Ben & Jerry's, a Vermont corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Unilever, operates its business on a three-part Mission Statement emphasizing product quality, economic reward and a commitment The move by Ben & Jerry’s, a wholly owned subsidiary of global consumer-products giant Unilever, amounts to a boycott of Israel. And this triggers a wave of legal and regulatory issues for the Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who founded Ben & Jerry's in 1978, spoke about the company's decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank in an interview with Axios released Sunday. Economy Jul 19, 2021 3:46 PM EST. MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Ben & Jerry’s said Monday it was going to stop selling its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem The largest supermarket to take a stance against Ben & Jerry’s so far has been New York-based Morton Williams, which decided Monday evening to reduce the brand’s products in its 16 stores by The letter claims that Unilever and its wholly owned subsidiary, Ben & Jerry’s, have violated SEC Rule 10b-5(b) which says it is unlawful "to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to In 2000, the British-Dutch conglomerate Unilever bought Ben & Jerry's for $326 million, making it a a wholly-owned autonomous subsidiary. However Ben & Jerry's continues to trumpet social causes Ben & Jerry’s is owned by Unilever - a global, public, multinational food and consumer goods company. But Ben & Jerry’s still retains its funky roots. Ben & Jerry’s is still headquartered in America's iconic ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's was started by best friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield after they purchased an old gas station and turned it into a scoop shop in 1978. Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc agrees to be acquired by Unilever for about $326 million, or $43.60 a share; Ben & Jerry's will be wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever, with separate board that will gevU8N.