Editing Ben & Jerry's (section)

====Sale of company to Unilever====
[[File:A_Ben_&_Jerry's_ice_cream_shop_in_Place_Jacques-Cartier,_Montreal,_Canada_04.jpg|thumb|A Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop in [[Place Jacques-Cartier]], [[Montreal]]]]
In April 2000, Ben & Jerry's sold itself to British multinational food giant [[Unilever]] for $326 million ($607 million in 2025 accounting for inflation).<ref>{{cite web |last=Meadows |first=Donella |url=http://www.commondreams.org/views/041300-106.htm |work=[[Common Dreams]] |title=The Globalization of Ben & Jerry's|date=April 13, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000901230848/http://commondreams.org/views/041300-106.htm |archive-date=September 1, 2000}}</ref> In the acquisition agreement, Unilever agreed to carry on the company's tradition of engaging "in these critical, global economic and social missions".<ref name=IsraelBoycott/> Following the acquisition, both founders remained employed at the company, though not in a position of operational or managerial responsibility,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/qa/documents/03073228.asp |date=August 14, 2003 |newspaper=Boston Phoenix |title=Coneheads |access-date=April 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504162557/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/qa/documents/03073228.asp |archive-date=May 4, 2008 }}</ref> though Cohen remained on the governing board of directors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dairynetwork.com/doc/ben-jerrys-co-founders-protest-new-ceo-0001 |title=Ben & Jerry's co-founders protest new CEO | date=21 November 2000 |last=Clark |first=Jerry |website=Dairy Network.com}}</ref>

In 2010, Jostein Solheim, a Unilever executive from Norway, was appointed CEO.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.foodprocessing.com/ceo/jostein_solheim.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928054424/http://www.foodprocessing.com/ceo/jostein_solheim.html |archive-date= September 28, 2011 |url-status = live |website=foodprocessing.com |title=Wellness Foods Division President: Jostein Solheim, Ben & Jerry's Homemade |access-date=April 1, 2010}}</ref>

In 2018, Matthew McCarthy, previously a Unilever executive, was appointed CEO, replacing Solheim.<ref name="Ben & Jerry's Introduces New CEO">{{cite press release |title=Ben & Jerry's Introduces New CEO |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ben--jerrys-introduces-new-ceo-300697577.html |publisher=Cision PR Newswire |access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref>

In 2019, Ben & Jerry's had production facilities in [[St. Albans (town), Vermont|Saint Albans]], [[Vermont]];<ref name="NV">{{cite web|url=https://vermontbiz.com/news/2019/june/28/ben-jerry%27s-owner-close-nevada-ice-cream-plant|work=VermontBIZ|date=June 28, 2019|title=Ben & Jerry's owner to close Nevada ice cream plant|access-date=July 27, 2022|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727153325/https://vermontbiz.com/news/2019/june/28/ben-jerry%27s-owner-close-nevada-ice-cream-plant|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Waterbury, Vermont|Waterbury]], Vermont;<ref name=NV/> [[Hellendoorn]], Netherlands;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/2014/the-chunkinator|work=Ben&Jerry's|title=An Ice Cream Factory Powered by... Ice Cream!|access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref> and [[Be'er Tuvia]], Israel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Cookies-n-cream-and-tikkun-olam-575562|title=The scoop on Ben & Jerry's in Israel|work=The Jerusalem Post |last=Hoffman |first=Carl |date=December 29, 2018|access-date=July 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Krueger">{{cite news |last=Krueger |first=Hanna |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/15/metro/its-been-58-days-since-ben-jerrys-posted-social-media-heres-how-their-silence-may-be-tied-middle-east |title=It's been nearly two months since Ben & Jerry's posted on social media. Here's how its silence may be tied to the Middle East |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |url-access=limited |date=July 15, 2021 |access-date=July 16, 2021 }}</ref> The Israeli facility was sold to its local licensee in June 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=29 June 2022 |title=Unilever reaches new business arrangement for Ben & Jerry's in Israel |url=https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2022/unilever-reaches-new-business-arrangement-for-ben-jerrys-in-israel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629225158/https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2022/unilever-reaches-new-business-arrangement-for-ben-jerrys-in-israel/ |archive-date=29 June 2022 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=Unilever |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On May 15, 2023, the company announced [[Dave Stever]] as the new CEO after the preceding CEO, Matthew McCarthy, retired from the company.<ref name="SteverCEO">{{Cite web |title=Ben & Jerry's elevates Stever to CEO |url=https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/23821-ben-and-jerrys-elevates-stever-to-ceo |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Food Business News |language=en}}</ref>

On March 18, 2025, the company stated in a court filing that Unilever had unlawfully removed Stever as CEO in retaliation for social and political activism.<ref name="ap-19mar2025">{{cite news |last1=Durbin |first1=Dee-Ann |title=Ben & Jerry’s alleges parent company Unilever removed its CEO over social activism |url=https://apnews.com/article/unilever-ben-jerrys-ice-cream-ceo-activism-f0dfc60035b7a3e57e11421f5494c0c7 |access-date=March 19, 2025 |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>