1955 from the mid 1950 s to the late 1960 s actress aylene lewis portrayed aunt jemima at the aunt jemima restaurant in the newly opened disneyland there she serves pancakes and poses for photos with guests. Nancy green actually worked with the aunt jemima brand until 1923. Aunt jemima is based on a real woman nancy green who was a storyteller cook and missionary worker.
The aunt jemima pancake and syrup brand will get a new name and image parent company quaker oats announced on wednesday because after 130 years of using the image somebody there finally realized. Quaker oats said in a statement that the longtime brand will remove the controversial image of aunt jemima from its line of maple syrups pancake mixes and other foods starting at the end of 2020. Aunt jemima to be removed from syrup and pancake mix we recognize aunt jemima s origins are based on a racial stereotype said a quaker foods north america spokesperson.
Quaker foods announced the decision on wednesday amid. The aunt jemima pancake and syrup brand is changing its name and logo after 131 years due to the character s racist origins the company said. A line from a 1927.
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Make them with aunt jemima pancake flour and your family will ask where you got your wonderful southern cook. A line from a 1927 ad read. Aunt jemima pancake mix a labor saving product was marketed with comparisons to a time and place when some american white women had the ultimate labor saving device.
It is currently owned by the quaker oats company of chicago a subsidiary of pepsico. By 1915 it had become one of the most recognized brands in us history and changed us trademark law. The aunt jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889 the first ready mix.
Aunt jemima is a brand of pancake mix syrup and other breakfast foods.
