Top First Watch executive, board member to retire

After almost 40 years, the current board member and former CEO of the company's subsidiary is stepping down.

By Business Observer Staff
| 3:41 p.m. August 23, 2022
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Manatee-Sarasota

After nearly 40 years with First Watch Restaurant Group Inc., board member Ken Pendery Jr. is retiring.

Pendery will officially retire Sept. 1. The 68-year-old was recruited by company founder John Sullivan in 1983 to open the second First Watch restaurant, according to a press release. The Bradenton-based daytime dining concept now has more than 445 locations across the country.