Jerry Greenfield Ben and Jerry will come out in Row Independence Row with Unilever

Co -founder Ben and Jerry Jerry Greenfield left the ice cream manufacturer after almost 50 years amid the current line with the maternal company Type.

In an open letter, shared on Wednesday, the co -founder of the brand of the same name Ben Cohen, Greenfield dubbed the decision “painful”, but stated that Unilever silenced the company’s ability to talk about global issues, including the conflict in Gaza.

“This is with a broken heart that I decided that I could no longer, in good conscience, and after 47 years to remain a Ben & Jerry’s employee,” Greenfield wrote in a message on X.

The departure comes, despite the merger agreement with Unilever-in 2000 bought Ben and Jerry for $ 326 million, is expected to ensure the independence of the Vermon company.

Ben and Jerry have long been dealing with social activity. However, he came to his head with his unilever owners at least 2021, when the ice cream manufacturer stated that he would stop selling her products on the West Bank of Israeli West Bank in response to a conflict in Gaza.

“It is very disappointing to conclude that this independence, which is the reason for our unilever sales, has gone,” Greenfield wrote.

Unilever is in the process of rotating its ice cream in a new organization known as Magnum ice cream, which is due in November.

Unilever spokeswoman said the company disagreed in the perspective of Greenfield, and that it sought to “attract both co-founders into a constructive conversation on how to strengthen Ben and Jerry’s powerful positions.”

“We remain committed to the unique three-story Ben and Jerry-Product Mission, economic and social, and remain concentrated on the transfer of the legacy of peace, love and ice cream this iconic, very favorite brand. drug.