Today Is Free Cone Day At Ben & Jerry’s!

For ice cream fans around the world, today is anything but a normal Tuesday – it’s the day that Ben & Jerry’s honors its annual tradition of giving out free scoops to all. Jump in line as many times as you’d like – no, seriously! Get a scoop of your go-to flavor, try a new favorite (or two). You don’t have to choose – that’s the beauty of Free Cone Day. Ben & Jerry’s needs fans to be extra…

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Lights! Caramel! Action! Ben & Jerry's Newest Flavor Directed By Award-Winning Filmmaker Ava DuVernay

Lights! Caramel! Action! Ben & Jerry’s Newest Flavor Directed By Award-Winning Filmmaker Ava DuVernay

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♫ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ♫

♫ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ♫

Last night after we returned from sharing Thanksgiving dinner with our friends, after the girls put away the leftovers and cleaned the kitchen (that’s our standing deal — I make the mess cooking and they clean it up while I take a break!), Chris started watching a biographical film about Elton John’s early years beginning in his childhood and going up through his rehab treatment after years of…

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Federal judge denies Ben & Jerry’s bid to stop sales in Judea and Samaria

Federal judge denies Ben & Jerry’s bid to stop sales in Judea and Samaria

The ice-cream maker sued parent company Unilever for transferring production rights to an Israeli company (August 22, 2022 / JNS) The attempt by ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s to stop sales of its products in Judea and Samaria was rejected Monday by a federal judge, reported Reuters. Ben & Jerry’s brought the lawsuit on July 5 against its parent company Unilever after the latter announced it would…

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Why Israel’s ice cream war could backfire

Why Israel’s ice cream war could backfire

Israel’s Ambassador to both the United States and the United Nations, together with future PM-designate and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid are threatening to mobilize the laws that nearly three dozen US states have against BDS to fight Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling their ice cream in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. In this piece for +972 Magazine, I explain why the BDS movement…

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Thousands Join Ben & Jerry's to Demand Criminal Justice Reform, Extending Benefits of Cannabis Legalization to Communities of Color

"Let's be clear: even with increased legalization, hundreds of thousands of people are still being arrested for pot. And most of those people are black." #420Day

United States (CD) – The ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s was among those on Saturday who sought to draw attention to inequities which have become increasingly apparent since more states began loosening cannabis restrictions—a shift which critics say has mainly benefited white and upper-class Americans.

The Vermont-based company, which has been outspoken about progressive causes since it opened in…

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Israeli ice cream maker sues Ben & Jerry's over boycott

Israeli ice cream maker sues Ben & Jerry’s over boycott

An Israeli ice cream maker filed a federal breach of contract lawsuit against Ben & Jerry’s on Thursday, claiming his license wasn’t renewed because he refused to abide by the Vermont-based firm’s decision not to sell products in “Occupied Palestinian Territory.” Ben & Jerry’s, which is part of the giant Unilever, announced last year that it would no longer sell its products in the West Bank of…

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Podcast interview: Ben & Jerry’s, Amnesty International, and the Debate Over Boycotting Israel

Podcast interview: Ben & Jerry’s, Amnesty International, and the Debate Over Boycotting Israel

Check out this podcast interview in which Bryan Schwartzman of Reconstructing Judaism asks me about some of the things I’ve been blogging about lately re Israel and Palestine: https://evolve.fireside.fm/28 https://evolve.fireside.fm/

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Ben & Jerry’s 20th Vegan Ice Cream Flavor Is Here. And It’s Bananas.

Ben & Jerry’s 20th Vegan Ice Cream Flavor Is Here. And It’s Bananas.

Good News Notes: “Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s is starting off 2022 with the launch of not one, but two new vegan flavors—bringing its non-dairy flavor count in the United States up to 20 pints. The newest flavor is Bananas Foster, which is a rich combination of creamy sunflower butter-based ice cream in a cinnamon and banana-forward flavor that is dotted with crunchy almond toffee, all around…

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Ben & Jerry's is adding two new "core" flavors to its extensive line of Non-Dairy desserts: Non-Dairy Bananas Foster and Non-Dairy Boom Chocolatta

Ben & Jerry’s is adding two new “core” flavors to its extensive line of Non-Dairy desserts: Non-Dairy Bananas Foster and Non-Dairy Boom Chocolatta

As the #1 producer of super premium non-dairy desserts, Ben & Jerry’s knows what’s at the core of non-dairy fan love: variety! Today, the company added two more core flavors to its extensive collection of certified vegan, non-dairy choices. Non-Dairy Boom Chocolatta is a mocha and caramel frozen delight with fudge flakes, gluten-free chocolate cookies and a gluten-free chocolate cookie…

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Florida Considers to Ban European Corporation Unilever Over Woke Subsidiary Ben & Jerry's

Florida Considers to Ban European Corporation Unilever Over Woke Subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s

On July 19th, Ben & Jerry’s have announced that they would stop selling ice cream in the contested territories of Israel. The product is still available everywhere else in the country allowing residents to boycott it. The move is designed to … yes, well, what actually? It is designed to signal a purpose, a virtue, a moral. Ben & Jerry’s don’t just see themselves as morally superior to Israel, but…

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As Coronavirus Rages In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis Melts Down Over Ice Cream

As Coronavirus Rages In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis Melts Down Over Ice Cream

As Florida battles a surge in coronavirus cases and a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is getting caught up in a food fight.  On Tuesday, DeSantis added British brand conglomerate Unilever to the state’s list of “scrutinized companies” because one of its divisions, Ben & Jerry’s, announced last month that it would stop ice cream sales in Israeli-occupied West…

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A megszállt területeket senki sem csatolta Izrael Államhoz

A megszállt területeket senki sem csatolta Izrael Államhoz

Megfelelő feltételeket kapott a fagylalgyártáshoz, és úgy döntött, hogy nem fogadja el. “Nem vagyok hajlandó, hogy diktálják, mit tegyek” – Interjú Üdvözlöm Avi Singert, a Ben & Jerry’s Israel tulajdonosát és gyártóját. Nir Gontz vagyok a Haaretz újságból. Hogy van? Minden rendben. Nézze, van néhány személyes félreértésem – vagy általános félreértés – a Ben & Jerry döntését illetően. Nagyon…

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Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever fail to settle lawsuit with mediation

Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever fail to settle lawsuit with mediation

The ice-cream maker sued Unilever after it announced that it would be selling the rights to produce the dessert products in Israel to American Quality Products Ltd., owned by businessman Avi Zinger. Attempts at mediation in the lawsuit filed by the board of ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s against its parent company Unilever for transferring the rights to produce its ice-cream in Israel to an…

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Make no mistake, US support for Israel's land grab is bipartisan

Make no mistake, US support for Israel’s land grab is bipartisan

Letters from both the House and Senate going after Ben & Jerry’s and their parent company Unilever for acknowledging and acting on the fact that Israeli settlements are illegal should surprise no one. But it’s important that we remind ourselves and others that Israel’s long history of expropriating Palestinian land enjoys strong bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, even if most Democratic voters…

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Dove Soap’s Owner Is Criticized Over Skin-Lightening Cream

Dove Soap’s Owner Is Criticized Over Skin-Lightening Cream

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Unilever PLC is facing fresh backlash against a skin-lightening cream that is one of its better-selling products, as scrutiny mounts for brands that some say feed into racist ideas and imagery.

Fair & Lovely, Unilever’s largest personal-care brand in India, has long been a target for critics who say it promotes the suggestion that light skin is more attractive than dark. The company has…

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