cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/inforeport/p/1268639/ben-jerrys-foundation-says-it-will-shut-down-amid-legal-dispute-with-parent-company
The move puts at risk $600,000 in philanthropic support to Vermont organizations in an ongoing fight over the ice cream company’s social mission.
If the founders of ben and jerrys really believed they could continue to control the company to their ethics after selling to a major corporation they were at the very least dangerously naive. You can’t sell out without expecting your product to then prioritize profits over any ethics.