BY Regan Stephens. April 17, 2021, 4:00 AM PDT. At the 42-year-old, Unilever-owned ice cream brand, new products are dreamed up by an innovation team made up of “flavor gurus.”. Courtesy of Ben & Jerry’s has a long history of political activism under founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who were arrested in 2016 for protesting against money in politics. On the Ben & Jerry's website, a list of some of the funniest suggestions received includes Gorgonzola, pepperoni, macaroni, french fry, and jalapeño ice cream. While those flavors likely won't ever hit the market, others made it to stores but were less than successful with consumers. Evidently, one person's dream flavor won't be considered Ben & Jerry's ice cream will continue to be made at this factory in Beer Tuvia, in southern Israel Ben & Jerry's has said it does "not agree" with a deal by its parent company Unilever that allows Listen · 3:56. Playlist. Flipboard. In the mid-1970s two childhood friends, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield decided to open an ice cream shop in Burlington, Vermont. Their quirky little shop Ben Cohen says that companies should look toward corporate activism as a way to strengthen their business. Ben & Jerry’s, one of the first businesses to support the Black Lives Matter movement In contrast, Ben & Jerry’s seeks to support and leverage the momentum of existing partners and movements that share the same values and are mission-aligned. Not only does this instantly bring weight and scale to their efforts, but it also wisely offsets the relatively high cost of managing programs or leading movements on your own. Calls have been made to boycott ' woke ' Ben & Jerry's after the outspoken ice cream giant criticised Priti Patel's handling of the migrant crisis. The company's UK branch noisily passed moral mi7h.