[company_age]41.0[/company_age][employees]10000+ employees[/employees][funding]post_ipo_equity[/funding][description]First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. is a leading Daytime Dining concept serving made-to-order breakfast, brunch, and lunch using fresh ingredients. The company operates more than 530 restaurants in 29 states. First Watch is known for its chef-driven menu, which includes elevated executions of classic favorites along with First Watch specialties such as the Quinoa Power Bowl®, Farm Stand Breakfast Tacos, Avocado Toast, Chickichanga, Morning Meditation (juiced in-house daily), Spiked Lavender Lemonade, and its signature Million Dollar Bacon. The company has received numerous accolades, including being named the top restaurant brand in Yelp's inaugural list of the 50 most loved brands in the U.S. in 2023 and a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace® in Newsweek by the Best Practice Institute in 2023 and 2022. First Watch is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for its guests and employees. The company is a recipient of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, earning a perfect score of 100 for its LGBTQ+ workplace equality efforts.[/description][ps]Made-to-order breakfast, brunch, and lunch using fresh ingredients.[/ps]