by FoodBizDaily.com staff writer
February 09 2010 - The ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s informed in a brief statement today that Mr. Walt Freese has resign the positions of CEO and VP Global Brand Development to pursue other opportunities.
John LeBoutillier, Unilever’s SVP Foods US said: “Walt has done an outstanding job" and added "We wish Walt all the best in his future endeavors.”
Mr. Freese joined Ben & Jerry’s eight years ago and will remain at the helm until the end of March.
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About Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc.
Not yet ready for a scoop of Multinational Mocha? Don't worry, Ben & Jerry's is still Ben & Jerry's Homemade: a top maker of super premium ice cream (along with rival Nestlé's Häagen-Dazs). The quirky company was bought by consumer products giant Unilever in 2000, but it still marches to the beat of its own ice cream scoops on its drums of ice cream. The company sells its colorfully named ice cream, ice-cream novelties, and frozen yogurt under such monikers as Chunky Monkey, Phish Food, and Cherry Garcia. It also franchises some 750 Ben & Jerry's SCOOP SHOPS worldwide. Ben & Jerry's donates a minimum of $1.1 million of pretax profits to philanthropic causes yearly.