![]() ^ a b Mark Albright Breakfast, lunch, success First Watch chain is making the most of the early end of the day March 27, 2012, Tampa Bay Times.^ Faqs Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine First Watch website."First Watch Inks Largest Franchise Agreement to Date". "First Watch Opens First Denver Branch, Acquires The Egg & I". ^ a b Antonation, Mark (May 28, 2015).Financial News & Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida. ^ a b c "First Watch's bold growth move | Jax Daily Record | Financial News & Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida".^ "Restaurant chain First Watch announces construction of new headquarters in Manatee County".^ a b "Fast-Growing First Watch Promotes Chris Tomasso to CEO".In October 2021, First Watch went public with an initial public offering raising $170 million on Nasdaq. In 2018, First Watch began to source its coffee from Huila, Colombia to “support hard-working women and their families in Huila in 2018.” Royal Cup Coffee, an Alabama-based coffee company, roasts the coffee. ![]() First Watch and the Egg & I restaurants serve breakfast, brunch, and lunch and offer a wide variety of items. First Watch has a large presence in Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado, and Arizona. Catterton's stake was acquired in 2004 with a $35 million investment that allowed First Watch to expand in the Southeast and Midwest, doubling the number of First Watch restaurants. bought out the 85 percent stake previously held by Catterton Partners. Advent International bought First Watch from Freeman Spogli & Co, which obtained First Watch in 2011. In 2017 private equity firm Advent International bought a majority stake in First Watch. In 2012 First Watch ranked as the best breakfast chain in a survey of 150,000 Consumer Reports readers earning top ratings in taste, service, value, and menu choices. Not every Egg & I Restaurant location will become a First Watch, but as of 2016, 22 conversions had been completed. The Egg & I has 114 eateries across twenty states. In May 2015, the company acquired the Colorado-based Egg & I Restaurants chain. As of 2021, 18 of The Good Egg restaurants have been converted into First Watch restaurants. ![]() In 2014, First Watch bought The Good Egg, which is located in Arizona. In 1986, they moved their headquarters to Bradenton, Florida. The co-owners founded it after leaving the Le Peep breakfast chain in Colorado. The first location was opened in Pacific Grove, California in 1983 by Ken Pendery and John Sullivan. The name First Watch is a nautical reference to the first work shift aboard a ship as First Watch restaurants are only open from 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM. įirst Watch offers menu items such as avocado toast, smoked salmon eggs benedict, farm stand breakfast tacos, lemon ricotta pancakes, and a fresh juice bar. First Watch is also the owner of Sun & Fork by First Watch, a fast-casual café concept located in Nashville, Tennessee. As of June 2021, the chain has more than 420 locations in 28 states and 9,000 employees. First Watch is an American restaurant chain based in Bradenton, Florida.
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