First Watch grows in Hoosier state

MANATEE COUNTY — First Watch, the locally based breakfast, lunch, brunch chain, opened a new restaurant in the Indianapolis market today.

The new location is in Carmel, Ind., and is also the third First Watch for both the Indianapolis market and the entire state, according to a release. First Watch opened its first location in the area in April 2012, followed by another one in August. Each restaurant has about 25 employees.

First Watch, which is 30 years old this year, recently moved its corporate headquarters from Lakewood Ranch to another east Manatee County office. The company, according to the release, has plans for at least five to seven more locations in the Indianapolis area.