First Watch Restaurants, Inc. is
an awarding winning daytime café run under the name First Watch. All their food
is made to order using the freshest fruits and vegetables. All of their
pastries are made freshly at their locations. They cook their food in healthy
ways by not using deep fryers or keeping food warm under heat lamps. Keeping
and serving their food fresh is what sets them apart and keeps their customers
coming back.
First Watch was founded in 1983
Pacific Grove, California with the idea that they would offer breakfast,
brunch, and lunch with a menu that focused on breakfast and not the standard
lunch menu you see in many restaurants. Word spread of their menu that used
fresh ingredients and they became incredibly popular. Since then they have
grown to be a nationwide recognized fresh breakfast restaurant.
In January 2015, First Watch
Restaurants, Inc. and Sun Holdings, Inc. came to a Franchise Development
Agreement that would see the development of 15 new First Watch Franchise in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area. This would be First Watch's first franchise to appear
in Texas, with the first one set to open up by the end of 2015. The other 14
are due to open over the course of the next five years.
Guillermo Perales is the
President and CEO of Sun Holdings, Inc., a restaurant franchisee that operates
over 400 locations in four separate states. He has been voted the as one the
most influential community leaders in the Latino community and his restaurants
regularly gives back to their communities. Since the company was founded in
1997, their franchises, and their owners have won numerous awards for community
services and business accomplishments. Mr. Perales immigrated to the United
States from Mexico and attended Texas A&M where he received his Master’s
Degree in Business Management.
