PepsiCo Inc.Corporate America is taking a deeper look at brands that are rooted in racist imagery. PepsiCo’s packaged-foods unit said Wednesday it would retire its Aunt Jemima brand of pancake mixes and syrups inspired by a minstrel song. B&G Foods Inc. Conagra Brands Inc. also said they would review the packaging long used for Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup. PepsiCo shares added 0.1% Wednesday.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 19, 2020 23:03 UTC