09/06/2026
A statement from Yia Yia’s Kitchen regarding Sugar Rush
We generally do not discuss private business disputes publicly. However, after our family business was publicly named, labeled with , and discussed in posts encouraging other event coordinators not to work with us, we felt it was important to respond and protect our reputation.
We initially replied directly underneath both posts to clarify the facts. Those comments were then deleted and Yia Yia’s Kitchen was blocked, removing our ability to respond where the accusations were made. Because of that, we are posting our response here so our side of the record is available.
First, our attendance is not in dispute. We showed up, checked in, set up, operated our food truck, and served customers.
The dispute concerns a separate $100 payment that was represented as a deposit to hold our food-truck space, not whether we attended the event.
Sugar Rush’s own published Food Truck Requirements describe the $100 as a deposit to hold a food-truck space and state that if a food truck cancels or does not show, the full $100 deposit is non-refundable. We did not cancel, and we did show up. IMG_1211.png
We also paid the fairgrounds directly for our food-vendor participation. We later contacted fairgrounds personnel regarding the separate $100 payment and the distinction between the fairgrounds fee and the organizer’s deposit. That payment dispute is now being handled through the appropriate financial review process.
Regarding the loudspeaker allegation: the announcement was simply our customary last call for Yia Yia’s Kitchen before we stopped serving. It was a courtesy to let attendees know they still had an opportunity to order food before the truck closed. It was not criticism of Sugar Rush, its organizers, attendees, or any charity activity.
We have never claimed that event organizers can guarantee vendor sales. Poor sales are not the basis of this dispute.
What we strongly reject is the claim that our family business is dishonest, that we file chargebacks whenever sales are disappointing, or that we should be publicly branded with because we challenged a disputed payment.
We have preserved the relevant screenshots, payment records, published food-truck policy, and other documentation. We are comfortable allowing the proper review process to evaluate the facts.
We would have preferred to resolve this privately. However, once our comments were deleted, our business was blocked, and the accusations remained publicly visible, we felt it was necessary to make sure our side was not erased.
We will not participate in a prolonged social-media argument. We simply ask anyone reading this to review the documentation and make their own informed judgment.
— Yia Yia’s Kitchen
