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title: "Cheesecake Factory Alum Scott Thomas Joins Stonefire Grill as Executive VP"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/db5ee329-b179-467a-b84b-6f46b6d4ef80
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/cheesecake-factory-alum-scott-thomas-joins-stonefire-grill-as-executive-vp-2708749
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
published: 2018-12-26T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:11.160Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/746c5f5342ab6f1c143684e05a254a1c100.jpg
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# Cheesecake Factory Alum Scott Thomas Joins Stonefire Grill as Executive VP

**TL;DR:** Stonefire Grill appoints former Cheesecake Factory executive Scott Thomas as EVP to scale the brand across the US. Thomas spent 26 years at Cheesecake Factory, most recently as senior global director of operations.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-12-26. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/cheesecake-factory-alum-scott-thomas-joins-stonefire-grill-as-executive-vp-2708749).*

## Story

Stonefire Grill has named former Cheesecake Factory executive Scott Thomas as the brand’s new EVP, according to FastCasual.

“Thomas spent 26 years at Cheesecake Factory, most recently as senior global director of operations,” the article said. "Bringing Scott to Stonefire Grill was an important strategic decision for us as we continue growing the brand throughout Southern California and beyond," said Stonefire Grill CEO Justin Lopez, according to the article.

Thomas looks forward to “scaling the brand across the U.S.,” the article said. He was also excited to join the Stonefire Grill team because of the people: “To have the chance to join a group with such a deep-rooted culture of taking care of people just made sense. Our core values aligned and that meant a lot to me,” he stated, according to the article.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- brand expansion (topic)
- restaurant growth (topic)
- executive hiring (topic)
- The Cheesecake Factory (company)
- Stonefire Grill (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/cheesecake-factory-alum-scott-thomas-joins-stonefire-grill-as-executive-vp-2708749). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/db5ee329-b179-467a-b84b-6f46b6d4ef80).