The politically conscious ice cream brand says it wants to go solo after being muzzled over Palestine and racial justice

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.

  • lunarul@lemmy.world
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    Ben & Jerry’s also said Kulve, Unilever’s head of ice cream at the time, said he was concerned that the company being vocal on the war on Gaza could lead to a “continued perception of anti-Semitism”.

    Aren’t both Ben and Jerry Jewish?