2026-07-18 06:43 UTC
Nothing is safe! For years ice cream has been getting worse.
Now, Ben & Jerry's Foundation is gone.
1978 Ben & Jerry's is founded
1985 Ben & Jerry's Foundation is created.
2000 Unilever acquires Ben & Jerry's with condition to preserve the social mission.
2025 Unilever spin-off The Magnum Ice Cream Company becomes the parent.
#Enshittification #IceCream #BreyersIceCream #BenAndJerrys #Unilever #MagnumIceCream #NeverBuyBenAndJerrys
https://apnews.com/article/ben-jerrys-foundation-corporate-dispute-social-values-2066784e6277b672ed74c56a19a5f6de
Replies (2)
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@jchaven@social.sdf.org 2026-07-18 06:45
Same thing happened to Breyer's. 1866 Breyers is founded. 1926 Sold to National Dairy Products that would later become Kraft. 1993 Purchased by Unilever. 2004 Beginning of the end of "All Natural." 2012 Unilever settled claims regarding the "All Natural" labeling and agreed to changes in labeling. 2013 Many Breyers products are relabeled as "Frozen Dairy Dessert". 2025 Unilever spins-off of Breyers to Magnum #Enshittification #IceCream #BreyersIceCream #Unilever #MagnumIceCream
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@chuls@mastodon.world 2026-07-18 07:36
@jchaven@social.sdf.org 😢