The History of The Cheesecake Factory

Want to know the real reason behind The Cheesecake Factory’s massive menu? And why are the portion sizes humongous? How is it possible to maintain quantity and quality?

In this episode, we’re going to find out how a modest cheesecake bakery transformed into a strip mall empire and top destination for tweens on first dates.

Have you ever wondered how ketchup became America's favorite condiment? Or why Four Loko was banned by the government? Or how roller coasters were invented? In "History of…" host Wil Fulton will take you through a rapid-fire crash course on some of humankind's greatest innovations in food, drink, and travel. Hey, if you can keep up, you actually might learn something!

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CREDITS:

Host
Wil Fulton

Written by
Wil Fulton

Senior Creative
Jake Rasmussen

Development Producer
Wil Fulton

Associate Producer
Mia Faske

Editor
Zach Lapierre

Animator
Danna Windsor

Production Coordinator
Myra Rivera

Line Producer
Emily Tufaro

Post Production Supervisor
Daniel Byrne

Director of Development
Leo Fernandez

Creative Director
Audra V. Pace

Head of Video
Jim D’Amico

Chief Content Officer
Meghan Kirsch


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[orangecoloredsky_]

_"why you gotta fight with me at Cheescake? you know I love to go there"_

[ExploringFate]

Meanwhile back in NY at Junior's Cheesecake: "What's a Cheesecake Factory?"

[jakelex]

I like your content bro keep it up fast and accurate

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Cheesecake Factory? The Cheesecake Warehouse is superior, Carly and Gibby know

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

Key Lime and Godiva are my favorite cheesecakes from there

[Pinosama]

I was with you until disgraced the Shepard's pie how dare you

[paulineluvswtp]

i watch these videos just for the "So" jokes

[carlyzimmerman]

The Cheesecake Factory is the best chain restaurant in the US. Feel free to @ me if you must. But I will fight the fight.

[johne.nobody]

P Diddy is the cheesecake god.







IYKYK.

[JJ-snwn]

Dude, slow down, I had to change the playback speed to .5x

[iCShandra]

You didn’t have to speed up the video. It was annoying.

[brownhippiex]

Why couldn’t they pay rent during quarantine then ?....

[peachy_ari]

I really like their avocado egg rolls though, the food is pretty mediocre—not to mention overpriced as shit.

[mrbear]

And in 2020 The Cheesecake Factory stops paying

[tyreecourtney]

And sadly 2020 there all scheduled to close down!! 🤧

[lukea]

No need to have the video go so quick, just annoying