North Wales Harvest Lays Off 45, Gift Card Sales Support Workers

NORTH WALES, PA — Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar, which has one of its chains in North Wales, has laid off 700 employees amidst the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, they announced Wednesday. That includes between 45 and 50 employees in North Wales.

Around five employees are still cooking and delivering food at the North Wales branch, the restaurant said.

To help employees, restaurant chain owner Dave Magrogan will be diverting 100 percent of the sales from online gift cards to employees. He's hoping to raise a minimum $100,000 in gift card sales to help employees pay their rent and other bills. So far, he's raised $16,000 in gift card sales, said Mike Prince of Peter Breslow Consulting & Public Relations, which represents Harvest.

There are nine Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar locations, including in Newtown, North Wales, and Radnor. Prince said the 700 layoffs are hopefully temporary.

Harvest has closed three locations amid the coronavirus crisis: Radnor, Harrisburg, and Moorestown.

Harvest locations open for takeout and delivery include Glen Mills, Lancaster, Newtown, Montage, and North Wales.

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