"Jerry Greenfield resigned from his position at Ben & Jerry's ice cream company, "with a broken heart," according to a message posted to social media on Wednesday. He said the ice cream company "stood up and spoke out in support of peace, justice, and human rights, not as abstract concepts, but in relation to real events" and that the company's owner, Unilever, had promised to maintain that social mission. However, he added that "that independence, the very basis of our sale to Unilever, is gone.""
"Jerry Greenfield , one of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, has left the company after 47 years. He accused Ben & Jerry's owner, Unilever, of silencing the ice cream company's voice on social issues. Co-founder Ben Cohen wrote in the same social media post, "His legacy deserves to be true to our values, not silenced by @MagnumGlobal.""
Jerry Greenfield resigned from Ben & Jerry's after 47 years, saying he left with a broken heart. He accused owner Unilever of silencing the company's voice on social issues and said the promised independence from the sale was gone. He said the company stood up for peace, justice and human rights in relation to real events, and that Unilever had promised to maintain that social mission. Ben Cohen wrote that Greenfield's legacy deserves to remain true to the company's values and should not be silenced by @MagnumGlobal. The resignation signals a dispute over corporate control and the company's role in political and human-rights advocacy.
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