Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has quit the company after 47 years, citing a loss of freedom to “pursue our values.” The 74-year-old started the Vermont company alongside Ben Cohen and aligned it closely with social justice issues and activism. In his resignation letter, posted on Cohen’s X account, Greenfield said the freedom to express the values they hold dear had been part of their agreement with Unilever when it bought company in 2000. Now though, he says with a “broken heart” he can’t continue “in good conscience.” His exit comes as Unilever prepares to spin off its ice cream wing, the Magnum Ice Cream Company. “It’s profoundly disappointing to come to the conclusion that that independence, the very basis of our sale to Unilever, is gone,” Greenfield wrote. He added, “Ben

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