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...The independence of Ben & Jerry’s board was enshrined when Unilever acquired the company in 2000....
...May DD suggest a couple new flavours for Ben & Jerry’s: ‘Banana (corporate) split’ and ‘The full Nelson’....
...Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s is one of the few companies to have publicly called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza....
...Companies such as Unilever, which makes Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s ice creams and Hellmann’s mayonnaise, are conscious of changing consumer habits and regulatory pressures to provide a healthier offering....
...Jerry Hopkinson, executive chair of PDT, said the outcome was a “vindication”....
...Prime collections came from the likes of the late film director Ivan Reitman and record company executive Jerry Moss, and the sale was topped by Monet’s two-metre wide “Le bassin aux nymphéas” (1917-19),...
...Ben & Jerry’s board did not immediately respond to requests for comment....
...In 2000, Ben & Jerry’s was sold to Unilever for $326mn....
...No joke: Jerry Seinfeld and Netflix are soon to launch Unfrosted, about Kellogg’s creation of the Pop-Tart....
...Neither Cohen nor Greenfield is on Ben & Jerry’s board....
...Lawyers for Ben & Jerry’s also argued Zinger could use intellectual property and make products that contradict Ben & Jerry’s social stances....
...Unilever did not respond to questions about pay to members of the Ben & Jerry’s board, but said: “Under the terms of Unilever’s acquisition agreement of Ben & Jerry’s in 2000, Ben & Jerry’s and its independent...
...In a consumer goods world battling customer apathy with established brands, Ben and Jerry’s grew 9 per cent last year....
...Plus, Ben & Jerry’s is in a legal battle with parent company Unilever over sales in the disputed West Bank and East Jerusalem....
...However, Unilever last month agreed to sell its interests in Ben & Jerry’s in Israel to the licence holder, Avi Zinger’s American Quality Products — a move that Ben & Jerry’s said violated the terms of its...
...A person close to Ben & Jerry’s independent board declined to comment on whether it supported Unilever’s announcement on Wednesday....
...Ben & Jerry’s had previously said it would not renew AQP’s licence to distribute the ice cream....
...to lobby against Ben &Jerry’s move to stop selling in the West Bank and East Jerusalem....
...& Jerry’s loses attempt to block ice cream sales in West Bank (FT) PwC sued by auditor after ‘pub golf’ brain injury (FT) Seized superyacht to be auctioned to pay JPMorgan loan (BBG) UK’s FCA fines Citigroup...
...Dogs at Ben & Jerry’s are mostly kept in workers’ offices and cubicles (guarded by baby-gates); they are not allowed in most communal areas....
...& Jerry’s board members in Israel dispute (FT) PayPal/Elliott: pandemic rally and post-pandemic bust look superfluous (Lex) CMA’s false-positive virus check (Alphaville)...
...On previous occasions, Ben & Jerry’s edgier approach produced mutual benefits....
...Although it correctly stated that Ben & Jerry’s intended to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories, the Ben & Jerry’s board complained about an explicit reference, added by Unilever, to continuing...
...Despite the pushback from US pension funds and fierce opposition from the Israeli government, other groups have backed Ben & Jerry’s....
...dialogue with Ben & Jerry’s and the rest of Unilever”....
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