Jerry quits Ben & Jerry's after 47 years, says parent company 'silencing' him
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is stepping down from the iconic ice cream brand after 47 years, claiming his progressive political views have been "silenced."
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled by parent company Unilever.
Hours after Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield resigned from the ice cream company he founded nearly five decades ago, his former business partner, Ben Cohen, revealed to CNN why Jerry felt he had to leave. Cohen said he had a big heart, and the conflict with Unilever was tearing him apart.
Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is stepping down from the iconic ice cream brand after 47 years, claiming his progressive political views have been "silenced."
By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has quit the ice-cream brand amid a dispute with its British owner Unilever, according a post by the other co-founder Ben Cohen. Cohen shared a statement from Greenfield that said quitting was “one of the hardest and most painful dec…
