Restaurant chains are always strategizing new ways to attract customers.

For some businesses, that strategy includes enticing promotions likeMcDonald’s new McValue menuwith $1 options.

For other chains, finding new customers doesn’t just mean convincing would-be customers to come to them.

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Instead, restaurants are going straight to the customers by opening new locations and expanding into new markets.

Even once your footprint reaches the size of McDonald’s, growth doesn’t slow down.

But what about the immediate future in the United States?

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You will notice plenty of other restaurant chains taking up an increasing amount of real estate in 2025.

This included new restaurants in Lansing/Jackson, Flint-Saginaw, and Benton Harbor in 2025.

You’re probably not alone, and you are not imagining things.

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First Watch

Your neighborhood will have more breakfast options in 2025.

The restaurant chain First Watch has been working on expanding considerably in 2024,opening dozens of locations.

Those restaurants also bring First Watch into new markets, including New England and Las Vegas.

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Its recent growth has included a new development deal, bringing 70 new stores to theWashington, D.C. areaalone.

That’s a different story these days.

This includes plans to develop nearly two dozen locations throughout Texas, opening as soon as June 2025.

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