EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Contact: Stacy Feit
	(818) 871-3000
	investorrelations@thecheesecakefactory.com

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY TO WEBCAST

THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2016 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

ON OCTOBER 26, 2016

Calabasas Hills, CA – October 5, 2016 – The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) today announced it will release third quarter fiscal 2016 financial results after market close on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.  The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results on the same day beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.  The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed on the Company’s website, investors.thecheesecakefactory.com.  A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website through November 25, 2016.

About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated created the upscale casual dining segment in 1978 with the introduction of its namesake concept. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 202 full-service, casual dining restaurants throughout the U.S.A. and Puerto Rico, including 189 restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory® mark; 12 restaurants under the Grand Lux Cafe® mark; and one restaurant under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen® mark.  Internationally, 13 The Cheesecake Factory® restaurants operate under licensing agreements. The Company’s bakery division operates two bakery production facilities, in Calabasas Hills, CA and Rocky Mount, NC, that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees and third-party bakery customers. In 2016, the Company was named to the FORTUNE Magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list for the third consecutive year. To learn more about the Company, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com.

FORTUNE and 100 Best Companies to Work For® are registered trademarks of Time Inc. and are used under license.  From FORTUNE Magazine, March 3, 2016 ©2016 Time Inc. FORTUNE and Time Inc. are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated.

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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

26901 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301 · Telephone (818) 871-3000 · Fax (818) 871-3100