Ben & Jerry's mentioned final yr it now not needed to promote its merchandise within the occupied West Financial institution as a result of it was inconsistent with its values.
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Unilever mentioned Thursday that its litigation with the unbiased board of Ben & Jerry’s over the sale of its Israeli ice cream enterprise has “been resolved.”
The corporate didn't present particulars of how the litigation had been resolved.
Unilever in June offered its Ben & Jerry’s ice cream enterprise in Israel and the West Financial institution to its native licensee, Avi Zinger, for an undisclosed sum. The subsequent month, Ben & Jerry’s filed a lawsuit towards a Unilever subsidiary to attempt to block the sale.
The Vermont-based ice cream model mentioned final yr it now not needed to promote its merchandise within the occupied West Financial institution as a result of it was inconsistent with its values. Ben & Jerry’s merchandise have been on the market in Israel for many years.
In an up to date lawsuit filed in September, Ben & Jerry’s mentioned it was looking for damages and needed the logos returned. The corporate additionally requested a choose to cease Zinger from promoting the ice cream within the West Financial institution.
Ben & Jerry’s declined to remark and Ben & Jerry’s unbiased board didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.
“I'm happy that the litigation between Unilever and the unbiased Board of Ben & Jerrys has been resolved,” Avi Zinger mentioned in a press release on Thursday.
“There isn't any change to the settlement I made with Unilever earlier within the yr. I stay up for persevering with to supply and promote the nice tasting Ben & Jerry’s ice cream underneath the Hebrew and Arabic logos all through Israel and the West Financial institution lengthy into the longer term.”
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