India, Sept. 17 -- Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen co-founded the renowned ice cream firm Ben & Jerry's around 50 years ago. However, Greenfield announced on Wednesday that he is leaving the company, citing "painful" reasons for doing so. In a statement posted by his co-founder on Twitter (now X) on Tuesday evening, the businessman and activist opened up about his exit. He explained that he had decided to leave the company due to what he believes is a loss of independence to continue pursuing the brand's goal of supporting "peace, justice, and human rights" under Unilever's ownership.

"It's with a broken heart that I've decided I can no longer, in good conscience, and after 47 years, remain an employee of Ben & Jerry's. I am resigning fro...