Company: FWRG
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: ARS
Source: 0001789940-25-000033
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Company: First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: ARS
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 attractive benefits. As of December 29, 2024, we had a total of 572 restaurants across 29 states, 489 of which were company-owned and 83 were franchise-owned. We “Follow the Sun” Every morning, thousands of our employees arrive at the crack of dawn to slice and juice fresh fruits and vegetables, bake muffins, brew our fresh coffee and whip up our French Toast batter from scratch. Every menu item is made-to-order and prepared with care. We do not use microwave ovens, heat lamps or deep fryers in our kitchens. At First Watch, we are driven by a pursuit of freshness as is highlighted by our culinary and sourcing philosophy to “Follow the Sun.” With this philosophy, our menu, which is inspired by the seasons, changes five times per year. Our rotating seasonal menu is commonly cited by our customers as a core element of the First Watch experience and has included favorites such as the Sunny Seoul Hash, Strawberry Tres Leches French Toast and the Brooklyn Breakfast Sandwich. These seasonal items are offered alongside of our award-winning chef-driven menu including elevated executions of classic favorites for breakfast, brunch and lunch, such as our protein-packed Breakfast Quinoa, Farmstand Breakfast Tacos, and Avocado Toast. Our menu also features fresh juices, that we juice each morning, including Morning Meditation and Kale Tonic. Our Culture: You First For four decades, we have cultivated an organizational culture built on our foundational concept of “You First,” which puts serving others above all else. As a company, we put our employees first and empower them to do whatever it takes to put our customers first. As evidenced by our vision to “Create Amazing Opportunities for Our People,” we also work hard to provide opportunities for advancement and meaningful relationships, and we prioritize personal and professional growth so that our people can thrive. We believe our approach and operating model have enabled us to retain and attract the best and brightest employees in the industry and are key factors in our ability to meet the growing demand we are seeing across the country. As a result, we are proud of the many people-focused awards and accolades we have received over the past few decades, most recently including the following: • Ranked the #1 Most Loved Workplace® in 2024 by Newsweek and the Best Practice Institute • Recognized with ADP’s Culture at Work Award (2022) • Named the top restaurant brand in Yelp’s inaugural list of the top 50 most-loved brands in the U.S (2023) • Ranked 

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