For years, the image of an African-American chef appeared on our Cream of Wheat packaging. While research indicates the image may be based upon an actual Chicago chef named Frank White, it reminds some consumers of earlier depictions they find offensive," the company said in a statement. "Therefore, we are removing the chef image from all Cream of Wheat packaging.”

“It’s actually clearly a successful black person who was ahead of his times, but some people might inexplicably see it as racist, so we’ll go with that”