Jerry Greenfield , who co-founded legendary ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's with Ben Cohen almost 50 years ago, has made the "painful" decision to split away from the company. The businessman and activist announced his departure via a statement shared by his co-founder on Twitter (now X) on Tuesday night, which detailed his decision to leave the company in light of what he claims is a loss of independence to continue to pursue the brand's mission of supporting "peace, justice, and human rights" under Unilever's ownership.

"It's with a broken heart that I've decided I can no longer, in good conscience, and after 47 years, remain an employee of Ben & Jerry's. I am resigning from the company Ben and I started back in 1978. This is one of the hardest and most painful decisions I've ever m

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