Frank Brown, a head waiter at an exclusive Chicago restaurant, later posed for the Uncle Ben’s portrait which has been seen on boxes of rice products for generations since. The company conceded ...

Mars has said the face was originally modeled after a Chicago maitre d' named Frank Brown. In a short-lived 2007 marketing campaign, the company elevated Uncle Ben to chairman of a rice company.

Mars first acquired the rights to parboiled rice and branded it the Original ... “beloved Chicago chef and waiter named Frank Brown.” Uncle Bens becomes the number one packaged long grain ...

The name Uncle Ben's was supposedly inspired by a Texas farmer known for his high-quality rice. The company asked the head waiter at a fancy Chicago restaurant, Frank Brown, to pose as the face of ...

The face that has appeared on the box of rice since the 1940s is that of Frank Brown, the headwaiter at an exclusive Chicago restaurant who agreed to pose for the portrait. The image of Uncle Ben ...

as a reference to an African-American Texan rice farmer. However, the company said the image used on the Uncle Ben packaging "was a beloved Chicago chef and waiter named Frank Brown.” ...

as a reference to an African-American Texan rice farmer. However, the company said the image used on the Uncle Ben packaging "was a beloved Chicago chef and waiter named Frank Brown.” ...

“Uncle Ben’s is voluntarily recalling Uncle Ben’s Brown Basmati 250g ready to heat rice pouches with the below best before dates. “This is a precautionary recall due to the possibility of ...

has renamed its Uncle Ben’s rice products “Ben’s Original ... The portrait long used on the box was that of Frank Brown, the maitre d’ of a Chicago restaurant who agreed to pose ...

The company that makes some Uncle Ben’s products says it is recalling bags of flavored rice after people developed flushing and rashes after eating one of the rice varieties. The affected ...