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Aunt Jemima wordmark logo. Aunt Jemima was an American breakfast brand for pancake mix, table syrup, and other breakfast food products.The original version of the pancake mix was developed in 1888–1889 by the Pearl Milling Company and was advertised as the first "ready-mix" cooking product.
Quaker Oats introduced Aunt Jemima syrup in 1966. This was followed by Aunt Jemima Butter Lite syrup in 1985 and Butter Rich syrup in 1991. [2] Quaker Oats was purchased by PepsiCo in 2001. Aunt Jemima branded frozen foods were licensed out to Aurora Foods in 1996, which was absorbed into Pinnacle Foods in 2004. [2]
Nancy Green (March 4, 1834 – August 30, 1923) was an American former slave, who, as "Aunt Jemima", was one of the first African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark. The Aunt Jemima recipe was not her recipe, but she became the advertising world's first living trademark. [1]
The Quaker Oats Company bought the pancake mix company in 1926 and launched Aunt Jemima syrup 40 years later. PepsiCo gained control of the pancake empire through its 2001 acquisition of Quaker Oats.
The Quaker Oats Company, which PepsiCo acquired two decades ago, purchased the Aunt Jemima brand in 1925. PepsiCo said Tuesday it is rebranding its pancake mix and syrup products as “Pearl ...
The new name for the famed Aunt Jemima line of pancake mixes and syrups has been announced: Pearl Milling Company. Parent company Quaker Oats, which is owned by PepsiCo Inc., said in June it was ...
The syrups come in distinctive bottles shaped as the character "Mrs. Butterworth", represented in the form of a matronly woman. The syrup was introduced in 1961. [1] In 1999, the original glass bottles began to be replaced with plastic. [2] In 2009, the character was given the first name "Joy" following a contest held by the company.
One of the most recognizable names in the breakfast industry, Aunt Jemima, has been the face of some of the most popular Quaker Oats products for more than a century. But according to Aunt Jemima ...