Unilever threatens to pull funding for Ben & Jerry's Foundation as progressive battle escalates: report

Unilever has threatened to pull funding for the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation – escalating its battle to muzzle the left-leaning ice cream brand’s progressive activism, according to a report.The company has demanded Ben & Jerry’s Foundation submit to an expedited audit of its donations to continue receiving funding, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.Unilever, which is based in London, gives approximately $5 million to the foundation each year, based on a formula of the ice cream company’s sales and i ...