“We recognize Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype,” Kristin Kroepfl, vice president and chief marketing officer of Quaker Foods North America, said in a press release first reported ...

Aunt Jemima is making her last batch of pancakes. Quaker Oats said Tuesday that its Aunt Jemima brand pancake mix and syrup will be renamed Pearl Milling Company. Aunt Jemima products will continue to ...

For over 130 years, the breakfast brand Aunt Jemima has been criticized for its mascot — a racist stereotype based around an enslaved “Mammy” type. And in recent years the push to very belatedly get ...

In late October 2024, social media users shared a rumor that the Quaker Oats Co. had announced plans for the name and image of Aunt Jemima to return to syrup bottles in 2025. For example, the Facebook ...

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Aunt Jemima’s new name is getting mocked mercilessly on social media. Quaker Oats, a division of PepsiCo Inc., announced Tuesday that its iconic pancake mix and syrup will be renamed the “Pearl ...

A Dec. 5 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims a controversial brand has returned to store shelves. “Quaker Oats Brings Back Aunt Jemima After Nearly 5 Years Amid Customer Outcry: ‘You ...

WASHINGTON — Social media got a little sticky when actor Ben Stein complained about changes to Aunt Jemima brand syrup and pancake mix on his Truth Social account. "Because of the inherent racism of ...

Have you noticed anything different when shopping for pancake mix and syrups? At grocery stores across the country, the Pearl Milling Co. brand has started to replace the Aunt Jemima line of breakfast ...

“I’m sorry it’s just not working out — we have to let you go,” Alec continued, as another white manager informed her that it wasn’t her that was the “problem” — but the racial history of the character ...

An unlikely food fight is afoot. The descendants of two women who portrayed the Aunt Jemima character on Quaker Oats food products are expressing concerns about the company’s recent awakening and ...