cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36143769
By MEE staff Published date: 11 September 2025 22:49 BST
Ben & Jerry’s has started a public campaign to try to separate from its parent company so it can freely speak about the war in Gaza, racial justice, and other issues. Its parent company, Magnum, has refused to sell the iconic ice cream brand.
The war between the ice-cream giants comes as Ben & Jerry’s became part of the Magnum Ice Cream company on Tuesday and Unilever prepares to spin off Magnum into a separate public company, which includes brands such as Ben & Jerry’s, Walls and Cornetto, in mid-November.
I remember going to Ben & Jerrys once a few years ago and there was only one worker there at the time, dude was really cool and even though company policy didnt let me take a disposable cup he still went around it and found one so I could drink and walk as I usually prefer with milkshakes (I think they were running out of disposable cups or smth, dont remember the reason).
Anyway, he told me just how much he loved working there, that he knew the entire story of the brand and how really liked how it stood for many progressive things like LGBT rights and stuff. The store closed during the pandemic but I hope he still kept his job and is doing all right. Also I hope Ben and Jerrys can be independent again, they do some nice things.