Ben & Jerry’s is accusing its parent company Unilever of breaching its merger agreement by ousting the ice cream company’s CEO for the brand’s repeated public comments on progressive issues, removing ...

Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.org. Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, said Wednesday he would resign from the company in response to ...

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.

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 ...

Unilever on Thursday said the conglomerate has no intention of selling Ben & Jerry’s — despite a bid by the founders of the popular ice cream brand to buy back the company. Starting July 1, Unilever’s ...

Jerry Greenfield, a co-founder of the ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s, is quitting, according to a post on social media. “After 47 years, Jerry has made the difficult decision to step down from the ...

The co-founder of Ben & Jerry's has resigned from the ice cream brand after saying his company, known for its social activism, has lost "the independence to pursue our values" under the ownership of ...

A co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s is calling it quits, accusing parent company Unilever of muzzling the storied ice-cream brand and stripping it of its independence. Jerry Greenfield’s letter address to ...

Ben & Jerry’s has always been about more than ice cream. The Vermont company, founded in 1978 by Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen in Burlington, is known for activism. Under “Issues We Care About,” on ...

A co-founder of the ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s was arrested Wednesday at a Senate committee hearing that included testimony from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according ...

From the archive: WSJ’s Annie Gasparro explained in 2022 how the brand’s stance on social causes had helped it remain a leader in the U.S. ice-cream market, despite some backlash. Photo: Ben & Jerry’s ...