HOUSTON – W. Kent Taylor, the co-founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse chain restaurants, announced Thursday that he would be giving up his salary in order to pay Texas Roadhouse employees during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to reports, Taylor will be forgoing his bonus and base salary he would have received from March 8 to Jan. 7, 2021, and redirecting that money to his employees who are working on the frontline of the outbreak.
Recommended Videos
“Kent Taylor has always said that Texas Roadhouse is a People-company that just happens to serve great steaks. His donation of his salary and bonus to help employees is the embodiment of that saying,” a spokesperson said. “We are blessed to have his leadership.”
There are dozens of Texas Roadhouse locations throughout the state of Texas, and there are five in the San Antonio area.
COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new virus, stands for coronavirus disease 2019. The disease first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, but spread around the world in early 2020, causing the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic in March.
MORE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE FROM KSAT: