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Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc

  • Friday, 30 May, 2025
    Ben & Jerry’s calls Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘genocide’

    Ice cream maker is already in a legal dispute with parent company Unilever over its political activism

    Pints of Ben & Jerry's ice cream are displayed on a store shelf
  • Thursday, 27 March, 2025
    John Gapper
    Ben & Jerry’s fudge has come back to bite Unilever

    The ice-cream maker’s strange legal agreement with its acquirer 25 years ago was bound to cause trouble

    Tubs of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream
  • Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
    Ben & Jerry’s says chief ousted by Unilever over political activism

    Ice-cream brand alleges parent is ‘dismantling’ merger agreement that protected its ‘progressive values’

    A worker in a hairnet and pink mask operates a production line at a Ben & Jerry's factory, with ice cream pots labelled "Chunky Monkey" visible on the conveyor
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    Ben & Jerry’s claims Unilever ‘silenced’ it over support for Palestinian refugees

    Owner rejects accusation it breached agreement allowing the brand to pursue its own social mission

    A container of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
  • Tuesday, 16 January, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Ben & Jerry’s calls for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

    Stance by ice cream maker’s board risks reigniting tensions with parent company Unilever

    Person holding a container of ice cream
  • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
    Unilever resolves Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit over Palestinian sales

    Israeli licensee says he can continue sales in West Bank after conclusion of dispute between multinational and its subsidiary

    Containers of Ben & Jerry’s
  • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
    The Big Read
    Ben & Jerry’s vs Unilever: how a star acquisition became a legal nightmare

    The fight over Israel between a ‘purpose-led’ parent company and a brand with an even louder voice shows the limits of corporate ethics

  • Monday, 19 September, 2022
    Ben & Jerry’s claims Unilever ‘usurped’ board in Israel dispute

    Ice cream brand’s founders say sales in occupied Palestinian territories not aligned with social mission

    A picture of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream containers
  • Monday, 22 August, 2022
    Unilever PLC
    Ben & Jerry’s loses attempt to block ice cream sales in West Bank

    US court denies request to halt deal with parent group Unilever and Israeli licensee in occupied Palestinian territories

    Pints of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
  • Friday, 12 August, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Ben & Jerry’s bitter battle with Unilever

    European corporate bond markets slow to a standstill and US IPO market dries up

  • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
    Unilever stops paying Ben & Jerry’s board members in Israel dispute

    Ice cream brand suing parent over operating in occupied territories

    A production line at the Ben & Jerry’s factory in Be’er Tuvia in southern Israel
  • Friday, 15 July, 2022
    Helen Thomas
    The Ben and Jerry’s lessons for aspiring prime ministers

    The Vermont ice cream maker has managed to mix folksy fun, campaigning controversy and the cold realities of capitalism

    Wavy Gravy, left, with Ben & Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen, centre, and Jerry Greenfield serve ice cream at a San Francisco event
  • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
    Ben & Jerry’s sues owner Unilever over sale of Israel licence

    US ice cream brand says operating in occupied territories conflicts with its ‘core values’

    Ice cream at a Ben & Jerry’s factory in Be’er Tuvia, Israel
  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Ben & Jerry’s criticises parent group Unilever over Israel sale

    Move shows limits of unusual autonomy the US brand retained after its 2000 sale to the UK group

    A Ben & Jerry’s factory in Israel
  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Unilever PLC
    Ben & Jerry’s sales to continue in Israel after Unilever sells licence

    Parent company ends legal battle by allowing local licensee to acquire business

    A worker produces tubs of Ben & Jerry’s ice creams in Be’er Tuvia, Israel
  • Thursday, 3 March, 2022
    Unilever PLC
    Unilever faces lawsuit over Ben & Jerry’s Israel move

    Israeli licence-holder claims its contract was terminated after it refused to end sales in occupied Palestinian territories

    Tubs of ice-cream are seen as a labourer works at Ben & Jerry’s factory in Be’er Tuvia, Israel
  • Sunday, 6 February, 2022
    Office life
    Pedigree chums? Dogs in the office prove divisive

    In the push to attract staff back to the workplace, companies are coming under pressure to accommodate dog-lovers — and their less enthusiastic colleagues

    Photos of Oli Malmed sitting at his desk in the office with his sprocker spaniel Pippa on his lap
  • Monday, 30 August, 2021
    News in-depthESG investing
    Investor divisions over Israel risk conflict for companies

    The fierce backlash from US state funds over Ben & Jerry’s boycott underscores diverging demands from shareholders

  • Friday, 23 July, 2021
    The Top LineTom Braithwaite
    Ben & Jerry’s gives Unilever an ice cream headache

    The UK group is trying to distance itself from its brand’s Israel policy. It doesn’t wash

  • Thursday, 22 July, 2021
    Unilever PLC
    Unilever faces biggest cost rises in a decade, warns chief executive

    Consumer goods group’s margins squeezed by surging commodity, packaging and transport prices

    A man buys Ben & Jerry’s  ice cream in Jerusalem
  • Tuesday, 20 July, 2021
    Unilever PLC
    Israel warns Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s ice cream boycott

    Prime minister complains to chief executive about planned withdrawal from occupied Palestinian territories

    Ben & Jerry’s ice cream on sale in Jersusalem
  • Wednesday, 12 August, 2020
    UK politics
    Ben & Jerry’s clashes with UK home secretary over migrants

    Priti Patel hits back after ice-cream maker calls on her to show more ‘humanity’

  • Wednesday, 29 February, 2012
    Occupy protests
    Occupy protesters look to regain momentum
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