You can find original article here Nrn. Subscribe to our free daily Nrn newsletters. First Watch opened a record-setting 64 new restaurants in 2025, which drove the casual-dining breakfast brand’s 3.1% same-store sales growth in Q4. With the company more than one-quarter of the way toward completing its long-term goal of opening 2,200 restaurants, First Watch is transitioning out of the emerging brand space.  “We remain the fastest growing full-service restaurant brand in the United States and ...