What is Ben's Original?
[[Image:Uncle Bens Bens Original.jpg|thumb|250px|Ben's Original and Uncle Ben's packages]] [[Image:BensOriginalLogo.svg|thumb|200px|Logo]] '''Ben's Original''' is a [[rice]] brand made by [[Mars, Incorporated]]. == History == Ben's Original began in 1942, Until 2021, it was called '''Uncle Ben's'''. == Mascot, criticism and Name change == The mascot is possibly a Chicago matre-d'hotel named Frank Brown, Mars said that the mascot is an African-American man hoping to improve the quality of the Uncle Ben's rice brand. === Criticism === Following the 2020 [[Killing of George Floyd|George Floyd Protests]], Mars Inc decided to change the name to Ben's Original. === Name change === On 17 June 2020, Mars Inc announced that they would change the brand name from Uncle Ben's to Ben's Original.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/business/uncle-bens-rice-racist/index.html|access-date=April 10, 2024|title=Uncle Ben's follows Aunt Jemima in move to phase out racial stereotypes in logos|publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> On 23 September of the same year, Mars announced that the new name would be in stores from Early 2021. Ben's Original was first seen in US and UK stores in June 2021, and the rollout of the new name will go to the remaining Uncle Ben's sold countries worldwide. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:American food companies]] [[Category:Companies based in Houston]] [[Category:Fictional African-American people]] [[Category:Mascots]] [[Category:Rice]] [[Category:Mars, Incorporated]] {{food-stub}}