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Ben & Jerry's Homemade: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Ben & Jerry's Homemade is a publicly listed company headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont, United States that is tracked here as an owner of consumer businesses, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]

The Vermont company that made Ben & Jerry's ice cream, listed on NASDAQ from 1984 until Unilever's subsidiary Conopco acquired it in 2000 and deregistered its shares.

Status: merged

Company facts

Legal name
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇺🇸 South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Founded
1978
Last verified
· 3 sources

Divestitures and spin-offs by Ben & Jerry's Homemade

Acquisition closed

Unilever acquires Ben & Jerry's

Unilever's subsidiary Conopco acquired Ben & Jerry's Homemade in a two-step transaction: a cash tender offer at $43.60 per share through Vermont All Natural Expansion Company, followed by a back-end merger. The merger agreement created an independent board with a continuing social mission mandate.

Value
Regulatory
None recorded

Brands Ben & Jerry's Homemade no longer owns

Ben & Jerry's Homemade controlled this brand in the past. Each row shows when the ownership ended and who holds the brand now, so a page that once said Ben & Jerry's Homemade owned it still shows why it no longer does.

BrandOwned untilOwner today
Ben & Jerry's Aug 2000 The Magnum Ice Cream Company

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Ben & Jerry's Homemade own?

Ben & Jerry's Homemade is tracked as an owner of consumer businesses; see the ownership tree for its holdings.

Is Ben & Jerry's Homemade an American company?

Yes. Ben & Jerry's Homemade is headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont, United States and was founded in 1978.

Who owns Ben & Jerry's Homemade?

Ben & Jerry's Homemade is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders.

Sources (3) & 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] Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. Form 15-12G — deregistration following the merger — SEC EDGAR, SEC filing, published 3 August 2000; retrieved 6 September 2026.
  2. [2] 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 6 September 2026.
  3. [3] Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. definitive merger proxy statement (DEFM14A) — SEC EDGAR, SEC proxy statement, published 6 July 2000; retrieved 6 September 2026.

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