If there ever was an epicenter of “woke” commerce, it is Ben & Jerry’s. Headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, the longtime home of Sen. Bernie Sanders, the ice cream brand is virtually inseparable ...

This is far from the first time Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever have been at odds. In 2021, the ice cream brand attempted to halt sales in the West Bank to protest Israeli settlements, a move that Unilever ...

Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. Ben & Jerry's is known for taking public stances on social issues. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan, accuses Unilever of ...

MARAH SAAD, Occupied West Bank — Tysir Odeh sits in his office, watching a group of kids run and jump at a playground, taking in the early spring sun. Odeh is the head of this small school ...

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream shops at 2742 Alki Avenue ... The menu will be on an electronic board: Jonathan, a 13-year West Seattle resident, says they’re hopeful that’ll fill some of the ...

The late Jerry Longe couldn’t have been more different from Ebenezer Scrooge, the crabby British businessman he portrayed at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Jerry Longe, left, as Ebenezer Scrooge ...

Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south ...

West Virginia is not without its tradition. West Virginia native, WVU alum, and NBA logo Jerry West led the program to its first national championship, to Hot Rod Hundley and Rod Thorn making runs ...

Dave Stever had been the CEO of Ben & Jerry’s since 2023. Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's says its parent company Unilever improperly removed the ice cream company's CEO earlier this month in an ...

In 2021, for example, the ice cream company tried to stop selling in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. In November, Ben & Jerry's sued Unilever, accusing it of silencing its political ...

But lately, the marriage hasn’t been a happy one. In 2021, Ben & Jerry’s announced it would stop serving Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem. The following year, ...