Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, says it's cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits.

Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has reached its first contract agreement with workers at a retail shop in the Vermont city where the company was founded after the employees petitioned to unionize last year.

Unilever says it has reached a new business arrangement in Israel that will effectively end Ben & Jerry’s policy of not selling ice cream in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.

The state of Arizona has sold off $93 million in Unilever bonds and plans to sell the remaining $50 million invested in the global consumer products company because subsidiary Ben & Jerry's stopped selling its ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories.

Florida has taken a a step to halt investment of state resources in the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s over its decision to stop selling ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem.

The chief executive of Unilever has distanced himself from the decision by the company's Ben & Jerry's ice cream brand to stop serving Israel's West Bank settlements.

Israel’s prime minister is vowing to “act aggressively” against the decision by Ben & Jerry’s to stop selling its ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories.

Ben & Jerry's says it is going to stop selling its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem, saying the sales in the territories sought by the Palestinians are “inconsistent with our values.”.

This photo provided by Ben & Jerrys shows Ben & Jerrys dog treats. So does Ben & Jerry's. They're made from the same ingredients Ben & Jerry’s uses in its non-dairy human desserts. Ben & Jerry’s is the latest food company to pivot to pets, sensing opportunity as more Americans acquire furry friends. Three years later, Smucker acquired Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, which makes Nutrish brand pet food.

Ben and Jerry’s wants you to talk about racial inequity and criminal justice reform. And the ice cream makers are hoping to spark those conversations by doing what they do best with a new ice cream flavor. Justice Remix’d is cinnamon and chocolate ice cream with cinnamon bun dough and fudge brownies. Why those flavors? The company is now owned by mega-corporation Unilever but has retained its commitment to community values.

CEO Alan Jope said the Anglo-Dutch company had unlocked new levels of agility in responding to unprecedented fluctuations in demand.The company's shares jumped more than 8% on the news. Lockdowns in our markets and reduced personal care occasions amidst restricted living, led to lower demand for skin care, deodorants and hair care, which each saw volume and price decline, the company said. Second quarter underlying sales growth edged down 0.3% while turnover fell 3.1% compared to the second quarter in 2019 to 13.3 billion euros ($15.4 billion). The company noted that sales of food, ice cream and tea rose as people spent more time at home. Following a review launched in January, Unilever said it will retain its tea businesses in India and Indonesia and separate the company's remaining tea operations into a new business.

I stream, you stream, we all stream for ice cream. Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s announced it has partnered with Netflix for a new flavor. “Netflix & Chill’d” is bound to keep you happy for hours with peanut butter ice cream, sweet and salty pretzels swirls and fudge brownies. The new product is available in stores worldwide for dairy and non-dairy ice cream lovers. This is not good news for your diet though.