Sweetgreen, the $1.6 billion fast-casual salad chain, said today it would return the $10 million Paycheck Protection Program loan it received but due to congressional policy, the money may not actually get reallocated in that manner
Sweetgreen, the $1.6 billion fast-casual salad chain, said today it would return the $10 million Paycheck Protection Program loan it received, citing small businesses and friends in the industry who “needed it the most” and yet received no money, but due to congressional policy, the money may not actually get reallocated in that manner. ...
, but left many small businesses without the federal loan they need to pay rent, employees and mortgages. Shake Shack announced it was returning its $10 million PPP loan on Monday for the same reason; Kura Sushi followed suit on Wednesday, announcing it would return a $6 million loan. However, it seems Sweetgreen’s returned loan may not actually be redistributed to smaller businesses: “The money will go back in the fund. However, new loans can’t be made against those funds until Congress authorizes new funds,” Jennifer Kelly, a spokesperson for the Small Business Administration told Forbes about Shake Shack’sThe cofounders defended their decision to apply for the PPP, saying “Sweetgreen’s revenue has been dramatically affected during this unprecedented time...
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