Manjit Minhas, a prominent investor on the reality show Dragons' Den, says she's withdrawing her offer to invest in a Canadian bubble tea company fol…
, says she's withdrawing her offer to invest in a Canadian bubble tea company following backlash over cultural appropriation. The company has also since issued an apology.sparked public outcry after Boba co-owners Sebastien Fiset and Jessica Frenette appeared on the show intending to "disturb" the bubble tea market with a bottled version of the drink.
The episode sparked outrage, with the business owners now on the receiving end of online harassment and death threats. "When we said, 'You're never quite sure about its contents,' we were not referring to the traditional bubble tea formula found in specialized shops, nor were we criticizing it," reads the statement shared on Instagram. "What we were comparing it to is the other ready-to-drink products like ours found in big box stores.
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