Aunt Jemima’s new name, Pearl Milling Company, has faced backlash online from users for sounding more like “gravel minin
Twitter users quickly shared their feelings on the matter, with some threatening to switch to its competitors, Mrs. Butterworth’s or Log Cabin, because of the new name.
“I think it sounds like a gravel mining company,” one person commented.
Another person wrote that the Pearl Milling Company sounded like “something owned by a James Bond Villain.”
Another person commented: “Pearl Milling Company? Sounds like a generic house brand for Dollar General.”
Several users said that they would boycott the company altogether.
g company” or “a James Bond villain.”