First Watch

First Watch is an American restaurant chain based in University Park, Florida. The name is a nautical reference to the first work shift aboard a ship as First Watch restaurants are only open 7:00am to 2:30pm. Their 6,000 employees are spread across more than 200 locations in 26 states. The first was opened in Pacific Grove, California in 1983 by Ken Pendery and John Sullivan. The co-owners founded it after leaving the Le Peep breakfast chain in Colorado. In 1986 they moved the headquarters to Bradenton, Florida. Since January 1, 2016, Kenneth L Pendry Jr. has been the CEO.
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