Uncle Ben’s Rice becomes Ben’s Original as re-brand hopes to ‘put an end to racial injustices’
Uncle Ben’s rice will now be called Ben’s Original as owner Mars announced a new name for the 70-year-old brand they hope will ‘help put an end to racial injustices’. Critics had pointed out that white southerners once used ‘uncle’ as an honorific for older black slaves because they refused to call them ‘Mr’, and … Read more