Ben & Jerry's

In the lawsuit, Ben & Jerry's says it has been muzzled by Unilever in attempts to speak out publicly against the war in Gaza with calls "for peace and a permanent and immediate ceasefire," support for U.S. college students protesting the war and for the end of U.S. military aid to Israel.

Unilever is spinning off its ice cream division, which includes Ben & Jerry’s. The Vermont-based company has long been known as a company that wears its values on its sleeve.

Unilever said its ice cream business has "distinct characteristics" from its other brands and would benefit from separate ownership to increase growth.

Ben & Jerry’s has reached its first contract agreement with workers at its retail location in Burlington. About 40 workers at the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop in Burlington announced last April that they planned to form a union.

If the Ben and Jerry's on Church Street does vote to unionize, it will be the first location to do so.

Ben & Jerry’s has released a statement promising to take decisive action when it learns of child labor on dairy farms supplying milk for its products.That's in response to a story from the New York Times about migrant children working in conditions in violation of labor laws across the U.S.

The company said sales in the Palestinian territories are "inconsistent" with its values. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called the move "morally wrong" and vowed to fight it.

The Ben & Jerry’s program designed to encourage farmers to take better care of cows, land, and workers. Plus, college parties, Governor Scott’s buy-local…

Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. has long marketed its social mission along with its sweet desserts. This year, it strengthened a program aimed at getting…

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. misleads consumers with claims that its farms protect the environment and…