Pepsi is dropping the Aunt Jemima brand, acknowledging its origins in racial stereotypes as more companies grapple with issues around race
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, while Mars Inc. said it would change its Uncle Ben’s brand.
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. confronts racial disparities following the killing of George Floyd. More companies are commemorating Juneteenth, and Nascar has banned the...
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