Restaurant hauls in $170M with IPO debut

First Watch shares rose nearly 22% during its first day as a publicly traded company.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 5:06 p.m. October 1, 2021
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Courtesy. First Watch, founded in 1983 with a model to serve made-to-order breakfast, brunch and lunch using fresh ingredients
Courtesy. First Watch, founded in 1983 with a model to serve made-to-order breakfast, brunch and lunch using fresh ingredients
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Breakfast-brunch-lunch chain First Watch debuted as a public company Oct. 1, selling shares at $18 each and raising $170 million. 

 

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