Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield, has quit the ice cream firm as its rift with parent company Unilever deepened over its stance on the Gaza conflict.

In an open letter addressing the Ben & Jerry's community that was shared by his partner Ben Cohen on social media platform X on Wednesday, Mr Greenfield said that the Vermont-based company has lost its independence since Unilever curtailed its social activism. Loading Twitter content

Unilever and Ben & Jerry's have clashed since 2021, when the maker of their Chubby Hubby ice cream flavour said it would stop sales in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The brand has since sued its parent over alleged efforts to silence it and described the Gaza conflict as "genocide", a rare stance for a major US company.

Mr Greenfield said he cou

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