Ben & Jerry's ice cream co-founder Ben Cohen said that his long-term business partner, Jerry Greenfield, was "torn apart" by his decision to leave the company they founded. Greenfield departed the ice cream company in mid-September following pressure from parent company Unilever (NYSE:UL) to remain quiet about his values.
"Jerry has a really big heart, and this conflict with Unilever was really kind of tearing him apart. So he felt like he had no choice [but] to resign," Cohen told CNN on Sept. 17, a day after Greenfield announced his resignation. "Jerry's kind of sad that it's come to this, but part of him is feeling a sense of relief that he's no longer in this intense conflict."
