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The Magnum Ice Cream Company has concluded that the chair of Ben & Jerry’s independent board ‘no longer meets the criteria’ to serve, following an internal investigation conducted by external advisors.

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has said the brand’s parent company, Unilever, blocked it from launching an ice cream flavour in support of Palestine.

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has resigned from the ice cream company after 47 years, amid an ongoing dispute between its founders and the brand’s parent group, Unilever.

In an open letter addressed to the Magnum Ice Cream Company board, Cohen and Greenfield expressed deep concerns that the brand’s founding values are being compromised under Unilever’s stewardship.

Ben & Jerry’s is capturing the snackable ice cream segment with its latest product, Brookies & Cream ‘Peaces’, now available in the UK.

Ben & Jerry’s has introduced its latest flavour – Chocolatey Orange Chunk – set to arrive in UK freezers this August.

Unilever has appointed Jochanan Senf as the new CEO of Ben & Jerry's, effective immediately, marking a pivotal moment in the brand's ongoing legal confrontation with its independent board.

Unilever has proposed Peter ter Kulve as its preferred candidate to head the Magnum Ice Cream Company, the group’s ice cream division, with full board approval expected.

Ben & Jerry’s has accused its parent group Unilever of removing its CEO in a dispute over the ice cream company's political activism.