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Johnny2X2X

(23,706 posts) Wed Sep 17, 2025, 10:31 AM Sep 2025

Jerry quits Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream over independence

https://www.woodtv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/jerry-quits-ben-jerrys-saying-its-independence-has-been-stifled/

Sounds like selling out to a soulless corporation wasn't what it seemed. They lied to Jerry and now he's had to leave.

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Jerry quits Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream over independence (Original Post) Johnny2X2X Sep 2025 OP

That's a shame bucolic_frolic Sep 2025 #1

I just had some B and J's last night! progressoid Sep 2025 #2

Corporations don't want to be socially conscious anymore Johnny2X2X Sep 2025 #3

bucolic_frolic

(54,139 posts)

1. That's a shame

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 11:02 AM

Sep 2025

I recall when Ben & Jerry's was taken over, Unilever was regarded as a fairly progressive in its environmentally friendly packaging, ingredients, and sourcing. Unilever was the parent since the 1920s of the former Lever Bros. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever_Brothers

progressoid

(52,630 posts)

2. I just had some B and J's last night!

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 11:11 AM

Sep 2025

Damn.

Johnny2X2X

(23,706 posts)

3. Corporations don't want to be socially conscious anymore

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 11:16 AM

Sep 2025

With the Far Right targeting any corporation with a moral compass, board rooms just want to not rock the boat. It's sad.

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