Cherry on top: Cheesecake Factory dishes out an earnings win from the center of the Obama-Trump controversy
Source: Business Insider ·
The Cheesecake Factory reported strong earnings, serving up a win as it's caught in the middle between Barack Obama and the White House.
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The Cheesecake Factory delivered an earnings win amid a presidential feud.Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images/The Cheesecake FactoryThe Cheesecake Factory served up some sweet sales numbers in an earnings call Tuesday.The chain had a lot on its plate: It's been at the center of a presidential feud for days.The Cheesecake Factory has yet to comment on the Obama-Trump food fight.The Cheesecake Factory's moment in the spotlight just got a little sweeter.The California-based restaurant chain reported solid third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, a few days after getting dragged into a political feud that's become bigger than its famously large portion sizes.It all started after former president Barack Obama stirred the pot on Saturday when he compared President Donald Trump's White House renovations to Saddam Hussein's take on a Cheesecake Factory, prompting Republicans to seize on the comments and defend the chain.Amid the firestorm, The Cheesecake Factory reported quarterly revenue of $1.03 billion,…
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