By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer

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 parent company Unilever.

In a letter that co-founder Ben Cohen posted on social media platform X on Greenfield’s behalf, Greenfield said that he felt the independence the brand had to speak on social issues and events was lost to Unilever.

Related Articles

North Dakota newspaper columnist whose Olive Garden review went viral dies at 99

Judge won’t release identities of two women once described as potential co-conspirators of Epstein

Retired 4-star Navy admiral sentenced to 6 years in prison for bribery plot

Fonda, DiCaprio, Streisand and more mourn the

See Full Page