Unilever Jettisons Ben & Jerry's

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rgag12
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7:28a, 3/19/24
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/03/19/unilever-announces-plan-to-spin-off-its-ice-cream-unit-including-ben-jerrys.html

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Shares of consumer goods giant Unilever popped on Tuesday after the company announced plans to separate its ice cream unit, which includes Ben & Jerry's and Magnum, as part of a restructuring that will affect 7,500 jobs.


Oh no! What will those political activists do without their corporate crutch supporting them?

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Picard
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7:31a, 3/19/24
Ben & Jerry's new flavor: GTFO

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sam callahan
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7:32a, 3/19/24
Ben and Jerry cashed out long ago.
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Rapier108
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8:09a, 3/19/24
Unilever is still ultra woke, even without B&J.

Don't forget their Vaseline BLM commercial that started with "To my beautiful black baby; you will be born in a country which hates you for the color of your skin."
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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In reply to Picard • 8:10a, 3/19/24
Picard said:
Ben & Jerry's new flavor: GTFO

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8:12a, 3/19/24
This is a nothing burger.
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TTUArmy
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8:56a, 3/19/24
Getting rid of BJs and Magnums. Hmmm...didn't know Unilever was an ultra religious company.
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In reply to TTUArmy • 9:53a, 3/19/24
TTUArmy said:
Getting rid of BJs and Magnums. Hmmm...didn't know Unilever was an ultra religious company.
Zing!
"Well, if you can’t have a great season, at least ruin somebody else’s." - Olin Buchanan
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In reply to sam callahan • 9:58a, 3/19/24
sam callahan said:
Ben and Jerry cashed out long ago.


And they look like they've used their wealth to exercise, eat healthy, and look great.
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9:59a, 3/19/24
I liked Phish Food
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10:02a, 3/19/24
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10:05a, 3/19/24
This moves seems similar to what P&G did many years ago....they spun off their food businesses and kept the chemicals. Margins in the food business are meager compared to stuff like Tide.
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2:06p, 3/19/24
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In reply to rgag12 • 2:09p, 3/19/24
rgag12 said:
Oh no! What will those political activists do without their corporate crutch supporting them?
Ben & Jerry's was pretty "progressive" back when independent, too, weren't they?
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In reply to Rapier108 • 6:44p, 3/19/24
Rapier108 said:
Unilever is still ultra woke, even without B&J.

Don't forget their Vaseline BLM commercial that started with "To my beautiful black baby; you will be born in a country which hates you for the color of your skin."
Good lord. I don't recall that.
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2:57p, 3/20/24
What is grandpa Joe going to do! You know he will never eat Blue Bell!
Last of the Old Army
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8:34p, 3/20/24
Ben and Jerry's was founded be pinko commies but their ice cream is the best there is.
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10:58p, 3/20/24
Maybe they should give the company to the Tribe where the factory sits
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11:03p, 3/20/24
Old ****ing hippies.
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In reply to YouBet • 11:05p, 3/20/24
YouBet said:
Rapier108 said:
Unilever is still ultra woke, even without B&J.

Don't forget their Vaseline BLM commercial that started with "To my beautiful black baby; you will be born in a country which hates you for the color of your skin."
Good lord. I don't recall that.
I guess I remembered the wording of the intro somewhat incorrect (or there might be another version I can't find yet), but here is the one which still appears online. Seems like it was scrubbed from most websites.

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/t7zC/vaseline-equitable-care-for-skin-of-color
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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In reply to lotoarmy • 11:13p, 3/20/24
lotoarmy said:
What is grandpa Joe going to do! You know he will never eat Blue Bell!
He should try the new flavor being imported from the cesspool of mexico: fentanyl foo foo.
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In reply to FrankK • 11:24p, 3/20/24
FrankK said:
Somebodies in supermarkets have been taking B&J products out off their usual place and putting them elsewhere on shelves deep behind other products.

There are cameras all over the place, so I guess they can't be charged with shoplifting, but maybe they could be charged wit malicious something or another. Maybe it's BLM and so it's just a protest against white privilege and not a crime since only the vanilla and peach flavors are being moved.
I think I'd watch that, like the video the girl posted licking a blue bell 1/2 gallon and putting it back. It reminds how off tracks we are.
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In reply to Rapier108 • 11:29p, 3/20/24
Rapier108 said:
Unilever is still ultra woke, even without B&J.

Don't forget their Vaseline BLM commercial that started with "To my beautiful black baby; you will be born in a country which hates you for the color of your skin."
Is that real??
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In reply to WestTexasAg • 11:31p, 3/20/24
See the link I posted a few posts up. I got the wording somewhat wrong, or there is another commercial I haven't been able to find, but yes, it exists.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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In reply to Picard • 12:29a, 3/21/24
Picard said:
Ben & Jerry's new flavor: GTFO

Ben & Jerry's new flavor: Dick

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