Ben & Jerry’s Sues Parent Company Unilever Over Sale Of Israeli Business

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NEW YORK (JTA) – Ben & Jerry’s is not letting go of its West Bank pullout goal without a fight — with its parent company.

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The iconic ice cream brand has filed a lawsuit against Unilever over its decision last week to sell the Israeli arm of the business to Israel-based franchise, American Quality Products, Ltd., which will continue to sell Ben & Jerry’s in the West Bank.

Ben & Jerry’s says that Unilever’s decision was made without the brand’s board’s consent, and wrote in a statement on Tuesday that stopping the sale is necessary to protect “the social integrity that the ice cream brand has spent decades building.” The lawsuit will aim to block the sale.

After publicly critiquing the Unilever move last week, the Ben & Jerry’s board voted on Friday to file the suit, the New York Post reported.

“It’s a done deal,” American Quality Products, Ltd. owner Avi Zinger wrote in response. “Unilever chose the morally correct, socially just and principled path when it ensured that Ben & Jerry’s ice cream would always continue to be produced and sold in Israel and the West Bank.”

The Ben & Jerry’s board, which has a history of social justice advocacy, made the decision to stop selling its products in what they call “Occupied Palestinian Territory” following Israel’s deadly conflict with Hamas in May 2021. Unilever originally stated that it had little power over decisions made by Ben & Jerry’s board, which makes its recent decision to sell a surprise.


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hard at work yeshiva grad
hard at work yeshiva grad
1 year ago

i stopped eating chalav stam years ago and although i miss haagen daas i do not miss ben and jerries. Their stuff was awful.

Don’t miss the overpriced ptoducy
Don’t miss the overpriced ptoducy
1 year ago

Petulant child having a tantrum. They were sold to a larger company and yet want to do their own thing as though they’re independent

Turk
Turk
1 year ago

Why would anyone in there right mind want to but ben & Jerry’s ice cream the Israeli ice cream is millions time better then ben & Jerry’s you should stop to but bad ben and Jerry’s ice cream

PaulinSaudi
PaulinSaudi
1 year ago

The subsidiary is suing the parent company? I have never heard of such a thing.

zlate1
zlate1
1 year ago

News flash Ben and Jerry’s has become a top contender for hypocrite of the year award.

They are also suing because they won’t get any profits from this company.

In addition their top person is an accredited anti semite.

Leftists support Jew haters and terrorists.
Leftists support Jew haters and terrorists.
1 year ago

The Jew hating terrorist supporters suing to continue with their Jew hatred.