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Is Ben & Jerry's owned by Unilever?

No. Ben & Jerry's is owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company (since 2025), not by Unilever. Unilever did own Ben & Jerry's from 2000 until 2025.[1]

Why people ask: Unilever owned Ben & Jerry's for 25 years, until it demerged its ice cream business as The Magnum Ice Cream Company in December 2025.

Ben & Jerry's

Owner
The Magnum Ice Cream Company since 2025
HQ
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Deal
unilever demerges ice cream 2025

Also under The Magnum Ice Cream Company: Breyers, Calippo, Carte d'Or, Cornetto, Klondike, Magnum, Popsicle, Solero

Unilever

Parent
Independent (listed or private)
HQ
🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Also under Unilever: Axe, Bango, Brut, Cif, Clear, Close-Up, Colman's, Comfort

Ownership history of Ben & Jerry's

  1. 1978–2000 Ben & Jerry's Homemade
  2. 2000–2025 Unilever
  3. 2025–present The Magnum Ice Cream Company

Frequently asked questions

Is Ben & Jerry's owned by Unilever?

No. Ben & Jerry's is owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company (since 2025), not by Unilever. Unilever did own Ben & Jerry's from 2000 until 2025.

Who owns Ben & Jerry's?

Ben & Jerry's is owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company, headquartered in Netherlands, since 2025.

Who owns Unilever?

Unilever is a company headquartered in the United Kingdom and is not owned by another company recorded here.

Sources (4) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 18 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] Unilever PLC Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2025 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 12 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  3. [3] Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. Form 8-K — Item 1, Changes in Control of Registrant — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 22 May 2000; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  4. [4] Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. Form 15-12G — deregistration following the merger — SEC EDGAR, SEC filing, published 3 August 2000; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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