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Ben Cohen, one half of the eponymous duo behind Ben & Jerry’s, has spent almost five decades arguing that businesses can make a profit and do good at the same time. Lately, he spends most of his time arguing that the brand carrying his own name has abandoned that idea entirely under its new ownership.
Cohen accuses the Magnum Ice Cream Co., the owner of Ben & Jerry’s, which was formed from a demerger with Unilever in 2025, of gutting the company’s independent board and starving its philanthropic arm. He’s launched a public campaign called “Free Ben & Jerry’s” that is pushing Magnum to sell the brand to more socially minded investors instead. It has so far gathered more than 200,000 signatures.
“We’re trying to keep Ben & Jerry’s soul alive,” Cohen tells Fortune. He claims Magnum is the wrong steward and risks damaging the brand’s long-term value. “They ain’t got no soul,” he adds. “The only mission these guys have is profit.”
It’s a characteristically bold gambit for the 75-year-old who has been arrested for civil disobedience multiple times—including at a recent Senate hearing—and speaks openly about his views on U.S. foreign policy and the use of economic and military leverage, positions he acknowledges most public companies steer clear of entirely.
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I love cherry garcia but I would love it even more if they brought back to chocolate version too. Does anyone remember this?
Does anybody else miss Wavy Gravy with all of their soul? I have many a fond memory of sliding a pint of this ice cream around the table with my mom and dad as a kid. If anyone from B&J is reading this, please bring it back.
Cheesecake is my favorite dessert, but cheesecake-flavored ice cream never seems to go far enough. I don’t want a polite little hint of cheesecake. I want to hit actual cheesecake halfway through the pint.
So I dreamed up Half Baked Cheesecake: chocolate and cheesecake ice cream, brownie chunks, cookie dough, graham-cracker swirl, and a full no-bake cheesecake core.
Basically, it’s for those of us who believe the correct amount of cheesecake is “more.”
This is just my fan-made dream flavor, but I’m curious: Would you eat this, or have I finally taken cheesecake too far?
Other names considered: Cheesecake Half-Baked.