Executives from McDonald's Corp, Restaurant Brands International Inc, Yum! Brands Inc and other big fast food chains met with Trump and White House officials on Tuesday about a rescue package.
NEW YORK: U.S. restaurants on Wednesday asked the White House and congressional leaders for at least US$455 billion in aid to help them weather the coronavirus crisis, saying the industry could shed nearly half of its 15.6 million jobs and a quarter of annual sales.
Restaurants could take a $225 billion hit over the next three months, equal to a quarter of their projected 2020 sales of $899 billion, the Washington D.C.-based National Restaurant Association (NRA) said on Wednesday.
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