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What First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. told the SEC could break it.
First Watch's risks concentrate on the breakfast ingredients its menu is built on. It sources substantially all of its eggs and all of its coffee from a single supplier each, substantially all of its pork from two, and relies on a single distributor for several frequently used items — so a disruption at any one could cause shortages or higher costs. Those same ingredients drive its commodity exposure: food and beverage inflation ran 5.0% in 2025, led by eggs, coffee, avocado and bacon, with a further 1–3% increase expected in 2026 and only about 30% of its market basket on negotiated annual pricing. Its footprint is also concentrated, with roughly 41% of system-wide restaurants in the southeastern U.S., exposing it to that region's economic and weather conditions.
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In its own words
What could break it.
Sole-source dependency
- Single/limited-source key ingredients (eggs, coffee, pork) and single distributorhigh
First Watch sources substantially all of its eggs from one supplier, all of its coffee from one supplier, and substantially all of its pork from two suppliers, and contracts with a single distributor for several frequently-used ingredients — concentrated supply that could cause shortages or higher costs if any one is disrupted.
“As of December 28, 2025, we procured substantially all of our pork from two suppliers, substantially all of our eggs from one supplier and all of our coffee from one supplier.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Commodity & input dependence
- Food commodity inflation (eggs, coffee, avocado, bacon)medium
First Watch's food & beverage costs are exposed to commodity inflation — 5.0% in 2025, driven by eggs, coffee, avocado and bacon — with a further ~1–3% increase expected in 2026 (largely coffee); only ~30% of its market basket is on negotiated annual pricing.
“Commodity inflation was 5.0% in 2025, largely driven by eggs, coffee, avocado and bacon.”
Geographic concentration
- Southeast U.S. restaurant concentration (~41%)medium
Approximately 41% of First Watch's system-wide restaurants are in the southeastern U.S. (with a large presence in Florida, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina and Arizona), exposing it to region-specific economic and weather conditions.
“Our restaurants in the southeast portion of the United States represented approximately 41% of our system-wide restaurants as of December 28, 2025”
SEC filing →As of 2026
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