Martin Brower: Global restaurant supplier: 'Sudden and unforeseeable' drop in business due to Covid-19 forced layoffs in Atlanta

A global restaurant supply chain company cited a "sudden and unforeseeable decrease in business" as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic in laying off workers in Atlanta. The Martin-Brower Company L.L.C. notified the Georgia Department of Labor of a mass layoff of 84 employees at its facility at 4261 Southmeadow East Parkway in East Point. The layoffs were effective April 7, according to the GDOL website. Martin-Brower is a supplier to restaurants including McDonald's Corp. In an April...