University of Michigan: Food Companies Plan to Rebrand Products to Become More Racially Sensitive
June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 26 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 25:
Parent companies Mars Inc. and PepsiCo are two of several food companies that announced rebranding efforts in the wake of recent Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others.
Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben and Mrs. Butterworth--all recognized images traced back to pro-slavery and Jim Crow-era stereotypes--could be changed as c . . .
Parent companies Mars Inc. and PepsiCo are two of several food companies that announced rebranding efforts in the wake of recent Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others.
Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben and Mrs. Butterworth--all recognized images traced back to pro-slavery and Jim Crow-era stereotypes--could be changed as c . . .