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The Ben of Ben & Jerry’s is asking Unilever to let his ice cream brand go

JL;DR SUMMARY Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, is attempting to buy back the ice cream brand from its parent company, Unilever, following years of conflict over sales in Israeli-occupied territories. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BoycottSocial ActivismUnileverOccupied Palestinian TerritoryBen & Jerry'sJerry GreenfieldCorporate ConflictSales Dispute

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Vermont, United States
"attempting to buy it back. Cohen is making moves to gather investors for a potential buy-back, according to the Wall Street Journal, a step that would sever ties with Unilever 25 years after it bought the Vermont ice cream brand and following a churning, years-long battle centered on Israel."
Tel Aviv District, Israel
"In 2021, Ben & Jerrys announced that it would stop selling in Occupied Palestinian Territory a boycott of West Bank settlements that prompted an outcry among many Jewish groups and a spate of legal challenges in states with legislation against Israel boycotts."
New York, United States
"and polarizing topics that put Unilever, B&Js, and their employees at risk, according to Reuters. Cohens action comes one year after Unilever announced that it would spin off Ben & Jerrys along with its other ice cream brands. But Unilever has rebuffed Cohens efforts, saying that it would not sell Ben & Jerrys as a stand-alone business, according to the Wall Street Journal."

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