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The cofounders of Ben & Jerry’s published an open letter this week demanding that their parent company allow Ben & Jerry’s to operate independently, saying that the ice cream brand’s founding commitments to social justice are being undermined. In 2000, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield sold their company to Unilever, which is now spinning off the ice cream brand, along with other businesses…

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[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What did they expect? They do not own the company any more.

[–] OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org 5 points 1 week ago

Our right to speak out was core to our merger deal 25 years ago, but now it’s being silenced. Same execs, same censorship, new name and logo.

From the article. Sometimes a buy out comes with conditions and obligations.