A fridge bearing the Ben & Jerry’s emblem is seen at a meals retailer within the Jewish settlement of Efrat within the Israeli-occupied West Financial institution July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun//File Picture
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NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Ben & Jerry’s mentioned it plans to amend its lawsuit difficult the sale of its ice cream enterprise in Israel by its guardian firm, Unilever Plc (ULVR.L).
In a letter filed on Tuesday evening in federal courtroom in Manhattan, Ben & Jerry’s mentioned it plans to file an amended criticism by Sept. 27, with Unilever’s response due by Nov. 1.
Unilever has agreed to the timetable, the letter mentioned. Its response to Ben & Jerry’s unique criticism had been due on Tuesday.
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Ben & Jerry’s had sued on July 5, saying the sale of the Israeli enterprise to native licensee Avi Zinger breached Unilever’s 2000 settlement to purchase the Burlington, Vermont-based firm as a result of it will permit ice cream gross sales within the West Financial institution.
In July 2021, Ben & Jerry’s determined to finish gross sales in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, calling it “inconsistent” with the progressive values and social mission it retained the proper to advertise. That call prompted a backlash in opposition to Unilever, together with divestments by pension funds from the buyer items firm and accusations of anti-Semitism by some Jewish teams.
On Aug. 22, U.S. District Decide Andrew Carter in Manhattan mentioned Ben & Jerry’s didn’t deserve an injunction in opposition to the sale to Zinger as a result of it failed to point out it will undergo irreparable hurt. The choose didn’t resolve the lawsuit’s deserves.
Unilever has mentioned Ben & Jerry’s had no energy to cease or undo the sale, which has already closed.
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Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Modifying by Leslie Adler
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