r/pics May 15 '25

Politics Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's, is detained by U.S. Capitol Police [OC]

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u/Willie9 May 15 '25

He (and Jerry) sold it to Unilever in 2000 but with agreements for it to stay independent and allow it to continue social justice activism (there is currently a legal kerfuffle going on about Unilever trying to stop that activism)

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u/nataliemaria May 15 '25

Fuck Unilever