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The Cheesecake Factory Appoints Bendel President and COO

The Cheesecake Factory appointed Russell Bendel president and chief operating officer, effective Sept. 3. For the past six years, Bendel served as president and chief executive officer of Mimi's Café.

Prior to that, Bendel was with OSI Restaurant Partners Inc., serving first as

the head of operations and joint venture partner in the Outback Steakhouse franchise group in California and then as president of Roy's restaurants. Earlier, Bendel worked for Panda Restaurant Group.

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