---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-125244"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAKE"
cik: "0000887596"
company_name: "CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC"
filed_at: "2026-11-10T21:30:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-11-10T21:32:21.978031+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cheesecake Factory bakery president Keith T. Carango to retire after 30 years; stays through Q1 2027

## Summary
- Keith T. Carango notified The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated on November 5, 2026 of his decision to retire as President of The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Incorporated.
- Carango has 30 years of service with the bakery subsidiary and will remain as President into the first quarter of 2027 to assist with the leadership transition.
- No successor was named in the filing; CEO David Overton thanked Carango for his contributions and years of service.
- The filing discloses only the departure; no compensatory arrangement, severance, or replacement terms were provided.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-125244
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAKE
- cik: 0000887596
- company_name: CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
- filed_at: 2026-11-10T21:30:29+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465926125244/0001104659-26-125244-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465926125244/tm2629431d1_8k.htm

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