Unilever's ownership of quirky ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's is coming to the end of its sometimes rocky road. The British consumer products company said Tuesday it plans to spin off the brand as well as its other ice cream businesses.
Does Ben & Jerry's still sell ice cream?
In July 2021, it was announced that Ben & Jerry's would no longer sell its ice cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory after 2022, in a press release posted to its website.
Why did Ben & Jerry's stock fall?
Stocks for Unilever, the company that owns Ben & Jerry's, fell by 0.53 percent on Thursday, as the Vermont ice cream maker faces boycott calls over its hotly contested Fourth of July message. On Tuesday, Ben & Jerry's sparked anger on social media with a Twitter post that read: "The United States was founded on stolen Indigenous land.
