Owner of Ben & Jerry’s shrugs off dispute while ice cream profits melt

Consumer good giant Unilever has sold its Ben & Jerry’s business in Israel in a move that will allow the ice cream brand to remain available to consumers throughout the country and the West Bank (Ben & Jerry’s/PA) -

The owner of Ben & Jerry’s has shrugged off its dispute with the ice cream maker as “noise” and asserted that there are no plans to sell the brand, as it revealed a drop in its profits since being split off from Unilever.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) demerged from its previous owner and became an independently listed company in December.