Jeni’s Brings In Former Ben & Jerry’s Exec David Stever As Ceo

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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has brought successful erstwhile Ben & Jerry’s CEO David Stever to caput up nan US business.

Columbus, Ohio-based Jeni’s said Stever joins nan institution arsenic CEO astatine a “time of beardown momentum and will lead its adjacent shape of growth”.

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Set up by Jeni Britton successful 2002, nan business supplies US retailers specified arsenic Whole Foods Market, Target, Kroger and Albertson’s. It besides operates much than 90 ice-cream shops, according to a statement.

Stever was astir precocious an adjunct professor astatine Champlain College successful Vermont and was CEO astatine Unilever-owned Ben & Jerry’s from May 2023 to April 2925, his LinkedIn floor plan shows.

Jeni’s president Brian Knez said of Stever: “He brings a uncommon operation of operational excellence and business leadership, on pinch a proven expertise to standard world brands.

“During his clip astatine Ben & Jerry’s, he fostered a people-first civilization rooted successful quality, nan impermanent experience, and a passion for nan powerfulness of crystal pick to bring group together.”

Stever will beryllium assigned to “continue to put successful breakthrough flavour development, caller merchandise formats, and expanded user experiences”, nan connection read.

He joins nan business astatine a clip of consolidation successful nan world ice-cream market.

Unilever has precocious spun-off its ice-cream operations into The Magnum Ice Cream Company, which still houses Ben & Jerry’s.

Nestlé, meanwhile, is successful nan process of exiting its ice-cream business but will clasp its liking successful nan Froneri associated task pinch investor PAI Partners.

Stever said of his appointment: “Jeni’s is 1 of those companies wherever maturation and authenticity are profoundly connected. What is driving its momentum crossed scoop shops, grocery, and now franchising is simply a genuine committedness to joy, creativity, community, and nan affectional relationship it builds pinch people.”

Jeni’s announced its description into franchising successful September done nan company’s fellowship programme.

“The determination to franchise will let nan marque to intentionally proceed its growth, planting roots successful caller communities crossed nan country,” Jeni’s said astatine nan time.