Ben & Jerry’s is owned by Unilever - a global, public, multinational food and consumer goods company. But Ben & Jerry’s still retains its funky roots. Ben & Jerry’s is still headquartered in The founders of Ben and Jerry’s have accused the UK consumer giant Unilever of violating a 22-year-old agreement that could lead to the sale of the ice-cream in the occupied West Bank. Ben Cohen The ice cream company, which is owned by Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s said it informed its licensee in Israel that its agreement will not be renewed when it expires at the end of 2022. After then Ben & Jerry's has spoken out on social justice issues before. ( NewsNation) — Vermont-based ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s in a Fourth of July statement called for the return of “stolen Indigenous land” starting with Mount Rushmore. “This 4th of July, it’s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and Ben & Jerry’s is suing parent company Unilever to stop the sale of its Israeli business to a local licensee, a move the consumer products giant said would keep the ice cream products available America's iconic ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's was started by best friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield after they purchased an old gas station and turned it into a scoop shop in 1978. Ben & Jerry’s shareholders may count themselves among the grateful living for the $43.60 a share offer, which was about a 25 percent premium over the company’s closing price of $34.93 3/4 on Ben & Jerry's Radical Ice Cream Dreams. By David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya. 290. It has now become trendy for corporations to take a stance on social-justice issues without fear of r2HMs5.