Popular restaurant chain to open new location in region, hire hundreds

The Cheesecake Factory is coming to Westfield Countryside mall in Clearwater.

By Business Observer Staff
| 9:30 a.m. October 8, 2020
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Wikimedia/Phillip Pessar. The Cheesecake Factory plans to open a new restaurant at Westfield Countryside mall in Clearwater on Dec. 8.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

CLEARWATER — The Cheesecake Factory, a popular restaurant chain, plans to open a new location at Westfield Countryside mall in Clearwater Dec. 8. It will hire 270 people to staff it.

According to a press release, The Cheesecake Factory is accepting applications for a wide range of positions, including line cooks, prep cooks, bartenders, cashiers, servers, dishwashers, bussers and hosts. Job seekers can apply online at http://cakecareers.com/clearwater.

Headquartered in Calabasas, Calif., The Cheesecake Factory owns and operates 294 restaurants across the United States and Canada. It generated $2.33 billion in gross revenue in 2019, up 3% from $2.26 billion in 2018.