After nearly 100 years, Land O' Lakes replaces its Native American woman logo
After nearly 100 years, the Minnesota-based dairy company has removed the Native American woman kneeling against a background of green pine trees and a blue lake from its products. New products feature the lake and trees with the words"Land O Lakes, 1921" in bold.The change was made in February and received little notice until this week. It comes as many businesses, universities and sports teams have begun to drop Native American images and symbols from logos.
— Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan April 15, 2020 The company says they have been making an effort to better tell its farmer-owned story in recent years. This includes remaking the classic song"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" with country music star Maggie Rose and featuring Land O'Lakes member farms in the music video.Heather Anfang, senior vice president of Land O'Lakes US Dairy Foods, says consumers care about the fact that the company is farmer owned.
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