Shopper calls out Trader Joe’s over ‘Trader Ming’s’ label

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She captured a point-of-view skit to illustrate to viewers the moment she realised that the name at the top of her frozen bag of Mandarin Orange Chicken read Trader Ming’s instead of Trader Joe’s. In the overlaid text, Kyi wrote: “POV: U just found out Trader Joe’s does THIS to cultural foods.” Since posting the video, she has garnered over 2.1m views and 150,000 likes. “For the Italian food it’s Trader Giottos,” one viewer wrote, while another added: “The soyaki says ‘Trader Joe-San.’” “Gluten free baking mix says something like ‘Baker Josef’ lol,” someone else remarked. At the time, Trader Joe’s said in a statement posted to its website: “We want to be clear: we disagree that any of these labels are racist.” “We do not make decisions based on petitions,” it added, alleging that the decades-old, lighthearted efforts at inclusion were well-liked by customers.