They gave up most involvement with the company when it was sold to Unilever in 2000, but have remained outspoken, as has the company. Ben & Jerry’s in 2021 said it would end sales in the Israeli ...

Kennedy Jr. was speaking. Ben & Jerry's has a history of activism, including legal action against its owner, Unilever. Ben Cohen, a cofounder of the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's, was removed from ...

In 2000, Cohen and Greenfield sold Ben & Jerry’s to the British multinational corporation Unilever. The deal was unique in that it created an independent board of directors that weighs in on the ...

Ben & Jerry's is famous for its "progressive, nonpartisan social mission," and in 2021, withdrew sales from Israeli settlements amid clashes with its parent company, Unilever. In March ...

Earlier: Ben & Jerry’s Says CEO Fired by Unilever on Political Stance Cohen, a longtime progressive activist, co-founded Ben & Jerry’s in 1978 with Jerry Greenfield. The Vermont-based brand is ...