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Beth Kowitt

@bethkowitt.bsky.social
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Corporate America columnist for Bloomberg Opinion

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James Gibney @jamesgibney.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The leopard cannot change its spots. L3Harris should've known: CEOs who have behaved badly before are a huge risk, @bethkowitt.bsky.social writes www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Badly Behaved CEOs Hired as ‘Distressed Assets’ Are No Bargain
The statements came 14 years apart, but they almost could have been written from the same template.
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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 18/08/2026
"Between 2020 and 2026, nearly 20% of established US LinkedIn users went back and edited the descriptions or titles of jobs they had left years earlier. For tech workers, the rate jumped to nearly one in three." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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LinkedIn Users Are Rewriting the Past to Land Their Next Jobs
LinkedIn was in large part designed to help people find jobs. It has inadvertently become a treasure trove for economists studying the modern labor market. One research team, for example, used LinkedI...
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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Trump and RFK Jr just made life 5x more miserable for every parent of young children and raised the risks that preventable nightmare diseases will return, all in service of nonsense Gift link to @lisamjarvis.bsky.social 's column for @opinion.bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Trump's Vaccine Order Puts Parents In a Bind
President Donald Trump’s proposed sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, whether ever actually implemented or not, are yet another affront to public health in the US.
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Paul J Davies @pauljdavies.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Welcome to the K-Shaped company! AI was supposed to flatten organizations. Instead, it's starting to create lordly aristos and underclasses at work - just look at Meta! via @bethkowitt.bsky.social for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Meta Is Ushering In the Era of the K-Shaped Company
Silicon Valley has long considered itself an egalitarian utopia — a place where rebelling against hierarchy is encouraged and good ideas are supposed to bubble to the top, regardless of who has them. ...
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Paul J Davies @pauljdavies.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
So much backsliding in corporate America right now. Women keep falling further behind in the CEO race writes @bethkowitt.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Women Keep Falling Further Behind in the CEO Race
There was a moment, not that long ago, when it seemed as if corporate America might be at beginning of a golden age for female chief executive officers.
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Max Chafkin @chafkin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
new episode -- with guest host @bradstone.bsky.social. We go deep on Lilly and the business of weight loss and then talk to @bethkowitt.bsky.social about why nobody likes ceos anymore, not even ceos www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Cult of the C-Suite Is Officially Over
On this episode of Everybody’s Business, we explain why chief executives are feeling especially unloved these days.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Enjoyed this piece by my friend @bethkowitt.bsky.social on the lessons of the Scripps National Spelling Bee www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
I found an antidote to my existential angst last week when I tuned into the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 101-year-old competition might seem quaint and dated in the age of autocorrect and ChatGPT, but it is really a celebration of the crucial life skills that we should be teaching kids. They also happen to be many of the same ones AI has the potential to erode: focus and self-reliance, a tolerance for frustration and discomfort. When the contestants are alone at the microphone, there is no spellcheck or Google to call on, no Claude to give hints on how to parse Phthartolatrae or vaesite. (My spellcheck doesn’t even recognize these words.) “You cannot outsource your thinking up on the stage,” says Mina Kimes, an ESPN NFL analyst who co-hosted the Bee for the first time this year.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
2nd grade Mina Kimes would be GEEKED
Me winning the 2nd grade city bee
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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
And let me be clear: The CEOs who tried and failed to oust Wu are wrong about the economics, as usual. Having a safe, fair, climate-resilient city is always *good for business*
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 19/09/2025
Does the world hate your favorite brands now? @bethkowitt.bsky.social explains why what was once a blessing is becoming a curse 🎥
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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
"This shouldn’t be confused for Disney or Iger suddenly rediscovering their moral high ground; instead, it’s a realization that submitting may come with a higher price than pushing back" - @bethkowitt.bsky.social on Disney's Jimmy Kimmel lesson Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Bob Iger Just Learned a Hard Lesson
Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night TV taught Disney’s CEO and the rest of corporate America that playing yes-man to the Trump administration is bad for business.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 22/07/2025
Why do executives keep taking needless risks? @bethkowitt.bsky.social explains why the Astronomer CEO's Coldplay moment is textbook fiasco 🎥
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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
There’s supposedly enough critical materials on the seabed to electrify the world’s cars several times over. Trump just declared open season on it @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Seabed Mining Is a New Front in the US Versus the World
Trump has effectively fired the starting gun for an international free-for-all on extracting minerals from the ocean floor.
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jonathanjlevin.bsky.social @jonathanjlevin.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
“While bureaucracy has evolved into a pejorative term used to describe complicated and pointless administrative procedures, bureaucracy is, at its core, an administrative system and way of organizing.” @bethkowitt.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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What If Bureaucracy Is… Good?
Jamie Dimon, Elon Musk and the rest of the efficiency hive are missing the power of structure and processes.
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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Kids are anxious about the climate, don't trust their government to help, and increasingly don't want to have kids of their own. There's a simple solution, and it's the opposite of what Trump is doing Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Kids Are Anxious. Ignoring It Won’t Help.
Keeping climate change out of the classroom doesn’t make it go away.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 16/04/2025
Twitter: Why are some billionaire men so obsessed with space? @bethkowitt.bsky.social explains why something is off 🎥
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Paul J Davies @pauljdavies.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Nice piece on how CEOs can get through to Trump from @bethkowitt.bsky.social . IMO the really smart move about Dimon speaking on Fox wasn't just because Trump watches that, but because the audience he most cares about watches it too! www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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CEOs Just Got a Lesson In How to Influence the White House
This week provided a crash course in what does — and doesn’t — capture the president’s attention.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Don’t look up. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/c...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Disney ran “like a scared mouse from any possible confrontation with Donald Trump or his state-sponsored retribution apparatus.” It wasn’t enough. @bethkowitt.bsky.social @mattbelloni.bsky.social $DIS www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 28/03/2025
The dominant storyline in corporate America right now is that activism is dead. One ex-Skadden lawyer is reshaping that narrative. @bethkowitt.bsky.social explains why 🎥
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Paul J Davies @pauljdavies.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I missed this the other day: Excellent column full of historical tidbits — and entertaining meta asides>> How the em dash — beloved by @davelee.me — became a flashpoint in separating the real from AI www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Is This a ChatGPT Hyphen — or Just Good Writing?
AI has made the stalwart em dash a flashpoint in trying to separate the real from the fake.
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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
With the flood of bad news, it can be hard to get perspective on just how much damage Trump is doing. So we made a chart to get across Trump's whole-of-government approach to wrecking the climate: at least 82 actions from 20 different agencies in 52 days. 🎁 link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...
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Years of Climate Action Demolished in Days: A Timeline
Trump’s environmental directives are gutting basic protections for Americans and the agencies designed to deliver them.
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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I tend to think healthy car brands don't usually need: - Sales events at the White House - Cabinet secretaries hawking their stock on TV - Protestors at their showrooms to be branded 'domestic terrorists' But I could be wrong @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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How Long Will Musk Be Welcomed at the White House?
The world’s richest man has a lot to lose if his usefulness to the president begins to fade.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 18/03/2025
“Forced joy” is the latest trend in Corporate America. And it’s miserable, explains @bethkowitt.bsky.social 🎥
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Karsten Moran @karstenmoran.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Glimpsing a Ferry Terminal’s Faded Grandeur Before Beauty Is Restored www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/n...
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Glimpsing a Ferry Terminal’s Faded Grandeur Before Beauty Is Restored
Hoboken’s busy transit hub, which dates to a time when railroad companies built lavish structures to serve passengers, is being renovated.
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Beth Kowitt @bethkowitt.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Not sure I totally follow the logic, but this piece got me called a single cat lady columnist on X. Enjoy! www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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‘Forced Joy’ Is a Miserable Corporate Trend
At companies like Starbucks and Tiffany, fun has become a job requirement.
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James Gibney @jamesgibney.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
"In this age of urgency, driven by impatient shareholders, boards are giving their CEOs less time to execute their strategies or turn things around before deciding it’s time to move on." @bethkowitt.bsky.social on dangers of FOMO and rewards of patience www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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More CEOs Are Getting Fired. Blame FOMO Boards.
Chief executives are expected to deliver results immediately to boards fearful of missing out in an era of rapid change.
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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 03/03/2025
"Democrats are going to need a better rallying cry than: 'I told you so.'" Great vid from @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/o...
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Opinion | How Democrats’ Bad Messaging Could Ensure Another Republican Win
Donald Trump is already wreaking havoc — even on his own supporters. But don’t worry. Democrats have a winning strategy to beat him. Or not.
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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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Measles Outbreak Was Entirely Avoidable
Low vaccination rates contributed to the re-emergence of a disease declared eradicated in the US 25 years ago.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 19/02/2025
Leaked audio of the JPMorgan CEO is the latest evidence that the Covid-era celebration of “empathetic leadership” has run its course, explains @bethkowitt.bsky.social
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It’s Not What Jamie Dimon Said About WFH. It’s How He Said It
Leaked audio of the JPMorgan CEO is the latest evidence that the Covid-era celebration of “empathetic leadership” has run its course.
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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The weekend purge at HHS is putting the health and safety of Americans at risk. I talked to people w/in FDA, NIH & CMS about the important work they do--and what we lose out on with this unconscionable dismantling of public health & science in the US. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com (gift link):
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HHS Job Cuts Jeopardize Our Health and Safety
Firing thousands of employees at the agencies that oversee our food supply, research cures for cancer and monitor disease outbreaks is shortsighted.
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Paul J Davies @pauljdavies.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I'm often guilty of rolling my eyes at the ongoing Work From Home debate, but this is excellent >> Citi's commitment to hybrid work will help it win the talent war for the best and brightest working parents, says @bethkowitt.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Citi Just Became a Magnet for Ambitious Working Moms
The first woman to lead a major Wall Street bank is offering a new way of working.
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Victoria @victoriabenning.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Citi Just Became a Magnet for Ambitious Working Moms www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Citi Just Became a Magnet for Ambitious Working Moms
The first woman to lead a major Wall Street bank is offering a new way of working.
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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Some thoughts on the swift dismantling USAID & its terrible consequences for global health. The list is long, but already prevention & treatment of malaria, TB & HIV is being sidelined. What's happening is unconscionable. And it'll cost lives. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (gift link):
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Musk’s USAID Shutdown Is an Attack on the World’s Most Vulnerable
It will cost lives, some in the near term from starvation, some in the coming months from preventable diseases.
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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
“Trump wants a bar brawl — and he’s remade the Republican Party in his image. He’s also being candid about policies and values that politicos of Reagan’s era also believed in, but tried keeping under wraps. Trump has torn off the mask.” My column today: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Surprise: Trump’s Inauguration Didn't Offer Unity After All
Presidents usually try for soaring poetry when they’re sworn in. Not this one.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 16/01/2025
Zuckerberg’s Meta changes are the latest sign that the business world is tiring of trying to convince you that they’re “the good guys,” says @bethkowitt.bsky.social
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‘Making the World a Better Place’ Is So Last Year
Corporate leaders are taking notes as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg reject the idea of the do-gooder CEO.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 08/01/2025
With Donald Trump’s return to the world stage, it’s all but certain to be an unusually unpredictable year. What’s top of mind for our columnists? AI, crypto, markets, housing and more.
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Our Predictions for Markets, Politics and More in 2025
With Donald Trump’s return to the world stage, it’s all but certain to be an unusually unpredictable year. What’s top of mind for our columnists? AI, crypto, markets, housing and more.
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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 07/01/2025
NEW for @opinion.bloomberg.com: The MAGA storming of Menlo Park is almost complete .... and why Zuckerberg is using it to rid himself of a publicity stunt he never believed in.
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Zuckerberg and Meta Drop Their Misinformation Charade
The company’s decision to abandon fact-checking lets the CEO walk away from a responsibility he never wanted in the first place.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 07/01/2025
Anti-DEI crusader Robby Starbuck wants people to boycott Costco. That means giving up $1.50 hotdogs, gold bars, and more wine from Bordeaux than any other retailer. Good luck with that, says @bethkowitt.bsky.social
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Boycott Costco Over Its DEI Efforts? Good Luck With That.
Shoppers are obsessed with the warehouse retailer. The company believes its diversity is one of the reasons why.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 12/12/2024
The rage being expressed online after the shooting of the UnitedHealthcare executive is rightly scary to companies. But their response needs to be more than bulking up security, says @bethkowitt.bsky.social
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Anger at CEOs Goes Beyond the Healthcare Industry. Here’s Why.
The rage being expressed online after the shooting of the UnitedHealthcare executive is rightly scary to companies. But their response needs to be more than bulking up security.
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Beth Kowitt @bethkowitt.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
If corporate America is only talking about and investing in security practices after the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, it's treating the symptom rather than the underlying disease. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com.
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Anger at CEOs Goes Beyond the Healthcare Industry. Here’s Why.
The rage being expressed online after the shooting of the UnitedHealthcare executive is rightly scary to companies. But their response needs to be more than bulking up security.
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Beth Kowitt @bethkowitt.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
You can keep your manosphere. I'll be on the Girl Economy.
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The Girl Economy Is Going Strong — Despite the Manosphere
From “Wicked” and “Moana 2” to the record-setting Eras Tour and the pop girlie Grammy sweep, culture for and by women is still fueling the entertainment business.
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Karsten Moran @karstenmoran.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Thank you so much @gregkb.bsky.social ❤️
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Erin Griffith @ering.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
anyone else accidentally going to bluesky.com 20 times a day and starting to think they need a paper planner
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Blue Sky | 2025 Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Planners
The Blue Sky planner is the solution to your planning needs. Select from our assortment of 2025 daily, weekly, and monthly planners for the new year!
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James Gibney @jamesgibney.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The marriage between "halo brands" like Ben & Jerry's and corporate overlords like Unilever is ending, says @bethkowitt.bsky.social Peace, Love & Ice Cream loses out to Profits bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... via @opinion.bsky.social
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Ben & Jerry’s Vs. Unilever Is the End of Corporate Do-Gooderism
When the conglomerate bought the progressive ice cream maker, its social stances were a selling point. Then tastes changed.
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Beth Kowitt @bethkowitt.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
My latest for @opinion.bsky.social
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