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Does The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated support Israel?
Yes — The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Fast food & restaurant chains · Food & beverage brands · Companies that support Israel
Background
The Cheesecake Factory's only documented Israeli connection was commercial and short-lived: a Nazareth company, Saadi Coffee, held the import licence and sold branded cheesecakes from mall kiosks between November 2017 and 2019. No donation, sponsorship, statement or political contribution linking the company to Israel was found. The corporation runs no restaurants in Israel and does not list Israel among its licensed restaurant markets; its charitable foundation gives domestically; it has no political action committee. Content-farm articles asserting that the company's "Middle East licensing includes Israel" are inaccurate — the company's own franchise disclosure lists only Gulf states, Mexico and Greater China. The one Israel-related item in its SEC filings besides securities boilerplate is a 2004 exhibit listing trademark registrations by country, which shows the brand's marks registered in Israel.
Ynet — Cheesecake Factory cakes arrive in Israel, restaurants do not (2017) The Cheesecake Factory — franchise information (licensed markets) SEC EDGAR — The Cheesecake Factory EX-99.1 (2004), trademark registration schedule listing Israel
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partnership | 2017-11 | — | Saadi Coffee Ltd. of Nazareth — licensed Israeli importer (arrangement ended 2019) The Cheesecake Factory's bakery products entered the Israeli market in November 2017 through Saadi Coffee, a Nazareth-based company that Ynet and Hadassah Magazine identified as the brand's licensed Israeli importer. Saadi imported the cakes and sold them from small branded kiosks in shopping malls, mainly around Tel Aviv (Dizengoff Center, TLV Fashion Mall, Sarona, Hod Hasharon, Rishon LeZion). This was an import and brand-licensing arrangement with an independent Israeli company, not a restaurant franchise: The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated never opened a restaurant in Israel, and its investor-relations franchise page lists its licensed restaurant markets as the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Mexico, mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao — Israel is not among them. Ynet reported in 2019 that the kiosk chain closed all of its Israeli locations and stopped importing the cakes, about two years after launch. |
Frequently asked questions
Did The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated has documented support of other kinds (Partnership). See the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 5 distinct sources are cited for The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-07-30
- Ynet — Cheesecake Factory cakes arrive in Israel, restaurants do not (2017) ynet.co.il
- Hadassah Magazine — "The Cheesecake Factory Comes to Israel" (May 2018) hadassahmagazine.org
- Ynet — "Cheesecake Factory leaves Israel after two years" (2019) ynet.co.il
- The Cheesecake Factory — franchise information (licensed markets) investors.thecheesecakefactory.com
- SEC EDGAR — The Cheesecake Factory EX-99.1 (2004), trademark registration schedule listing Israel sec.gov