https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/20/893096126/trader-joes-working-to-remove-brand-names-criticized-as-racist
Trader Joe's is getting rid of product names such as Trader José's, Arabian Joe's and Trader Ming's that critics say are racist and "perpetuates harmful stereotypes."
"We made the decision several years ago to use only the Trader Joe's name on our products moving forward," spokesperson Kenya Friend-Daniel told NPR by email. She added that the company "had hoped that the work would be complete by now but there are still a small number of products going through the packaging change and we expect to be done very soon."
When asked if there was any blowback, or efforts to remove the name "Joe", Kenya Fried-Chicken replied of course not. Fuck white people."