Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield, whose name helped shape the popular ice cream brand, has quit the company, his partner Ben Cohen said today, deepening the rift with parent Unilever.

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield quit on Wednesday, citing interference from parent company Unilever over the famous ice-cream brand’s social activism and criticism of Israel’s killing of Palestinian civilians.

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield quits company over Unilever rift, citing loss of independence and social activism.