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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

Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled by its parent company ... 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

Jerry Quits Ben & Jerry’s Over Stifled Independence

Jerry Greenfield, left, and Ben Cohen scoop ice cream cones during their 20th anniversary party at a scoop shop in Burlington, Vt., in this May 5, 1998 photo. AP photo Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry ... 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

Why Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s left after 47 years: ‘The brand has been silenced’

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is resigning from the ice cream company he founded in 1978, saying the brand’s freedom to speak out on social issues has been stifled by parent company ... 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

Unilever sets new date for ice cream demerger

Unilever will spin off its ice cream brands into The Magnum Ice Cream Company on Dec 6, 2025, creating the world’s largest ice cream business. Read More

Unilever expects to list ice-cream business in early December

Unilever expects to list its ice-cream business in early December, the Magnum and Ben & Jerry's maker has said. 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