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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder claims Unilever blocked the brand’s Palestine-themed ice cream

One of Ben & Jerry’s founders has launched a campaign against the brand’s owner, claiming it blocked the creation of a flavour in support of Palestine. In an Instagram post, a defiant Ben Cohen ... Read More

Ben & Jerry’s pro-Gaza ice cream blocked by directors

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen is accusing Unilever of blocking the brand’s creation of a pro-Gaza ice cream. It happened “a while back”, says Cohen on social media. Ben & Jerry’s wanted to make ... Read More

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder says Unilever 'stopped' ice cream company from creating a 'flavor for Palestine'

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen said Tuesday that parent company Unilever prevented the ice cream maker from creating a "flavor for Palestine." Cohen and the Vermont-based ice cream maker are known ... Read More

Ice Cream Boardroom Bust-Up: Tensions Rise Between Unilever and Ben & Jerry's Over Governance Disputes

Ben & Jerry's independent board chair Anuradha Mittal faces pressure from Unilever amid governance disputes as the separate Magnum ice cream division prepares for its public spinoff. An audit ... Read More

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder to launch own Palestine-themed ice cream after Unilever vetoed idea

One of the lefty co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s is making a Palestine-themed sorbet on his own after parent company Unilever allegedly blocked the ice cream giant from releasing the flavor. Ben Cohen ... Read More

A Ben & Jerry's co-founder is quitting. He says Unilever and Magnum have muzzled the ice-cream company's voice.

Ben & Jerry's co-founders Ben Cohen, at left, and Jerry Greenfield pictured in 2019. Greenfield said he was leaving the company, saying its independence and voice had been stifled by parent Unilever. Read More

Ben & Jerry’s Investments Remain on Ice

A ban on state investments in Ben & Jerry’s will continue, but the ice-cream brand’s former parent company, Unilever, is no longer on the prohibited list. State Board of ... Read More

Unilever Delays Ice-Cream Spinoff, Citing U.S. Shutdown

Unilever ULVR-0.37%decrease; red down pointing triangle is pushing back the planned spinoff of its ice-cream business, home to brands including Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum, blaming the listing delay on ... Read More

Ben & Jerry's co-founder: Unilever blocked pro-Palestine ice cream

Oct. 29 (UPI) --The co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream claimed its parent company blocked launch of its new "solidarity with Palestine" ice cream flavor. Ben Cohen, one of the two Ben & Jerry ... Read More