This morning, we announced our results from the second quarter of 2024. Highlights include: • System-wide sales increased 10.1% • Total revenues increased 19.5% • Opened 7 new system-wide restaurants across 6 states For our full Q2 results and definitions: https://lnkd.in/eHQDDsVC #FWRG #FirstWatch #DaytimeDining #Earnings
First Watch Restaurants
Food and Beverage Services
Bradenton, Florida 35,860 followers
Making Days Brighter with a fresh approach to breakfast, brunch and lunch!
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At First Watch, you’re the reason we wake up at the crack of dawn, ready to make your day that much brighter. We greet the sunrise by slicing and juicing the freshest fruits and vegetables, whipping up our French toast batter from scratch and brewing pots of our award-winning, single-origin Project Sunrise coffee. Freshness is never comprised, which is why we welcome each season into our menu with ingredients and flavors inspired by the position of the sun. This authenticity is what guides not only our sourcing and menu, but also our relationships with the communities we serve. From holding the door to just being kind, we’re committed to serving you with care, openness and intention. It’s all part of our "YOU FIRST®" mission — putting people first and doing whatever it takes to make your visit memorable. Whether you start at the crack of dawn or not, well, we’ll leave that up to you! Want to greet the sunrise with us as part of our team? We’re serious brunch people, so when we say we love our people more than bacon, you know we mean it. We put our employees first, so they, in turn, put our customers first – because our award-winning culture is always on the menu. We’re opening restaurants all over the country, which means as we grow, so do you, with even more opportunities for advancement. The best part? No night shifts, ever. Our team works side-by-side during one shift only, so you can leave when the sun’s still up, every day. Find open positions in your area at careers.firstwatch.com.
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http://firstwatch.com
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- Industrie
- Food and Beverage Services
- Größe des Unternehmens
- 10.001+ Mitarbeiter
- Hauptsitz
- Bradenton, Florida
- Typ
- Öffentliches Unternehmen
- Gegründet
- 1983
- Spezialitäten
- breakfast, brunch, and lunch
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8725 Pendery Place
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Bradenton, Florida 34201, US
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"Do it right ... sleep at night" is a philosophy that guides our commitment to food safety. Our Quality Assurance and Food Safety (QAFS) team makes it all possible – and their dedication is felt in our more than 530 restaurants nationwide. Our QAFS team was recently recognized with Steritech's 2024 Excellence in Food Safety Award, a testament to our company's top-down commitment and systems-based, proactive approach. "First Watch is doing virtually everything right when it comes to food safety," said Doug Sutton, President at Steritech. "Their senior leaders have done a stellar job of reframing food safety assessments as both an investment and a catalyst for improvements and innovation across all levels of the organization."
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First Watch President and CEO Chris Tomasso received our industry’s most coveted recognition, the 2024 Gold Plate Award, presented by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association - IFMA. This honor is a testament to all the servers, cooks, bussers, dishwashers, managers and Home Office teams who support our network of neighborhood restaurants nationwide. Every day, these talented individuals show up to do the right thing, put our customers first and “Just Be Kind” – and we’re continuously in awe of their unparalleled commitment to hospitality. This one goes out to them. #FWRG #DaytimeDining #GoldPlateAward
🏆 Drumroll, please! We're thrilled to announce the winner of the prestigious Gold & Silver Plate Award: Chris Tomasso, President & CEO, First Watch Restaurants | Nominated by Ecolab, Rich Products & Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and Royal Cup, Inc. Congratulations Chris, so well deserved - welcome to the Gold Plate Club! #IFMAWORLD #GoldSilverPlateAwards
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This morning, we announced our results from the first quarter of 2024. Highlights include: • Total revenue increased 14.7% • System-wide sales increased 9.4% • Net income of $7.2 million • Opened 9 new system-wide restaurants across 8 states This is all made possible by our teams who are committed to “Making Days Brighter” across 29 states and counting. For our full Q1 results and definitions: https://lnkd.in/eQERSZTQ #FWRG #FirstWatch #DaytimeDining #Earnings
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Life happens. Employees – and their kids and loved ones – get sick, and sometimes, care falls through. Unexpected curveballs call for last-minute preparations. That’s why earlier this year, we began offering backup childcare and eldercare to all our employees. Chief People Officer Laura Sorensen recently spoke with Alicia Kelso at Nation's Restaurant News about this meaningful investment in building a better quality of life for our people. #FirstWatch #YouFirst #Childcare #Eldercare
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This year’s Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) Conference was full of unforgettable experiences, authentic conversations and limitless opportunities. Between making connections and finding inspiration, our teams also celebrated our very own Tonya Sult – Director of Operations for Greater Cincinnati – as a 2024 Change Maker. Tonya is always quick to raise her hand for any opportunity that strengthens her restaurants’ community connections and helps her teams grow. We’re proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Tonya and all our leaders in creating amazing opportunities for our people! #WFFLimitless #GenderEquity #FWRG
Empowering. Encouraging. Energizing. These are just some of the words our team members shared about their recent experience at the Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) Conference in Dallas – where just last week, an amazingly talented group of female leaders from across First Watch Restaurants came together to connect, grow and be inspired. Leaders like Tonya Sult – our Director of Operations in Greater Cincinnati – who we were so proud to celebrate as a 2024 Industry Change Maker! As part of this award, Tonya will embark on a yearlong journey of personal and professional growth with a class of 40+ inspiring woman leaders from across our industry, and we couldn’t be more excited to cheer her on. Being together, I’m reminded of the privilege I have serving on the WFF Board of Directors and working shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow people-first champions to boldly go further and faster to advance gender equity. Thank you to Therese Gearhart, Krista M. Gibson, Dana Minton and the entire WFF team for providing this opportunity for our people and for so many others to be inspired by the limitless opportunities in front of us! If you attended the conference, I hope you also left feeling empowered, encouraged and energized. If you didn't attend, I encourage you to check out the Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) website and see how you can get involved. This is a movement that matters, and we are all part of it. Let's keep making a difference, together! #WFFLimitless #WFF #ChangeMakers #YouFirst #FirstWatch #GenderEquity #Leadership
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We are who we are because of you. Thank you, Ken.
First Watch co-founder, former CEO dies at 70 | Business Observer
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This morning, we announced our results from the fourth quarter and fiscal 2023. For the full year, First Watch surpassed several significant milestones – including nearly doubling our system-wide sales since 2019 to more than $1 billion and celebrating the opening of our 500th restaurant! All of this is possible thanks to our people – now more than 15,000 strong – whose dedication to hospitality and customer service continues to shine without equal in our industry. Fiscal 2023 highlights include: • Over $1 billion in system-wide sales • 51 new system-wide restaurants opened across 19 states • 23 restaurants added to our company-owned fleet through strategic franchise acquisitions • Same-restaurant sales growth of 7.6%* • Same-restaurant traffic growth of 7.5%* *2023 was a 53-week year for First Watch. Comparison to the 53 weeks ended January 1, 2023, is provided for enhanced comparability. For our full Q4 and fiscal 2023 results and definitions: https://lnkd.in/eHK_Vnrg #FWRG #Earnings #DaytimeDining
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Chalk the walk! From waffle mountains to winter wonderlands, our teams love to let their creativity shine in creating a chalkboard unique to each season and to each one of our restaurants. Not to brag, but we’ve got some talented team members … just check out some of these chalkboards from the last year! The next time you visit First Watch, be sure to check out our teams’ one-of-a-kind creations. And, if you’re one of our amazing team members who bring this art to life – or are a chalkboard admirer – we’d love to see your favorite photos. Keep sharing these on LinkedIn, and don’t forget to tag us! 🎨 Cedar Grove | 8803 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, SC 🎨 Westshore | 1111 N. Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 🎨 Apollo Beach | 6596 N US Hwy 41, Apollo Beach, FL 🎨 Rooney Ranch | 10565 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley, AZ 🎨 Tramonto | 34948 N Valley Parkway, Phoenix, AZ
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You won’t find another First Watch like this across the country. Brunch boards, cocktail flights and a private, reservable space – we’re affectionally calling The Toasty Table – await in our newest Nashville restaurant in the heart of Broadway. To get a taste of our latest brunch scene, our SVP of Culinary Strategy, Chef Shane Schaibly, recently spoke with Patricia Cobe at Restaurant Business Magazine about the thought that went into this one-of-a-kind menu. 📍First Watch Downtown Nashville - 130 3rd Ave. North #FWRG #DaytimeDining #MenuInnovation #Nashville
First Watch brings brunch boards and cocktail flights to menu at newest location
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