The Vermont-Based Weenies who run Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream thought they’d make a statement. “It is inconsistent with our values for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).” Consistent?
Marxism you capitalist pigs?
Before we proceed, neither (Pro Iran) Ben Cohen nor Jerry Greenfield runs Ben & Jerry’s (anymore). They cashed in years ago when they sold the brand to Unilever ($ 5.7 Billion as a conglomerate in 2020, yes, 2020!).
It operates Ben & Jerry’s (according to the PR) as a wholly-owned but independently-run subsidiary. What’s independent about it?
Unilever is said to have retained the social justice mission which means they paid off the Marxists but kept the Marxism. And as long as that makes them money why would they care?
And it only cost them 326 million. Plus or minus. Their OPT “values” have cost a New York City West Side franchise a lot of business.
The owner of a Ben & Jerry’s shop on the Upper West Side was so chilled by the parent company’s freeze on ice cream sales in the West Bank that he’s vowing to donate a portion of his proceeds to help Israel.
Joel Gasman, who runs the store on West 104th Street and Broadway, said he can’t stomach the boycott imposed last week in Israeli-occupied areas — claiming it’s caused his business in the Big Apple to tank.
New York jews are saying no thanks to the B & J OPT. They are taking their business elsewhere.
“It has definitely hurt our bottom line and our overall store value. We did fear boycotts from customers. We still do,” said Gasman who, like many of his customers, is Jewish.
Joel’s not sitting idly by. He’s promised to donate “10-percent … of his profits to fund educational causes in Israel in protest of the Vermont-based ice cream maker’s politics.”
Consistent with his values, if I had to guess.
