The Uncle Ben's rice brand is getting a new name: Ben's Original. Parent firm Mars Inc. unveiled the change Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 for the 70-year-old brand, the latest company to drop a logo ...

Cream of Wheat's logo depicts a smiling black chef known as "Rastus," a name that appeared in the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris and carries pejorative connotations for African-Americans.

Uncle Ben’s rice is consciously uncoupling from its racist imagery. Parent company Mars Inc. announced Wednesday that it would “evolve” the brand away from the iconic photo of an … ...

O ver the holidays, I had a lot of time to hang out and chat with family. While my aunt's the family's baker, my uncle is the ...

Uncle Ben’s owner Mars is planning to ... Quaker Oats announced it’s retiring the 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand and logo. ... The man depicted in the logo is a “a beloved Chicago chef and ...

While the chef appeared to take the news in stride, he made it clear that he’s no longer in contact with his uncle, saying, “Absolutely not,” and claiming he had never received an apology.

Uncle Ben brand will change logo to combat ‘racial bias,’ 2 other popular food brands may follow suit. ... the Cream of Wheat’s farina product has featured a black chef on its package.

Cream of Wheat logo joins Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben’s down memory hole due to ‘offensive’ packaging A box of Cream of Wheat is displayed on a counter, Thursday, June 18, 2020 in White Plains, N.Y.

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 ...

Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerChef David Drake serves up empanadas and other upscale comfort food at Aliceâs Restaurant in Lake Hopatcong. Chef David Drake learned the art of empanada making ...

(CNN) --Uncle Ben's owner Mars is planning to change the rice maker's "brand identity." In a statement on its website Wednesday, the McLean, Virginia-based Mars wrote that "now is the right time ...

While the chef appeared to take the news in stride, he made it clear that he’s no longer in contact with his uncle, saying, “Absolutely not,” and claiming he had never received an apology.