Mars Inc. has officially retired the Uncle Ben’s brand name as of Wednesday, with an announcement acknowledging that the name and imagery on the package were perceived as racist. Now, the rice will be ...

Businesses across western North Carolina were shut down by Helene, with first responders working day and night to help their ...

Personality differences are pluses for the Skeffington brothers, who own Ben’s Asphalt Inc., a Santa Ana-based provider of asphalt paving, striping, repairs and other maintenance services. “What makes ...

Some Ben’s Original rice products have been recalled due to the possible presence of stones in the packages. The recalled items were sold at multiple retailers, including Amazon and Target. Consumers ...

Ben's Original debuted its first marketing campaign since rebranding from Uncle Ben's last September, according to a news release. The Mars Food-owned label worked with agency The&Partnership on ...

Business Executives for National Security will honor William Conway, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, and Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command and a previous ...

Ben’s Chili Bowl owner Virginia Ali—as much a local treasure as the restaurant she founded with her husband Ben Ali in 1958—turns 87 today. Earlier this fall, we asked Ali what she was most grateful ...

After running Ben’s in downtown Belleville since 1976, John Conkright is ready to play more golf, cruise through the Panama Canal, see the mountains of Alaska, visit with his family and retire from ...

Rice brand Uncle Ben's is being renamed Ben's Original following criticism over racial stereotyping, parent company Mars announced on Wednesday. The company will also remove the brand's iconic image ...

After nearly a year and a half, the St. Ben’s Community Meal program has reopened its doors to the homeless and hungry. The free hot dinners served at the St. Benedict the Moor Parish meal hall, long ...

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