Ben Cohen
@yobencohen
Co-Founder of Ben & Jerry's Leader of Up In Arms- upinarms.com #FreeBenandJerrys
Charli XCX and Bella Hadid have been outspoken when their values are at stake. We are asking them to use their platforms to demand Magnum stops silencing Ben & Jerry's from speaking out on Gaza.
Businesses have power. You can use that power for profit or to make the world a better place. What we realized at Ben & Jerry’s is they’re mutually reinforcing. #FreeBenandJerrys
Another reading from the Free Ben & Jerry's Poet Society. BEWARE the Menacing Magnum Monster!! Let Ben & Jerry's be independent, joyful and free. To fight for justice and equality! #freebenandjerrys
This is what Magnum does to an ice cream brand when it doesn’t have an independent board to defend it. #freebenandjerrys
Don't let Ben & Jerry's become just another piece of frozen mush! #freebenandjerrys
A first reading from the Free Ben & Jerry's Poet Society. Keep buying Ben & Jerry's to stay cool this summer. #FreeBenandJerrys
The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation says it will shut down at the end of the year after its corporate parent cut off funding and evicted its three staffers Wednesday.
They own over 100 brands. They know how to manage all of them except one,” he said. “All of their other brands have no social mission. They have no heart. They have no soul, and you know that’s fine. They know how to manage those brands.” #freebenandjerrys
Now it's under threat. Share this. Tell people what happened. The more people who know, the harder this is to ignore. #freebenandjerrys
Since its founding in 1985, the Foundation has funded and supported hundreds of grassroots organizations across the country working for progressive social change — community organizing, environmental justice, racial equity, human rights. #freebenandjerrys
Today, Magnum ordered the @benandjerrysfoundation out of its own corporate office.
Wondering what’s been going on with Ben & Jerry’s and the Magnum Corporation? They’re illegally dismantling the independent board, they are preventing them from speaking out about Gaza, Trump and more. We’re asking them to sell to a group of social investors that support the values.
It’s ice cream season and I thought I’d bust out a little tune for you all. I’m still buying and supporting Ben & Jerry’s, btw. You should, too. #FreeBenandJerrys
Freedom of the Press shapes our democracy. When journalists pursue truth, we all benefit. Freedom of Speech belongs to all of us. Use it to question, to push back, to lift each other up. Defend Freedom of Assembly. When we gather, we shape what comes next. #ArtForFreedom
In honor of Juneteenth, I’m sharing @benandjerrys “Dismantle White Supremacy” post from 2020. We need more statements like this in 2026. Silence is NOT an option. The full post is available at the link below: www.benjerry.com/about-us/med...
My top 5 horror movies: Trump's $1.5 trillion war budget The Magnum Ice Cream Corporation occupying Ben & Jerry's Ben & Jerry's muzzled social mission Money for war, but not the poor Not Enough Chunks and Swirls #freebenandjerrys
I joined BBC’s Amol Rajan for an episode of the Radical podcast. We chatted about whether ethics is more important to business success than a good product, and more. Link below for the full episode
We’re trying to help Magnum to understand that it’s in their financial self-interest to sell Ben & Jerry’s,” Cohen told Financial Times when we met in London’s trendy Shoreditch district.
"Cohen claims that Magnum is stifling Ben & Jerry’s baked-in social mission, and has “dismantled” the independent board that oversees those aims. He’s launched a campaign to #FreeBenandJerrys, hiring a marketing team and tapping up a consortium of like-minded investors to try to buy it back.
Looking for more ways to help #FreeBenandJerrys? Find others and join the community, Friends of Free Ben & Jerry’s on Facebook LINK: www.facebook.com/groups/22647...
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My friends @annie_leonard and @andrecarothers recently authored @theprotestbook. We must protect our right to protest. Nonviolent protest is one of the most powerful tools ordinary people have ever wielded. And because it works, it is under attack.
Hasan Minhaj and I chatted about #FreeBenandJerrys. He breaks down what's happening and why the brand's heart is being ripped out by The Magnum Corporation. Thanks for helping to spread the word, @hmdk You can take action NOW at FreeBenandJerrys.com.
“The world wants more companies like Ben & Jerry’s. Magnum should set them free to do what they do best.” Read the full Op-Ed by Dr. Bronner's and Patagonia's CEO's at the link below.
Free Ben & Jerry's crashes The Magnum Corporation's first shareholder meeting. 17 U.S. institutional investors representing over $43 billion in assets under management and Dutch association VBDO asked for a review of Magnum's governance of Ben & Jerry's. #FreeBenandJerrys
NorthStar Asset Management, an activist investment firm aligned with Cohen, plans to press Magnum’s management tomorrow at the company’s annual shareholder meeting. Its concerns include the board removals and a desire for greater clarity on Ben & Jerry’s stand-alone financial performance.
In a letter sent to Magnum's board ahead of its May 7th annual general meeting, shareholders led by NorthStar Asset Management expressed concerns over Magnum's management of Ben & Jerry's, saying it risked damaging its business and value. #FreeBenandJerrys