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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Ben & Jerry’s Ukraine tweet gets frosty reception from Unilever boss

Last summer, Ben & Jerry's decided to stop selling ice-cream in occupied Palestinian territories.
Last summer, Ben & Jerry's decided to stop selling ice-cream in occupied Palestinian territories. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

The chief executive of Ben & Jerry’s parent company, Unilever, has criticised the ice-cream maker’s controversial tweet about the Ukraine crisis, saying it should stay away from issues where it does not have “expertise or credibility”.

The ice-cream company, which drew fire with a decision to stop selling its products in occupied Palestinian territories last year, caused a social media storm on Friday by calling on Biden to not send more troops to Europe, saying he risked “fanning the flames of war”.

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