The French Laundry got more than $2.4M in PPP funding; 17x more than average Bay Area restaurants KGO Share: Yountville's highly acclaimed French Laundry received multiple loans through the Paycheck Protection Program, totaling more than $2.4 million, according to an ABC7 analysis of newly-released data from the Small Business Administration. The French Laundry received two loans that were both approved on April 30, 2020. According to the SBA, the first loan was for more than $2.2 million to retain 163 employees. The second loan was for $194,656 to retain five employees. ABC7's analysis found the company received 17 times more than what the average Bay Area restaurant received.