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Ben & Jerry’s claimed to have worked on the post for weeks and received feedback from the global head of litigation at Unilever. Still, two days before the inauguration, per the lawsuit ...
Ben & Jerry’s initial lawsuit, filed in the US Southern District of New York, alleged Unilever silenced its attempts to publicly support Palestinian refugees and resolutions to end military aid ...
Lawsuit claims consumer goods giant tried to silence statements on ceasefire and block donations to activist groups
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc., trading and commonly known as Ben & Jerry's, is an American company that manufactures ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet. Founded in 1978 in Burlington, Vermont , the company went from a single ice cream parlor to a multinational brand over the course of a few decades.
Jerry Greenfield grew up on Long Island, to a family of Jewish roots. [4] He attended Merrick Avenue Junior High School, where he met Ben Cohen in 1963. [5] Greenfield and Cohen both attended Calhoun High School and remained friends until they both graduated and left Long Island to attend college.
From its founding in 1978 by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield through 1999, Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. was a model of Corporate Social Responsibility, an activist for social causes, and a significant supporter of environmental, community, and peace programs, giving 7.5 percent of their pre-tax profits to charity.
Ben & Jerry’s has sued its parent company Unilever accusing it of silencing the ice cream maker from making statements in support of Palestinians in the Gaza war. The complaint, filed Wednesday ...
Ben & Jerry's released a statement disavowing connection or support for the product, saying "This was created by Ben as a citizen. The company is not involved.” [ 29 ] On February 21, 2019, Cohen was named a national co-chair of Bernie Sanders ' 2020 campaign . [ 30 ]