Ben & Jerry’s exploring deal with KKR executive to separate ice cream brand from owner, WSJ reports

Oct 26 (Reuters) – Ben & Jerry’s ​founders ‌are exploring a deal ‌with ​an ⁠executive from ⁠KKR to separate their brand ​from ⁠its ⁠current owner, ​the ​Wall Street Journal ‌reported on Monday.

The ⁠ice cream brand is ⁠owned by ‌Unilever ⁠spin-off ​Magnum.

(Reporting ‌by Vallari ​Srivastava ⁠in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh ​Kuber)