In 2000, Ben & Jerry’s made headlines following a bombshell acquisition by Unilever, the multinational global consumer goods company headquartered in London, England. The partnership came with big hopes and promises. Together with Unilever, the Vermont-based brand would fortify its dynamic business under an independent Board of Directors (“We call them the B.O.D., which means we really like them,” Ben & Jerry’s said at the time), all while staying true to its progressive social activism. But now, more than 25 years later, that partnership has crumbled, leaving an ice cream brand that refuses to forgo its values — and be silenced.

Since its inception in 1978, Ben & Jerry’s has made a name for itself as more than just an ice cream brand. Social justice has long been at the forefront of the

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