940s, the restaurant's co-founder Evelyn Overton sold her fresh cheesecakes made in her basement kitchen. In 1972, operations were moved to an actual establishment.
As the business expanded, Evelyn couldn't keep up with orders. By 1995, there were two offsite baking facilities, and from then on, the cheesecakes were no longer served fresh.