Benzinga | Jun 2, 2021 09:11AM EDT

The Cheesecake Factory Says FY21 Second Quarter-To-Date Through May 31 Comparable Sales For Restaurants Increased ~196% YoY And ~7% Vs Same Period In 2019

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) today provided a business update in advance of the Company's participation at two upcoming investor conferences. Fiscal 2021 second quarter-to-date through May 31st comparable sales for The Cheesecake Factory restaurants increased approximately 196% year-over-year and 7% relative to the same period in fiscal 2019, supported by approximately one-third off-premise sales mix. Based on average weekly sales quarter-to-date of approximately $226,500, this equates to approximately $11.8 million on average, per unit on an annualized basis.

As of today, nearly all of the Company's restaurants across its concepts, including 206 Cheesecake Factory locations, are operating with reopened indoor dining rooms with limited capacity in accordance with local mandates and social distancing protocols. On average, Cheesecake Factory restaurants with reopened dining rooms are operating at approximately 70% indoor capacity and approximately 75% total on-premise capacity including patios. One Cheesecake Factory location is operating an off-premise only model and two locations across the Company's concepts are currently closed with plans to reopen next week. One new Flower Child location opened in Atlanta last month.