Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has left the ice cream maker after almost half a century at the firm, deepening a dispute with parent company Unilever. In a letter shared on social media by fellow co-founder Ben Cohen, Mr Greenfield said the Cherry Garcia maker had lost its independence after Unilever put a halt to its social activism. His …
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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has stepped away from the ice-cream brand after nearly 50 years, according to a post by the other founder, Ben Cohen. Cohen’s post shared what he said was a letter from Greenfield in which he called it one of the “hardest and most painful decisions” he had ever made. Greenfield accused Unilever of silencing …
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Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones is capable of being, in equal measures, magnetic and repugnant. When it comes to linebacker Micah Parsons, Jerry has recently been more repugnant than magnetic. Jones has a habit of negotiating directly with players, cutting out agents who are there to do to the negotiating. Appearing on Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin’s podcast, …
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Unilever has appointed a new CEO to lead Ben & Jerry’s as its battle over the ice cream brand’s lefty politics heats up, according to a report Friday. Jochanan Senf, a Dutch Unilever executive who previously managed Ben & Jerry’s Europe business, will start in the new role this month after the British parent company abruptly axed former CEO David …
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