Ben & Jerry's

Vermont-based ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s, an independent subsidiary of Unilever plc (NYSE:UL), has a long history of corporate activism. Its latest round has brought it into conflict with its own parent company. What Happened: On Wednesday, Ben & Jerry’s filed a...

A proposed buyout offer of 7-Eleven parent company Seven & I Holdings Co could take the American convenience store from being owned by a Japanese company to a Canadian company. Many people likely have no idea that 7-Eleven is currently owned by a Japanese company according to a poll of Benzinga...

Free Speech Or Hate Speech? Shortly after Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) took over Twitter in the name of free speech, slurs against Black Americans tripled from an average of 1,282 times a day to 3,876. Slurs against gay men rose to 3,964 times a day from 2,...

Ben & Jerry's, a subsidiary of Unilever plc (NYSE: UL) launched a campaign for 4/20, regarding what the company calls a “half-baked marijuana legalization” focusing on Michigan where cannabis use is legalized but many are still serving time or have long-standing records for...

Ben & Jerry's, the ice cream giant and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unilever N.V. (NYSE: UL), is calling on the Senate to step up immediately to pass its version of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or MORE Act, and ensure that the people most impacted by the war...

Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) social media platforms are set to see the return of Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL) advertisements after they were withdrawn in support of a protest that called for an end to misinformation and hate-speech, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.  What...

Ben and Jerry’s parent Unilever Inc (NYSE: UN) (NYSE: UL) wants to pursue a five-fold increase in the sale of meat and dairy alternatives in the coming five-to-seven years, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. What Happened: The Anglo-Dutch multinational company said this week it is...

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) wants to help you chill... with ice cream. Netflix is taking the popular "Netflix and chill" slang literally by helping people stay cool in hot weather as part of a new partnership with Ben & Jerry's. The iconic ice cream maker introduced a new flavor...

Carb lovers rejoiced. February 9 is both National Pizza Day and National Bagel Day, and companies like Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) and Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM)’s Pizza Hut offered discounts or other promotions. Some local hubs and national chains take the...

Even during The Great Recession, economic growth in emerging markets still rose. That trend will continue, as the United States, Europe and Japan all have intractable problems that will stultify any significant positive economic performance for a long, long time. Investors should look to...

Kees Kruythoff, President of Unilever's (NYSE: UN) North American division, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box to talk ice cream. Of the company's over 400 brands, ice cream is one of its biggest businesses. Unilever holds various forms of the sweet frozen treat including the popular and fast growing...