Mars Food is changing the name of its Uncle Ben’s rice products to Ben’s Original, after widespread anti-racism protests renewed the focus on companies that for decades used racial images to ...

The Uncle Ben's rice brand is getting a new name: Ben's Original. Parent firm Mars Inc. unveiled the change Wednesday for the 70-year-old brand, the latest company to drop a logo criticized as a ...

Uncle Ben's Rice will be changing the name of the product to Ben's Original and creating scholarships for Black chefs.

Uncle Ben%27s Infused Rice sold to schools and institutional customers in 5- and 25-pound bags recalled The rice mix has been linked to mysterious symptoms in students at schools in Texas%2C ...

Uncle Ben's Rice will change its name to Ben's Original and remove the image of a smiling, grey-haired black man from its packaging. The change follows through on a pledge its owner Mars Food made ...

Bye, Uncle Ben's, hello Ben's Original. The rice has a new name and look almost a year after parent company Mars Food said it would overhaul imaging.

Uncle Ben’s rice reveals new name, logo as brand moves away from racial imagery The portrait of "Uncle Ben's" is portrayed on a box of rice Thursday, June 18, 2020 in Jackson, Miss.

The affected products, known as Uncle Ben’s Infused Rice, are sold in 5 pound and 25 pound bags through wholesale distributors, said Mars Foodservices, the company that produces them.

Ben's Original rice in the new packaging is now available on store shelves. Mars Food changed the name from Uncle Ben's and removed the portrait of a Black man from the package.

The Uncle Ben's rice brand is getting a new name: Ben's Original. Parent firm Mars Inc. unveiled the change Wednesday for the 70-year-old brand, the latest company to drop a logo criticized as a ...

Earlier this year, the Uncle Ben’s rice brand announced it would change its name, acknowledging its racist association. The company is also committing to community outreach in food insecure ...

Lately there has been a push for brands to be more inclusive, and it appears that Uncle Ben’s Rice is keeping up with the times by changing the name of the product to Ben’s Original. According ...