Pepsico is changing the name and images associated with its Aunt Jemima brand, acknowledging its racist origins. The parent company of Quaker Oats announced Friday that the 131-year-old breakfast ...
"When PepsiCo made the move with Aunt Jemima based on the heightened awareness and the Black Lives Matter movement, it became untenable for the other large companies to say we're not going to do the ...
As protests for racial justice continue around the world, companies are taking a long-overdue look at their corporate structures and branding. Aunt Jemima, a breakfast foods brand, was the first to ...
The iconic character Uncle Ben will disappear from the brand’s packaging along with a change in product name from Uncle Ben’s to Ben’s Original, Mars Food announced today. But not right away. In June, ...
Uncle Ben's signature logo, which has appeared on orange boxes of rice for decades, may soon be removed. On Wednesday, Mars Inc., the parent company of Uncle Ben's, announced in a statement posted to ...
for perpetuating harmful racial stereotypes, that he learned about their problematic histories -- and decided to do something about it. His new line of "Uncle P's Louisiana Seasoned" food products ...
Uncle Ben's rice promised Wednesday to make changes to its brand image, hours after Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup promised to change its name and logo. Mars, the parent company of Uncle Ben's, did ...
On Wednesday, popular US food and gift chain Cracker Barrel announced that they are changing its logo after 48 years, as part of a rebranding effort. The decision to scrap the iconic logo led to ...
Many of these companies have resisted calls to change their questionable branding for decades, but Allen Adamson, co-founder of the New York-based branding consulting firm Metaforce, says changing ...
Corporate mascots with racist origins have been dropping like flies over the last two days, with food brands like Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben's, Mrs. Butterworth's and Cream of Wheat announcing marketing ...