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PepsiCo's Aunt Jemima brand to change
name, logo: NBC News
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[June 17, 2020]
(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc's <PEP.O>
Aunt Jemima pancake mix will change its name and image in an effort by
the brand to distance itself from racial stereotypes, NBC News reported
on Wednesday. |
The Pepsi logo is pictured
in Irwindale, California, U.S., July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni |
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The
logo of the brand features an African American woman named after
a character from minstrel shows from the 19th century.
"We recognize Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial
stereotype," a statement from Quaker Foods North America, the
PepsiCo unit that owns Aunt Jemima, said, according to NBC.
(https://nbcnews.to/3d94a2i)
(Reporting by Uday Sampath in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb
Chakrabarty)
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