The well-known “Aunt Jemima” breakfast product has been renamed as Pearl Milling Company. This change honors the mill, established in 1888, that started making the iconic pancake mix in 1889. The brand had faced criticism for its racist origins involving a caricature of a Black “mammy” character. The decision to rebrand came in 2020, triggered…

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