Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled by parent company Unilever.
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Jerry Greenfield, left, and Ben Cohen scoop ice cream cones May 5, 1998, during their 20th anniversary party at a scoop shop in Burlington, Vt.
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Founders of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Jerry Greenfield , left, and Ben Cohen, right, protest July 29, 2004, in front of Sudan's embassy in Washington.Â
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield speaks July 10, 2014, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.Â
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