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Jerry Greenfield Quits Ben & Jerry’s After 47 Years, Citing Unilever “Silencing” Over Gaza

  Unilever and Ben & Jerry's have clashed since 2021, when the ice cream maker said it would stop sales in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has resigned after nearly five decades at the iconic ice cream brand, deepening a long-running feud with parent company Unilever over its stance on the Gaza conflict. In an open letter shared by partner Ben Cohen, Greenfield said the company’s independence — enshrined in its 2000 merger agreement with Unilever — had eroded, leaving its social mission “silenced.” The rift traces back to 2021, when Ben & Jerry’s halted sales in Israeli-occupied West Bank settlements, a move Unilever opposed. The dispute escalated as the brand’s social mission board described Israel’s war on Gaza as “genocide,” a rare position for a major U.S. company. Unilever’s ice cream division, Magnum, thanked Greenfield for his contributions but rejected his claims, saying it sought constructive dialogue to preserve the...
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Toronto housing market cools down as prices fall for fourth month in a row

 


The Toronto housing market showed signs of slowing down in November, as home sales rose slightly but prices continued to decline for the fourth consecutive month. 

According to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, the average selling price for all home types in the Greater Toronto Area was $1,051,000 in November, down 0.6 per cent from October and 5.3 per cent from July, when it reached a record high of $1,108,000. 

The number of home sales increased by 2.1 per cent month-over-month and 13.5 per cent year-over-year, reaching 8,766 transactions in November. However, the sales growth was mainly driven by low-rise segments such as detached and semi-detached houses, while condo sales declined by 8.8 per cent from October and 2.4 per cent from November 2020. 

The board attributed the cooling of the market to a combination of factors, including the end of the pandemic-induced surge in demand, the increase in new listings, the tightening of mortgage rules, and the anticipation of higher interest rates. “The GTA housing market has moved to a more balanced position compared to earlier this year and last year,” said TRREB president Kevin Crigger in a statement. “This could mark the start of a period of more moderate price growth, which would be healthy and sustainable over the long term.”

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