Uncle Ben’s rice will change its name and branding after the company that makes it was accused of racial stereotyping.
Parent company Mars has revealed Uncle Ben’s will change its name to Ben’s Original.
The current packaging features fictional character Uncle Ben.
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The name was first used in 1946 as a reference to an African-American rice farmer from Texas.
However, the image on the rice packets features “
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