Fan-favorite breakfast chain plans to open locations in 10 states this year, including Alabama
Popular breakfast and lunch concept First Watch is planning to open more locations by the end of this year.
On a 2025 first-quarter earnings call, the breakfast chain said it expects to open between 59 and 64 new restaurants in 2025, reports USA TODAY. During the call, First Watch also said it opened 13 restaurants in 10 states during the first three months of the year.
“First quarter same restaurant traffic results are encouraging and continued the trends we experienced exiting 2024, demonstrating both the strength and the resilience of the First Watch brand,” First Watch President and CEO Chris Tomasso said on the call, according to USA TODAY.
Here are the states where First Watch opened a new location in the first three months of the year:
- Alabama
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
The company told USA TODAY it plans to open new locations in the following states in the second half of 2025:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
The specific locations for the new restaurants haven’t been announced.
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