The BC Restaurant and Food Services Association is calling for a halt to the expansion of Vancouver's food cart program.
The city has about 100 food carts right now, and plans to add on another 30.
The Association's Ian Tostenson says the market can't support it.
"We believe that to continue adding food carts is just going to continue to hurt both the food cart operators and also bricks and mortar restaurants that have a significantly higher economic reality, and obligation, around leases and property taxes than the mobile food carts"
He plans to set up a meeting with the City of Vancouver. Councilor, Heather Deal, says Tostensen has been invited to meet with city staff many times.
Local food truck owners say while they are concerned about increasing numbers, they are not asking for a ban.
Tacofino's Sarb Mund says he would like the city to pause to see how existing trucks are doing before adding new ones.
City Councilor, Heather Deal, says new licenses are a done deal but will not be put in place without the consideration of existing vendors. She says staff are looking at the number of trucks downtown and looking at other potential locations.
Deal says a ban on licenses will not be considered.