Overview

• Greenfield announced his departure after 47 years in an open letter shared by cofounder Ben Cohen on X, saying he can no longer remain an employee in good conscience.
• He wrote that Ben & Jerry’s has been “silenced” on social campaigns despite a merger agreement designed to protect its social mission.
• The Magnum Ice Cream Company, which oversees the brand, thanked Greenfield but disagreed with his view and said it has sought constructive talks with both founders.
• Ben & Jerry’s is pursuing federal litigation claiming Unilever unlawfully removed CEO David Stever in breach of the merger terms; Unilever has said it aimed to follow agreed processes.
• Unilever is separating its ice-cream business into The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with Ben & Jerry’s set to sit inside the new entity as the spin-off advances.