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Who owns Ben & Jerry's?

Ben & Jerry's is a U.S.-origin ice cream brand now part of The Magnum Ice Cream Company following Unilever's 2025 ice-cream demerger.

Unilever is no longer Ben & Jerry's direct owner, following its 2025 ice-cream demerger. It retained a minority stake in The Magnum Ice Cream Company after the separation.

United States connection

Direct

Origin
United States
Headquarters
South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Sourced connections
2
High confidenceLast checked Sep 2026

Key facts

Brand
Ben & Jerry's
Origin
United States
Headquarters
South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Owner
The Magnum Ice Cream Company
Manufacturing
Unknown
Operations in the United States
Yes

Why Whownit classifies Ben & Jerry's this way

  • Founded in Vermont.

  • Ben & Jerry's operates from South Burlington, Vermont

    The stored value was its owner's country. Ben & Jerry's gives its own address in South Burlington, Vermont.

Sources: company filings, company website, business databasesAll sources

Ownership snapshot

  1. Ben & Jerry's

  2. owned by

    The Magnum Ice Cream Company

    The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.

Owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company

Ben & Jerry's is owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.

Country connections

Each relationship is recorded separately, with its own sources.

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Sources

Primary sources are listed first. Facts on this page were last checked in Sep 2026.

  1. unilever.com

    unilever.com — ir-q4-2025-full-announcement (opens in a new tab)
    Annual reportAccessed Sep 11, 2026

  2. benjerry.com

    Ben & Jerry's contact information (opens in a new tab)
    CompanyAccessed Oct 1, 2026

  3. brandtree.org

    Ben & Jerry's and 13 other brands spin-off from Unilever… · Brandtree (opens in a new tab)
    Business databaseAccessed Sep 11, 2026

Quick answers

Who owns Ben & Jerry's?

Ben & Jerry's is owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.

Where is Ben & Jerry's from?

Founded in Vermont, United States.

Where is Ben & Jerry's headquartered?

Ben & Jerry's is headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont, United States.

Is Ben & Jerry's an American brand?

Whownit records 2 sourced connections between Ben & Jerry's and the United States (Origin, Headquarters). At least one is direct — through the company itself.