· When Unilever Bought Ben & Jerry's: A Story Of CEO Adaptability. The British-Dutch mega-giant's takeover of the Karamel Sutra creamery went smoothly …
Read MoreUnilever under pressure to end Ben & Jerry's Israel ...
· Ben & Jerry's Israel CEO Avi Zinger: Unilever and Ben & Jerry's thought the storm would blow over after two weeks and the criticism would subside. Pressure is growing on British multinational consumer gods company Unilever plc (NYSE: UL; LSE: ULVR), the owner of Ben & Jerry's, over the refusal of the ice cream company to allow its Israeli ...
Read MoreNew Jersey Moves To Divest from Ben & Jerry's, Unilever ...
· The director of the New Jersey Division of Investment penned a letter to Unilever CEO Alan Jope earlier this month notifying him that the state's review of Ben & Jerry's July boycott decision reached a preliminary conclusion that the company had breached local laws …
Read MoreRegional Attorneys General press Unilever over Ben & …
· Regional Attorneys General press Unilever over Ben & Jerry's boycott. The Attorneys General of Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Arkansas are among 12 signatories to a letter by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt calling out Unilever for failing to take action against the Ben & …
Read MoreSWU ads slam Ben & Jerry's Israel boycott at Unilever HQ ...
· SWU ads slam Ben & Jerry's Israel boycott at Unilever HQ The pro-Israel organization also launched a new website titled "Corporate Antisemitism" to …
Read MoreUnilever CEO 'fully committed' to Israel business after ...
Unilever's CEO sought to distance the parent company from the decision, saying it was made independently by Ben & Jerry's. "Unilever remains fully committed to our business in Israel," Jope said.
Read MoreCEO Says Unilever 'Fully Committed' To Israel Amid Ben ...
· Topline. Unilever on Thursday sought to distance itself from the controversial decision of its subsidiary Ben & Jerry's to halt ice cream sales in Israel's West Bank settlements, with the ...
Read MoreBen & Jerry parent company to take big hit over boycott …
· The fallout continues for Unilever, parent company of Ben & Jerry's, with the announcement of New Jersey's divestment in Unilever Plc stock and bonds held by its pension funds after the ice ...
Read MoreNew York State Puts Ben & Jerry's Parent Company on …
· The New York Post reported Friday that the main pension fund for New York state's government workers warned that it might divest funds from Unilever, Ben & …
Read MoreState AGs Press Unilever To Reverse Ben and Jerry's Israel ...
· A coalition of 12 state attorneys general is calling on Unilever to reverse Ben & Jerry's controversial Israel boycott, saying the parent company has tried to sidestep a decision made by one of ...
Read MoreWhen Unilever Bought Ben & Jerry's: A Story Of CEO ...
· When Unilever Bought Ben & Jerry's: A Story Of CEO Adaptability. The British-Dutch mega-giant's takeover of the Karamel Sutra creamery went smoothly thanks to an adaptable CEO. Delicious ...
Read MoreIsraeli PM Bennett to Unilever CEO: Pulling Ben & Jerry's ...
· Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke to Unilever CEO Alan Jope after the company's subsidiary Ben & Jerry's announced that it will no longer sell its products in the West Bank due to the ...
Read MoreNew York Applauded for Pulling Investments From …
· Israeli officials and US Jewish groups praised New York's move Friday to pull its $111 million in equity investments out of Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry's, over the ice cream ...
Read MorePressure ratchets up on Unilever to end Ben & Jerry's ice ...
· Pressure ratchets up on Unilever to end Ben & Jerry's ice-cream boycott. Attorney generals from 12 U.S. states wrote to Unilever CEO Alan Jope expressing their concern over the company's refusal to sell its products to Judea and Samaria, and parts of Jerusalem. Ben & Jerry's ice-cream in a grocery-store freezer.
Read MoreNew Jersey moves to divest from Ben & Jerry's, Unilever ...
· The director of the New Jersey Division of Investment penned a letter to Unilever CEO Alan Jope earlier this month notifying him that the state's review of Ben & Jerry's July boycott decision ...
Read MoreBen & Jerry's parent company loses $111mn in pension …
· Ben & Jerry's is facing monetary backlash over its Israel boycott, with the New York State Common Retirement Fund announcing it will divest equity holdings in the ice cream maker's parent company. "After a thorough review," the fund said it will divest equity holdings in Unilever PLS. "Our review of the activities of the company, and ...
Read MoreThe New Ben & Jerry's CEO Driving Unilever's Responsible ...
· McCarthy, formerly the Vice President of Unilever Foods North America, was recently appointed as the CEO of Ben & Jerry's, effective as of July …
Read MoreReport: Unilever facing increasing heat over Ben & Jerry's ...
· British multinational company Unilever is facing growing pressure over subsidiary Ben & Jerry's adamant refusal to allow its Israeli franchisee to continue sales in Judea and Samaria, financial daily Globes reported Sunday. Ben & Jerry's moved in July to end a license for its ice cream to be sold in the Judea and Samaria, east Jerusalem and the ...
Read MoreBen & Jerry's at Odds with Unilever on Boycott Move ...
· Unilever, meanwhile, was distancing itself from Ben & Jerry's new Israel policy: "Unilever Israel does not manage Ben & Jerry's locally," the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Read MoreBen & Jerry's: Unilever committed to Israel business
· Unilever's CEO said Ben & Jerry's and its independent board had reached the decision on its own, which is in line with its 20-year-old acquisition agreement. Ben and Jerry's made the move earlier ...
Read MorePressure ratchets up on Unilever to end Ben & Jerry's ice ...
· Pressure is intensifying on the British company Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry's ice-cream brand, because of its announcement in …
Read MoreLA considers divesting from Unilever, Ben & Jerry's – The ...
1 · A motion to consider divesting from Ben & Jerry's parent company Unilever has been introduced in Los Angeles City Council, a response to the ice cream maker's decision to end sales in Israeli ...
Read MoreBen & Jerry's CEO and Board Wanted To Boycott ALL OF ...
· A board member for Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream stated that Unilever had overstepped its authority by pledging to remain in Israel. Ben & Jerry's Independent Board of Directors wanted to boycott Israel in its entirety, but was stopped from doing so by the ice-cream maker's CEO and the British-based parent company Unilever.
Read MoreBen & Jerry's To Unilever, With Attitude - The New York …
· Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc agrees to be acquired by Unilever for about $326 million, or $43.60 a share; Ben & Jerry's will be wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever, with separate board that will ...
Read MoreBen & Jerry's Introduces New CEO - PR Newswire
· Matthew McCarthy, a 21-year veteran at Ben & Jerry's parent company, Unilever, assumed the position July 1, 2018. The new CEO has wasted no time …
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