• Yesterday Unilever plc (NYSE: UL) sold its Ben & Jerry’s business in Israel to Avi Zinger, the current Israel-based licensee.

• Under the terms of Unilever’s acquisition agreement of Ben & Jerry’s in 2000, Ben & Jerry’s was granted rights to make decisions about its social mission. Still, Unilever reserved primary responsibility for financial and operational decisions.

• The new business arrangement follows a Unilever review of Ben & Jerry’s in Israel after announcing last year its decision to discontinue sales of its ice cream in the West Bank.

• According to Financial Times, Ben & Jerry’s disagrees with the move to end a row over ice cream sales in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, highlighting the discord between companies.

• According to the report, the sale ended a year-long dispute over Ben & Jerry’s policy to boycott West Bank and East Jerusalem, which had attracted a lawsuit and an aggressive reaction from the Israeli government and U.S. politicians.

• The protest by Ben & Jerry’s over Unilever’s decision appears to show the limits of the brand’s independence, Financial Times wrote.

• Price Action: UL shares are down 1.82% at $44.73 during the premarket session on the last check Thursday.

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