The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated owns and operates upscale, casual dining, full-service restaurants. As of August 13, 2013, the company operated 176 full-service casual dining restaurants, including 164 restaurants under the Cheesecake Factory mark, 11 restaurants under the Grand Lux Café mark, and 1 restaurant under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen mark in the United States; and 3 the Cheesecake Factory restaurants operate under a licensing agreement internationally. It also produces cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, as well as for other foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Calabasas Hills, California.