Cream of Wheat is ditching the Black chef from its packaging as food companies reconsider marketing imagery that appears to rely on racial stereotypes.“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,” a spokesperson for Cream of Wheat maker B&G Foods told Fox News.Cream of Wheat is dropping the Black chef from its packaging over criticism that it's based on racist stereotypes. (Source: B&G Foods,Inc.) B&G Food said it was reviewing Cream of Wheat branding back in June after it received criticism that its packaging imagery was reminiscent of racist advertising from the Jim Crow era.The brand dates back to 1893 and had.