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   Self-hating white liberals win again.   
      
   The smiling Black chef will soon come off the boxes of Cream of   
   Wheat.   
      
   More than three months after Cream of Wheat’s parent company,   
   B&G Foods, said it was “initiating an immediate review” of the   
   brand’s packaging, a decision has been made – the chef will be   
   removed.   
      
   In rapid succession back in mid-June, several companies   
   announced they would retire racial imagery from their branding   
   from Aunt Jemima to Mrs. Butterworth's in the wake of renewed   
   calls for racial equality.   
      
   Experts say the branding announcements are a ripple effect from   
   the Black Lives Matters protests over the police killing of   
   George Floyd and other African Americans.   
      
   Mars Inc. also announced this week that its 70-year-old Uncle   
   Ben's rice brand will be renamed Ben’s Original and will drop   
   the logo.   
      
   Packaging with the new rice name will hit stores next year and   
   the new Cream of Wheat packaging is expected to be unveiled   
   early next year.   
      
   Pimento cheese chase:Costco reportedly pulls Palmetto Cheese   
   after founder calls Black Lives Matter a 'terror organization'   
      
   New name for Uncle Ben's:Popular rice brand will soon be known   
   as Ben's Original   
      
   “For years, the image of an African-American chef appeared on   
   our Cream of Wheat packaging,” B&G Foods said in a statement to   
   USA TODAY. “While research indicates the image may be based upon   
   an actual Chicago chef named Frank White, it reminds some   
   consumers of earlier depictions they find offensive. Therefore,   
   we are removing the chef image from all Cream of Wheat   
   packaging."   
      
   The breakfast cereal of enriched farina has long been criticized   
   for the use of a smiling Black chef on its packaging, which has   
   appeared there since the 1890s. The mascot on early boxes was   
   known as Rastus, a racial caricature of a Black man, which is   
   considered derogatory.   
      
   "We understand there are concerns regarding the Chef image, and   
   we are committed to evaluating our packaging and will   
   proactively take steps to ensure that we and our brands do not   
   inadvertently contribute to systemic racism,” B&G Foods said in   
   a June news release. “B&G Foods unequivocally stands against   
   prejudice and injustice of any kind.”   
      
   The company said in its statement to USA TODAY that it has a   
   "new philanthropic initiative in recognition of the importance   
   of diversity and inclusion in the culinary community" and "has   
   begun developing relationships with several of the leading   
   culinary schools to help support and aid in the development of   
   African-American and Latinx candidates through various   
   scholarship and other initiatives."   
      
   Palmetto Cheese, which calls itself the top-selling pimento   
   cheese in the U.S., also has begun rebranding to remove the   
   image of Vertrella Brown, a Black cook who popularized the   
   product, from the packaging.   
      
   News of the rebranding came after Brian Henry, the founder of   
   the cheese brand and mayor of Pawleys Island, South Carolina,   
   made a public Facebook post on Aug. 25 calling Black Lives   
   Matter a "terror organization."   
      
   Costco reportedly removed the pimento cheese from store shelves   
   after Henry's post but a representative for the wholesale club   
   said they had no comment when USA TODAY reached out Tuesday.   
      
   https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2020/09/26/cream-of-   
   wheat-box-black-chef-removal-2021/3546813001/   
       
      
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