Ben & Jerry's
Dining · 600+ locations · US nationwide; sold in 35+ countries worldwide
The Vermont brand that made activism part of the ice cream. Unilever bought it in 2000 promising an independent social-mission board; its public parent, The Magnum Ice Cream Company, removed that board in January 2026 and seated its own in August. The ousted directors are still in court.
The Big Picture
Ben & Jerry's still runs union contracts in Vermont and monitored sourcing programs. But its independent social-mission board is gone: public parent Magnum removed it in January 2026, seated its own in August, and cut the brand foundation's funding; that foundation suspends operations at the end of 2026. A federal judge dismissed most of the ousted directors' suit in August 2026; their censorship claim survives. It answers to Magnum's shareholders.
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Company data last updated September 2026
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