Last month, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/ben-jerrys-co-founder-greenfield-quits-ahead-of-unilevers-ice-cream-spinoff-83fc5295?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAjsrjVhhYeoYAzN1YNQTvn5twIEClW_DTudpkVlIvSM73bt1BMymY0f3GxQ9t0%3D&gaa_ts=68e4030e&gaa_sig=Oa8qO-Qkjj2H0zs2iIU7kYs54MqydpieyP6b6Zov3PuEbc6Z_v_1tupHAyWU-SbW55Z9FZZesWKH97f8UjO_Dw%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">quit the brand after 47 years</a>, accusing parent company Unilever of not allowing the company to speak out on social issues. Host <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Jessica Mendoza</a> talks to Ben Cohen, the co-founder who stayed, about why he’s not leaving, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/ben-and-jerrys-unilever-social-activism-a08715b6?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAjAyVmY6_Sl26LlC_p_R6PqBZv56njiSbri4YppzHay0XjYI1fa4N0SLEozDH8%3D&gaa_ts=68e4030e&gaa_sig=7U2C-9vZSYhmXDKUr_BqA0UOyinwaaHVkYWee-p7_KR_2C8Wrhd_LPmG5nhqjdOUE9S1XrcdkXDRXvJTk7OUkA%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">what he wants next for the company</a>, and why political messaging is important for his ice cream brand. 

Further Listening: 

- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Ay5c0DMxzBtNcy0591SvK?si=77d738fd6c464494">Why Ben & Jerry’s Is Suing its Parent Company Over Israel</a>
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HeWJkrj8tBWvRZXO4YmfT?si=f7ab0c14c2cd4494">Kraft Heinz’s Big Breakup</a>
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