The Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has stepped away from the ice-cream brand after nearly 50 years, claiming it has lost its independence and accusing its parent company, Unilever, of having “silenced” its social mission.Greenfield said in a letter posted by his co-founder, Ben Cohen, that he could no longer “in good conscience” remain an employee of a business that he argued had been muzzled by the UK-listed Unilever, despite an agreement protecting its social mission when it was taken over in 2 ...

Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield has quit the company, as the divide with parent Unilever grew over its stance on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. His partner, Ben Cohen, shared Greenfield's open letter on X on Wednesday, saying it was a "difficult decision." Greenfield had been with the company for 47 years."This is one of the hardest and most painful decisions I've ever made," Greenfield wrote in the letter. "This isn't because I've lost my love for the people at Ben & Jerry's. Quite ...

(L-R) Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s, partnered with MoveOn to hand out free ice cream at Franklin Square in Philadelphia during their Scoop The Vote tour to get-out-the-vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats down the ballot on September 16, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield has stepped down from the ice cream maker after nearly 50 years amid an ongoing row with parent company Unilever.In an open letter shared on Wednesday ...

Jerry Greenfield said he was leaving the ice-cream brand because it was no longer allowed to stand behind social justice issues that were core to its business. ...

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield, whose name helped shape the popular ice cream brand, has quit the company, his partner Ben Cohen said on Wednesday, deepening the rift with parent Unilever. ...

Mumbai: The Magnum Ice Cream Co. (TMICC), set to list as a standalone company after its demerger from Unilever Plc , is sharpening its focus on India by trying to turn festivals such as Diwali into “ice cream moments". Chief executive officer Peter ter Kulve said the maker of Kwality Wall’s and Magnum will look to build festive consumption and also expand its network of chillers to drive growth and premiumization.Also Read | How Ananth Narayanan plans to reshape BRND.ME Kulve said the company has not been ...

Indian-origin executive Srinivas Pathak has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer of Unilever PLC, the consumer goods giant said in a statement on Tuesday.Srinivas Phatak will replace Fernando Fernandez, who has been promoted to the role of the Chief Executive Officer following a reshuffle of the Unilever board.With his appointment as CFO, Phatak will now also be a board member of the Anglo-Dutch FMCG company, effective immediately.Srinivas Phatak was serving as the acting CFO of Unilever since ...

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