{"id":2489470,"date":"2025-09-22T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-from-ben-jerrys-ends-his-rocky-road-with-woke-ice-cream-company\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T10:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:19:32","slug":"jerry-from-ben-jerrys-ends-his-rocky-road-with-woke-ice-cream-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-from-ben-jerrys-ends-his-rocky-road-with-woke-ice-cream-company\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Jerry&#8217; from Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s Ends His Rocky Road with Woke Ice Cream Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjerry-from-ben-jerrys-ends-his-rocky-road-with-woke-ice-cream-company%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2489470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\">ice cream<\/a>, announced his departure from the company after nearly five decades, citing deteriorating relations with its parent company, Unilever. Greenfield expressed that the independence and social activism that defined Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s-supporting peace, justice, and human rights-have been compromised under Unilever&#8217;s control since the company&#8217;s sale in 2000. He criticized the suppression of the brand&#8217;s voice on social and political issues, particularly amid what he sees as attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">civil rights<\/a> and marginalized communities in the U.S. Ben Cohen,the other co-founder,acknowledged Greenfield&#8217;s resignation and emphasized their shared commitment to the brand&#8217;s core values,with Cohen planning to continue advocating from inside the company while Greenfield supports from outside. Meanwhile, Unilever is spinning off Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s into a new entity, The Magnum Ice Cream company, wich disputes Greenfield and Cohen&#8217;s criticisms but remains dedicated to upholding the brand&#8217;s legacy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Greenfield, one of the two co-founders of the Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-cream-brand-discreetly-changed-name-of-flavor-after-questions-raised-over-possibly-racist-origin\/\" title=\"... Brand Discreetly Changed Name Of Flavor After Questions Raised Over Possibly Racist Origin\">ice cream brand<\/a>, announced on Tuesday that he left the business after relations with their parent company had frozen over.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-founder-arrested-dragged-screaming-rfk-jr-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Cohen<\/a>, the other half of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >longtime frozen confection duo<\/a>, who sold their company to Unilever in 2000, d a statement on X for his now-former business partner.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s with a broken heart that I&rsquo;ve decided I can no longer, in good conscience, and after 47 years, remain an employee of Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s,&rdquo; Greenfield said in the meltdown.<\/p>\n<p>The exiting partner said that for over two decades under Unilever control, &ldquo;Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s stood up and spoke out in support of peace, justice, and human rights, not as abstract concepts, but in relation to real events happening in our world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That was even a core condition of the merger agreement back in 2000.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>But Greenfield no longer believes he can speak out with respect to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-releases-cop-hating-ice-cream-flavor-honor-radical-dem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">woke<\/a> social causes under Unilever.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After 47 years, Jerry has made the difficult decision to step down from the company we built together. I&rsquo;m sharing his words as he resigns from Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s. His legacy deserves to be true to our values, not silenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MagnumGlobal?\">@MagnumGlobal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeBenAndJerrys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeBenAndJerrys<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EZXGRjs76a\">pic.twitter.com\/EZXGRjs76a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Cohen (@YoBenCohen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YoBenCohen\/status\/1968161740757119057?\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s profoundly disappointing to come to the conclusion that that independence, the very basis of our sale to Unilever, is gone,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Greenfield claimed that his purportedly chilled speech is &ldquo;happening at a time when our country&rsquo;s current administration is attacking civil rights, voting rights, the rights of immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those comments were thinly veiled complaints about the leadership of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/17\/food\/ben-and-jerry-interview-departure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> on Wednesday that Greenfield &ldquo;felt like he had no choice to resign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jerry&rsquo;s kind of sad that it&rsquo;s come to this, but part of him is feeling a sense of relief that he&rsquo;s no longer in this intense conflict,&rdquo; Cohen revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Unilever has disagreed with employees&rsquo; social media posts about cultural issues, such as the conflict between Israel and Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad that we&rsquo;re both standing up for the values of Ben and Jerry&rsquo;s,&rdquo; Cohen added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that I can be most helpful from the inside, &hellip; and Jerry&rsquo;s going try to be helpful from the outside.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unilever is currently spinning off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/local-native-american-chief-responds-ben-jerrys-stolen-land-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s<\/a> into a new firm known as The Magnum Ice Cream Company.<\/p>\n<p>The new firm told CNN that it disagrees with Greenfield and Cohen, but said it has sought to work with the two entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We remain committed to Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s unique three-part mission &mdash; product, economic and social &mdash; and remain focused on carrying forward the legacy of peace, love, and ice cream of this iconic, much-loved brand,&rdquo; a representative for Magnum said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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