NEW YORK — The Uncle Ben’s rice brand is changing its name to Ben's Original. Parent company Mars Inc. is the latest company to drop a logo criticized as a racial stereotype. Mars said the Ben's ...

Mars said Wednesday it would “evolve” the “visual brand” of its Uncle Ben’s rice, which features the likeness of a Black man, just hours after Quaker Oats announced the Aunt Jemima brand—long decried ...

Mars Food, which produces the rice brand Uncle Ben’s, announced Wednesday that it will change the name to Ben’s Original and remove its longtime logo. Mars said in a Wednesday statement that the move ...