Tag: Unilever
Ex-Ben & Jerry’s employee says company spoke to anti-Israel activist pre-boycott
A former employee of Ben & Jerry’s said the company’s board consulted with anti-Israel activist and Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) Israel-Palestine director Omar Shakir before the ice-cream maker announced its decision last month to boycott the...
Report: Major corporations ‘fail to protect’ Jewish employees from rising anti-Semitism
Despite major corporations investing significant time and funds to address traditional gaps in “diversity, equity and inclusion” policies, many of them—most notably, Google, Unilever and Cigna—have fallen short when it comes to addressing the...
The BDS ice-cream war has created a political taste test
It’s the kind of a controversy that leaves a lot of Israelis cold. Citizens of the Jewish state may not have been pleased about the news that the Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream company had bowed...
B’nai Brith Canada urges national grocery chains to drop Ben & Jerry’s products
B’nai Brith Canada is urging Israel supporters to sign an open letter that demands major Canadian grocery chains to stop stocking Ben & Jerry’s products following the ice-cream maker’s decision to boycott the West...
Ben & Jerry’s franchisees call for company to rescind Israel decision
Several U.S. Ben & Jerry’s franchisees have sent a letter to the company calling on them to rescind their July 19 decision to stop doing business in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory.”
The letter was signed...
Maryland joins list of states reviewing contracts with Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever
Maryland is joining a list of states examining its relationship with the ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, as well as its parent company, Unilever, after the company announced last month that it will no longer sell...
Florida set to ban Unilever from state contracts if Ben & Jerry’s boycott stands
The state of Florida notified Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream, on Tuesday that it has 90 days to cease its “boycott of Israel” or face a ban on contracts and...
New Jersey investigates Ben & Jerry’s parent company for possibly violating state law
New Jersey joined the growing list of U.S. states that announced it is examining ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever, to see if they violated state law against boycotts of...
IAC flies banner over Ben & Jerry’s factory in Vermont: ‘Serve Ice Cream, Not...
The Israeli-American Council (IAC) flew a banner over Ben & Jerry’s factory and global headquarters in South Burlington, Vt., reading “Serve Ice Cream, Not Hate,” the social-media hashtag #BDSisHATE, and the American and Israeli...
Will US anti-BDS laws cause financial meltdown for Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever?
The recent announcement that Ben & Jerry’s plans to end its sale of ice-cream in “occupied Palestinian territory,” primarily Judea and Samaria as well as eastern Jerusalem, has stirred a fierce reaction, including potential...