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Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben’s and Mrs. Butterworth’s Brands Scrapped over Racist Imagery

HeadlineJun 18, 2020

A number of food manufacturers have announced plans to remove racist imagery and names from products. PepsiCo is dropping the Aunt Jemima brand. Mars announced plans to change the brand identity of Uncle Ben’s rice. Conagra said it would overhaul the brand identity of Mrs. Butterworth’s pancake syrup.

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