Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben’s, Rooted in Racist Imagery, to Change
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The PepsiCo Inc. unit that sells Aunt Jemima products said it would retire the brand because of its origins in racist imagery of black people. Hours later, Mars Inc. said it would change its Uncle Ben’s brand, and two more big food companies said they would review the packaging long used by Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth’s products.
The owners of the supermarket staples, much like the owners of classic films like “Gone With the Wind” and popular police TV shows, are rethinking their products and marketing, as the U.S….