ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando-based restaurant company Darden revealed it has an emergency plan to pay all of its employees through the coronavirus pandemic that has forced many businesses to close.
With the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, to avoid gatherings of 10 people, in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus restaurants in Florida were ordered by Gov.
Ron DeSantis Tuesday to reduce their capacity by half or move to take-out services only. As a result some businesses closed.
In a news release Thursday regarding Darden’s financial results CEO Gene Lee said some restaurant sales dropped nearly 6% through and others as much as 20% through March 15.