Officers at River Park have responded to social media reviews {that a} meals truck was barred from serving Asian meals at its farmer’s market occasions. File picture
Following social media reports Friday that Asian food could no longer be served at its food truck events, River Park broke its silence Monday with an announcement saying it values multi-cultural communities and would overview all occasion individuals.
The assertion was shared on social media in collaboration with meals occasion promoters Fresno Road Eats and the California Contemporary Farmers Market Affiliation.
The controversy flared up on-line after meals truck Sticky Rice on Wheels introduced it will now not take part within the River Park farmer’s market Tuesday and Saturday occasions after being advised Asian meals may now not be offered on the behest of a tenant restaurant.
River Park officers stated the farmer’s market occasions are designed to enhance their tenants, and never instantly compete with them.
“River Park has commitments to its tenants that it should hold and honor with integrity,” in keeping with the River Park assertion. “This contains, for instance, fostering loyalty to their manufacturers and striving to domesticate an setting inside which they will thrive.”
Lin’s Restaurant Group, which owns J Pot, O-Iza sushi, and Spicy J’s Chinese language meals at River Park, shared on social media over the weekend that that they had no involvement within the resolution to ban all Asian meals from occasions and that they’ve by no means raised issues about meals distributors within the space.
The assertion concluded with a plan for River Park occasions going ahead.
“Accordingly, Fresno Road Eats, River Park and California Contemporary Farmers Market Affiliation shall be partaking collaboratively to overview all individuals and their particular person choices, no matter background.”
