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Ben & Jerry's Founder Quits After 47 Years. Here's Why
As a company, Ben & Jerry's has always been open about championing social causes. In similar transparent fashion, Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield clearly elucidated his shocking decision to resign from the company he helped found nearly five decades ago with Ben Cohen. Cohen shared a letter written by Greenfield on X , in which Greenfield regretfully informed the public of his resignation and cited parent company Unilever as the primary reason why. According to the letter, "Ben & Jerry's has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power."
Core values are a substantial part of the brand, as illustrated by Greenfield, who further stated in the letter, "Ben and I believed that our values and the pursuit