Daytime cafe continues nationwide expansion

SARASOTA — First Watch Restaurants, a chain of breakfast, brunch and lunch eateries, is pushing forward with its nationwide expansion.

The chain plans to open a new restaurant in Brentwood, Tenn. April 1, and a Nashville-area restaurant in May, a statement says. The Brentwood location will be First Watch's sixth location in the Nashville area.

First Watch will also open a new restaurant in West Palm Beach April 4, the statement says. The restaurant will be the 33-year-old company's 50th in Florida.

First Watch has more than 280 restaurants in 26 states. The chain has been growing rapidly since last year, when it acquired 114 The Egg & I restaurants.