London CNN —King Charles III has ended royal warrants for Cadbury and Unilever, which owns brands including Marmite and Ben & Jerry’s, in a blow to the household names.
Charles announced the second set of warrants of his reign late last week, recognizing the included brands and companies as royal suppliers and allowing them to feature the Royal Arms on their packaging.
No reason was given for the discontinuation of the pair’s warrants, as per royal protocol.
More than 500 brands and companies now hold warrants, according to the Royal Warrant Holders Association.
Activist group B4Ukraine wrote an open letter addressed to Charles in June, urging him to drop companies including Mondelez and Unilever from the royal warrants list.
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