MineEyesDazzle<p>Co-founder of beloved ice cream brand resigns after 47 years. Claims he was silenced by parent company.</p><p><a href="https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2025/09/co-founder-of-beloved-ice-brand-resigns-after-47-years-claims-he-was-silenced-by-parent-company.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nj.com/entertainment/2025/09/c</span><span class="invisible">o-founder-of-beloved-ice-brand-resigns-after-47-years-claims-he-was-silenced-by-parent-company.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BenAndJerrys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenAndJerrys</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Unilever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unilever</span></a></p>
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Jerry Greenfield, Mitgründer von Ben & Jerry's, verlässt das Unternehmen wegen politischer Einschränkungen durch Mutterkonzern Unilever. Er fühlt sich „zum Schweigen gebracht“ und kritisiert die Einschränkung der sozialen Mission. #BenAndJerrys #Unilever #SozialeMission 
https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Jerry-von-Ben-Jerry-s-hoert-auf-weil-er-zum-Schweigen-gebracht-wurde-article26037594.html
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n-tv NACHRICHTEN · Politischer Streit mit Unilever: Jerry von Ben & Jerry's hört auf - weil er "zum Schweigen gebracht" wurde
ptoothfishi wondered if it was a bad corporate reception to the launch of their new Cherry Kirksh flavour... but... somewhat more predictably... it was primarily over their support of occupied Palestine.
ah well, ice cream guy, thanks for your service 
there are better icecreams, but there are very few who would ever take the slightest stand for social justice
#rpb #BenAndJerrys #JustBensButForHowLong
So, folks, we no longer have a good reason for buying #BenAndJerrys. You're just giving $ to soulless #Unilever. It reminds me of Tom's: I used to like their values...now you're giving your $ to Colgate.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/greenfield-ben-jerrys-resignation-1.7635874
CBCBen & Jerry's co-founder resigns, with criticism of parent company Unilever, Trump administration | CBC NewsBen & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled by parent company Unilever.
Und deswegen vertickst Du deine Firma nicht an irgendwelche Konzerne ... besonders nicht an so dreckige wie Unilever. Das war auch 2000 schon klar!
#BenAndJerrys
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/ben-jerrys-mitgruender-jerry-greenfield-verlaesst-unternehmen-nach-streit-mit-unilever-a-3e529cc4-ac18-48a0-b219-c19b659ffef0
DER SPIEGEL · »Mit gutem Gewissen nicht mehr möglich«: Mitgründer verlässt Ben & Jerry’s nach Streit mit Unilever
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Under the acquisition deal, #Unilever agreed to let #BenAndJerrys maintain an #independent board to oversee the brand, allowing Ben & Jerry’s to place “guardrails” around its social #activism & giving its founders continued control of the company.
For over 20 years, the company was able to speak out on issues it cared about, Mr. Greenfield wrote. But, he added, “It’s profoundly disappointing to come to the conclusion that that #independence, the very basis of our sale to Unilever, is gone.”
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In the statement, Mr. Greenfield said he could no longer “in good conscience” remain at the company he helped start in 1978.
Mr. Greenfield said that the “independence to pursue our values” that had been guaranteed for Ben & Jerry’s when it merged with Unilever in 2000 had been lost. “Ben & Jerry’s has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power,” he added.
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The move, announced by fellow co-founder Ben Cohen on social media early Wednesday, follows years of mounting tensions between #Unilever, which acquired the ice cream company in 2000, & the Ben & Jerry’s founders, who have long been outspoken on social issues. The relationship especially deteriorated since the start of the #war in #Gaza.
Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s Resigns, Saying Company Has Been ‘Silenced’
Jerry Greenfield said that the ice cream company, known for its #activism, had been muzzled by Unilever, its parent company.
One of Ben & Jerry’s founders, Jerry Greenfield, has resigned from the ice cream company, saying that the company’s #independence had been lost & its social activism “silenced” under the control of its parent company, #Unilever.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/ben-and-jerrys-cofounder-resigns.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The New York Times · Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s Resigns, Saying Company Has Been ‘Silenced’