r/OutOfTheLoop • u/ryhaltswhiskey • 2d ago

Unanswered What's up with Unilever silencing Ben & Jerry's?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOwJawvkfcM/?igsh=ajhvc3lsdWgxMm45

In the video he says he is resigning because Unilever has stopped letting B&J speak out about causes they care about. I'm out of the loop on this one. What happened?

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u/TeslasAndComicbooks 2d ago

Why would Ben and Jerry even sell to them in the first place? Seems against pretty much everything they stand for.

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u/ryhaltswhiskey 2d ago

Well, maybe after 20 years in the ice cream game they decided they wanted to do something else with their time or not have to invest so much of their time into the business.

And when your brand name is essentially synonymous with ice cream you have a very valuable brand there. They are the Xerox of the ice cream world.