An iconic rice brand is hitting shelves with a new name and revamped packaging. The first Ben’s Original products are now available at retailers throughout the country in the place of Uncle Ben ...

The Uncle Ben's rice brand is getting a new name: Ben's Original. Parent firm Mars Inc. unveiled the change Wednesday for the 70-year-old brand, the latest company to drop a logo criticized as a ...

The Twitter profile still has Uncle Ben's with the old logo as its photo. The bright orange boxed rice brand officially has a new name: Ben's Original. After several weeks of listening to ...

NEW YORK — The Uncle Ben’s rice brand is getting a new name: Ben’s Original. Parent firm Mars Inc. unveiled the change Wednesday for the 70-year-old brand, the latest company to drop a logo ...

Mars Food announced the switch Wednesday, saying in a press release the name change aligns with “the brand’s ambition to create a more inclusive future while maintaining its commitment to ...

Mars Inc. has renamed its Uncle Ben’s rice products “Ben’s Original,” making it the latest food producer to ditch a brand steeped in racist imagery. The Virginia-based company is also ...

The recalled products are the 5- and 25-pound bags of Uncle Ben's flavor-infused rice, including roasted chicken flavor, garlic and butter flavor, Mexican flavor, saffron flavor, cheese flavor ...

The symptoms eventually went away. The common food eaten by the ill students was Uncle Ben's Infused Rice Mexican Flavor. In December, a similar incident took place in Illinois, when 25 students ...

Uncle Ben's will now be known as Ben's Original. Food giant Mars, Incorporated said Wednesday that it is changing the rice brand's name, which has faced criticism for racial stereotyping.

NEW YORK — The owner of the Uncle Ben’s brand of rice says the brand will “evolve” in response to concerns about racial stereotyping. Caroline Sherman, a spokeswoman for Mars, which owns ...

Next time you visit the rice aisle at your local supermarket, you might notice that one of the products you're used to seeing looks a little bit different. The brand formerly known as Uncle Ben's ...

The transition from Uncle Ben’s to Ben’s Original comes amid a broader movement about racial equality and heightened criticism of brands with origins rooted in racial stereotypes.In June, the ...