The founders of Ben & Jerry’s have expressed interest in buying back their namesake ice cream brand from Unilever Plc, according to people familiar with the matter.

The co-founders of popular ice cream brand, Ben & Jerry's, are mulling repurchasing their company from Unilever. The move comes amid allegations that the parent corporation is meddling with their progressive political stance. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, now aged 73, sold their namesake ice cream business to Unilever for $326 million in 2000.

Unilever has been in the process of spinning off Ben & Jerry’s, along with fellow ice cream brands Magnum and Wall’s, into a standalone company based in Amsterdam. This process is underway, with the latest updates suggesting it will be completed by the end of this year.

Ben & Jerry’s censorship lawsuit against Unilever plc (Conopco, Inc.) has reached a new stage after the ice cream brand accused its parent ‘unilaterally barred’ it from publishing a statement that mentioned US president Donald Trump on Inauguration Day.

After disputes over Donald Trump and his politics, Ben and Jerry's founders are trying to buy the company back

They’ll need their sundae best. The founders of ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s are exploring buying back their company from Unilever Plc — as the namesakes claim the corporation interferes with their lefty politics.

Ben & Jerry’s (UL) founders, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, are reportedly in talks to buy back their namesake ice cream brand from Unilever.

The founders of Ben & Jerry's ice-cream have a plan after falling out with the makers of Hellman's mayo over politics.