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☆ Breakingviews: Unilever ice cream saga may sour ESG deals
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Unilever’s (ULVR.L) drawn-out ice cream drama offers food for thought on buying companies with strong political leanings. The consumer goods group said on Thursday that its litigation with the independent board of Ben & Jerry’s over the sale of its Israeli ice cream business has “been resolved”. The ice cream mess made for an odd corporate drama. Unilever bought the hipster brand in 2000 for $326 million, leaving Ben & Jerry’s board more independence than a typical subsidiary. The company also asked a judge to stop Zinger from selling the ice cream in the West Bank.

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Unilever said on Thursday that its litigation with the independent board of Ben & Jerry's over the sale of its Israeli ice cream business has "been resolved". The next month, Ben & Jerry's filed a lawsuit against a Unilever subsidiary to try to block the sale. In an updated lawsuit filed in September, Ben & Jerry's said it was seeking damages and wanted the trademarks returned. Ben & Jerry's declined to comment and Ben & Jerry's independent board did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "I am pleased that the litigation between Unilever and the independent Board of Ben & Jerrys has been resolved," Avi Zinger said in a statement on Thursday.

☆ Ava DuVernay becomes the first Black woman featured on Ben & Jerry's pint
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Ava DuVernay has become the first Black woman to have her image on a Ben & Jerry’s pint. directed by Ava DuVernay,” which will feature a mix of vanilla ice cream with salted caramel swirls, graham cracker swirls and gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough. DuVernay personally curated the flavor creation, which will be available in both milk-based and non-dairy versions. “Partnering with Ben & Jerry’s, a company that I’ve long admired for their commitment to social justice, has been a thrill ride. “Framing this up as a new flavor for the first Black woman to be a featured partner on our pints doesn’t do Ava justice,” Matthew McCarthy, Ben & Jerry’s CEO, said in a statement.

☆ This California city asked where its recycling went. The answer wasn’t pretty.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Saqib Rahim | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In recent years the global plastic trade has shrunk amid new controls by rich and developing countries alike. U.S. plastic waste exports to Asia fell to 330 million pounds in 2021, according to government data, half their 2017 level. But even these reduced volumes, environmental groups charge, can overwhelm developing countries that lack the facilities to manage them. In May, city staff asked to divert some of Palo Alto’s waste streams to facilities in Louisiana and Southern California. The second lesson, City Manager Ed Shikada said, is that Palo Alto can’t transform the global recycling system alone.

☆ Becca Balint wins Vermont House race, NBC News projects, and will be state's first woman and LGBTQ person in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Matt Lavietes Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Democrat Becca Balint is the winner of Vermont’s at-large Congressional District race, NBC News projected. She is the first woman and the first LGBTQ person elected to Congress from the state. She added, "Tonight, after 231 years, Vermonters are sending a woman and openly gay person to Congress for the first time." Her victory ended Vermont's status as the only state never to have sent a woman to Congress. In 2020, she became the first woman and the first openly LGBTQ person to be president of the Vermont Senate.

☆ This former 'Seinfeld' actor is 83 and a TikTok star -- thanks to a friend who is more than 50 years younger
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

From SeinfeldOne day, Korzen told Morrison she’d been thinking about trying to build a following by posting videos on Instagram. And it wasn’t long before a TikTok started gaining steam that featured Korzen talking about how working on Seinfeld changed her life. “This is the first time in my life I’m being called beautiful. But to Morrison, Korzen’s answer underscores how lucky they were to find each other when they did. “When I was only hanging out with people my age, I was constantly comparing myself to where they are in life,” Morrison says.

☆ After Elon Musk’s wild weekend on Twitter, will advertisers stick with it?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“I think advertisers are bracing to leave,” said Claire Atkin, co-founder of the adtech watchdog Check My Ads. Most marketers bristle at the thought of having their ads run alongside toxic content such as hate speech, pornography or misinformation. Also on Monday, Angelo Carusone, CEO of media watchdog Media Matters for America, tweeted calling on major Twitter advertisers “to be putting pressure on Twitter right now” to better address the increase in hate and other toxic content. “I think advertisers are going to look at this and say, is the weak Twitter advertising product becoming a better or worse investment? After GM announced its Twitter advertising pause, some users on the platform, including some right-leaning political figures, have called for a boycott of the automaker.

☆ Dove Maker Unilever Boosted by Record Price Increases
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Peter Stiff | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON— Unilever PLC raised its full-year sales forecast after the consumer-products giant pushed through record price increases of 12.5% in the third quarter. The maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream on Thursday reported a 10.6% rise in underlying sales growth for the quarter, driven by higher selling prices, with sales volumes declining 1.6%.

☆ Unilever CFO Struggles With Forecasting Accuracy Amid High Inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Mark Maurer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Unilever on Thursday said its expected net inflation from materials is €4.5 billion—equivalent to $4.5 billion—for 2022, up from €1.3 billion the previous year. Materials inflation generally ranged from €100 million to €300 million during the years before 2021, Mr. Pitkethly said. “Our forecasting accuracy has been a lot worse over the last year or so since this period of inflation hit,” he said. Graeme Pitkethly, chief financial officer at Unilever. Further hiking prices in the fourth quarter is a “distinct possibility,” Mr. Pitkethly said, adding he doesn’t expect the increases to deter consumer demand.

☆ These 10 LGBTQ candidates could make political history in November
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Matt Lavietes Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

More than 600 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer candidates will be on the ballot Nov. 8 — up from the 432 candidates in the previous midterm elections in 2018 — according to the political action committee LGBTQ Victory Fund. But even as an LGBTQ political leader, Balint, who is a lesbian, has faced pushback for her sexuality. He previously told NBC News that his Republican political affiliation was a result of his family's affection for former President Ronald Reagan. Jennie ArmstrongRunning for: Alaska House of Representatives, District 16Andrew GrayRunning for: Alaska House of Representatives, District 20If elected would be the first: LGBTQ state lawmaker(s) in Alaskan history. Alaska is one of four states with zero out LGBTQ state lawmakers, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund.

☆ Unilever CEO to Retire Next Year After Rocky Tenure
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Peter Stiff | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON— Unilever PLC said Chief Executive Officer Alan Jope plans to retire at the end of next year, signaling an end to what has been a challenging tenure at the helm of the maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. The London-based consumer-goods giant said Monday that it would conduct a formal search for a successor and consider both internal and external candidates.

Ben & Jerry’s is using its popular ice cream to encourage voter turnout in Black communities. The ice cream company announced Tuesday the rebranding of its signature Change Is Brewing ice cream flavor, debuting a new look and focus. Like the initial launch for Change Is Brewing, Ben & Jerry’s collaborated with Black entrepreneurs for the rebranding. It hired multidisciplinary artist Laci Jordan, who designed the ice cream container, and tapped BLK & Bold Specialty Beverages for the ice cream’s coffee ingredients. What their desires are.”The “We Won’t Black Down” tour is headed to North Carolina and Texas next.

☆ Gigantul Coca-Cola suspenda publicitatea de pe retelele de socializare, la nivel mondial, pentru 30 de zile
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-29 | by ( On | In | ) omniapres.md time to read: +1 min

“Nu exista loc pentru rasism in lume si nu exista loc pentru rasism pe retelele de socializare”, a declarat presedintele si CEO-ul Coca-Cola, James Quincey, citat de BBC. El a cerut “o mai mare responsabilitate si transparenta” din partea companiilor de socializare. Coca-Cola a precizat totusi ca nu se alatura boicotului oficial lansat de alte companii, ci este vorba de o masura proprie, a transmis CNBC. “Pauza de pe platformele de socializare” la nivel global va ajuta compania sa “reevalueze politica de publicitate pentru a determina daca este nevoie de o revizuire”, a mentionat James Quincey. Reactia Coca-Cola vine dupa ce Facebook a promis ca va eticheta postari potential daunatoare sau inselatoare.

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