Newtown Harvest Lays Off 70, Gift Card Sales To Support Employees

NEWTOWN, PA —The Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar chain, which has a location in Newtown, has laid off 700 employees, including 70 in Newtown. The layoffs were a result of the emerging crisis surrounding the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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.

In Newtown, roughly 70 employees were laid off and four or five are still working doing delivery and takeout, according to Prince.

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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