US company Quaker Oats has announced it will rename its Aunt Jemima line of syrups and foods, acknowledging the brand was based on a racial stereotype. For over 130 years, the brand's logo has ...

However, behind the syrupy sweetness of the brand lies a history fraught with racial stereotypes and controversy. The story ...

The Quaker Oats Co. announced that Aunt Jemima will return to the packaging of syrup bottles in 2025. In late October 2024, ...

The announcement from PepsiCo-brand comes almost eight months after the company said it would remove the Aunt Jemima name, acknowledging it was "based on a racial stereotype". The new name is a ...

Snopes traced the rumor to a Facebook page that produces satirical content. Quaker retired the Aunt Jemima brand four years ago saying the character's origins are based on a racial stereotype.

Kristin Kroepfl, vice president and chief marketing officer of Quaker Foods North America, said in a statement: "We recognize Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype. As we work to ...

A number of brands are removing racial stereotypes from their products. Will Trader Joe's follow suit? First it was Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben, now Cream of Wheat is reviewing its mascot Parent ...

PepsiCo, which owns Quaker Oats, said in June 2020 it would change the brand name on its Aunt Jemima products, which had long been criticized for their roots in racial stereotypes. Launched about ...

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