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Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
13 Menu Items Are Leaving The Cheesecake Factory - Is Your Favorite On The List?
Whether it's your preferred Sunday brunch spot or a casual Tuesday night happy hour, the Cheesecake Factory has been entertaining guests with its expansive menu and unique decor since the late 1970s. Over four decades since its inception, the eclectic chain has managed to skirt around the fine line of bankruptcy while its fellow casual dining competitors bit the dust. How? By switching up the menu twice per year, just one of the many interesting facts you should know about the Cheesecake Factory. Menu changes mean it's out with the old and in with the new. Just this week, the Cheesecake Factory announced that it will say goodbye to 13 menu items, including Everything Flatbread Pizza Mushroom Burger Seared Ahi Tuna Salad White Chicken Chili Spicy Cashew Chicken Bistro Shrimp Pasta Fried Shrimp Platter Petite Filet Factory Combinations Loaded Mashed Potato Omelette Taco Dorados and Eggs SkinnyLicious Lemon Herb Parmesan Chicken SkinnyLicious Spicy Shrimp Pasta Although many items are getting the axe, over 20 new items will join the Cheesecake Factory's multi-page menu over the next few months. Read more: 13 Steakhouse Chains In The US, Ranked Worst To Best One of our writers here at Tasting Table had the opportunity to try the Cheesecake Factory's 2025 menu update, and he certainly had some thoughts about it. The Avocado Eggrolls, Spicy Tuna, and Chicken Shawarma were among our writer's favorites, with the Mortadella Panino and the Asian Cucumber Salad getting notable mentions. The frequent menu changes keep the restaurant current, according to the Cheesecake Factory's CEO David Overton. He told Nation's Restaurant News in 2018 that "there's nothing that America wants to eat that can't go on the Cheesecake Factory menu." If you're worried about waving farewell to any of those 13 menu items, there's no need to be too upset. There are plenty of similar items able to step in to fill the void left by some of the discontinued items. If you loved the Seared Ahi Tuna Salad, you could try the new Seared Tuna Tataki Salad. The SkinnyLicious Spicy Shrimp Pasta might be swimming back out to sea, but you could always substitute it with the new Skinnylicious Grilled Branzino. The Everything Flatbread Pizza won't be returning, but there are still five other flatbreads to choose from. Sticking with tradition may be fun during holiday gatherings, but the Cheesecake Factory knows that to stay ahead of the competition, sometimes it's alright to change things up. And don't worry, you can still end your meal with one of the Cheesecake Factory's signature cheesecakes. Read the original article on Tasting Table.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Cheesecake Factory is eliminating 13 menu items in major makeover
Say your final farewells to the 'Loaded Mashed Potato Omelette,' because it's one of the more than dozen menu items that the Cheesecake Factory has eliminated from its menu as part of a broader shakeup. The Cheesecake Factory's massive, spiral-bound menu, which has more than 250 items, is perhaps the most recognizable trademark of the company, but it undergoes a yearly change to keep diners coming back. That has helped the chain buck overall weakness in the casual dining sector in which only a few have been able to successfully crack the code — notably, Chili's — while others have fallen into bankruptcy or continue to struggle. 'We've changed the menu twice a year, every year, for 40 years,' founder David Overton said in a 2017 interview. 'That's what keeps people interested. And it keeps us current. We don't rest on our laurels. There's nothing that America wants to eat that can't go on the Cheesecake Factory menu.' As part of this shakeup, the chain is ditching 13 menu items: Everything Flatbread Pizza Mushroom Burger Seared Ahi Tuna Salad White Chicken Chili Spicy Cashew Chicken Bistro Shrimp Pasta Fried Shrimp Platter Petite Filet Factory Combinations Loaded Mashed Potato Omelette Taco Dorados and Eggs SkinnyLicious Lemon Herb Parmesan Chicken SkinnyLicious Spicy Shrimp Pasta But shrinkflation isn't eating into its novel-like menu. The Cheesecake Factory is replacing the ousted items with about 20 new foods and cocktails, plus it's getting into the 'mocktail' trend. Some notable new menu items are inspired by TikTok, like the Asian Cucumber Salad that took over people's feeds last year. Others have been pulled from its fast food rivals, like the Double Smash Burger. Keeping the menu fresh has helped the 53-year-old chain avoid the fate of its rivals and its bolstered its bottom line. The Cheesecake Factory's (CAKE) stock is up more than 35% over the past year and its sales at stores open at least a year have fallen only once since the beginning of 2023. The chain has about 200 locations in United States and Canada. A recent report from a consumer analysis firm, said the Cheesecake Factory benefits from its 'ability to harness the power of annual dining milestones,' adding that these days 'can be powerful drivers of foot traffic at restaurants, offering chains a prime opportunity to grow visits – and sales.' Plus, the chain is benefiting from Flower Child, a casual spinoff with about 40 locations that focuses on healthy foods, like sandwiches and salads. Same-store sales jumped 11% in its most recent quarter, according to its earnings report, helping propel the overall company's health. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Whale Seen Cradling Her Newborn Calf Like a Human Mom Stops People in Their Tracks
Recently, a marine aerial survey team caught a stunning photo of a North Atlantic Right Whale swimming with a newborn calf off the coast of Florida. The whale in question is well known to researchers, who have tracked her for years, and this is her third known calf. What makes this picture so unusual though is the whale's position. She's floating on her back, cradling the baby on her belly between her flippers, a 'cradling' position familiar to everyone who has ever held a baby in their arms. Whale moms—they're just like us. Cashew is a twenty-three year old North American Right Whale named for a mark on her head that looks a bit like a cashew nut. She's had three known calves, and the oldest, a male, is still often seen Atlantic Right Whales migrate throughout the year, usually giving birth in warmer waters like those in Florida, then going north for the summer to feed off the coast of New England. This is the ninth new Right Whale calf spotted this year. Although good news, this is not enough whales to keep the population steady. There are only about 370 North Atlantic Right Whales in existence, and they need to have between forty to fifty calves a year to keep their population from declining further. It is believed that due to the stress from shipping traffic, Right Whales calve later, and have fewer claves during their lifetime. And of course, there are many difficulties with making sure the calves they do have survive to adulthood. Cashew is the only living offspring of her mother. Legend has it that Right Whales received their name because of their designation by whalers that they were the 'right' whale to hunt, but it's more likely it's just an archaic way of calling them a 'true whale.' Nevertheless, it is true that right whales were hunted nearly to extinction for centuries. They were a popular whale to hunt because they often swam in shallower waters where they could be spotted from the land or ranging boats. Also, they are slower swimmers, which made it easier to hunt them, and after death, they would often float, which made it easier for whalers to harvest their carcasses. Hunting of these whales was banned internationally in 1937, but they were still hunted by many international communities for decades to follow. Today, the biggest threats facing these endangered creatures is collisions with ships and entanglement in fishing lines. All three species are considered endangered, so it's wonderful to see a new calf with its mother. Looking for more PetHelpful updates? Follow us on YouTube for more entertaining videos. Or, share your own adorable pet by submitting a video, and sign up for our newsletter for the latest pet updates and tips.
