WASHINGTON — Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, stating that the company's independence to speak on social issues has been stifled by its parent company, Unilever.

In a letter posted on social media platform X by co-founder Ben Cohen, Greenfield said the independence the brand once had was lost.

“For more than 20 years under their ownership, Ben & Jerry's stood up and spoke out in support of peace, justice and human rights, not as abstract concepts, but in relation to real events happening in our world,” he wrote. “That independence existed in no small part because of the unique merger agreement Ben and I negotiated with Unilever, one that enshrined our social mission and values in the company's governance structure in perpetuity. It'

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