Ben & Jerry says the executive director overturned Unilever because of political activism
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Ben & Jerry claims that his home company Unilever has released its executive director after less than two years in the role as a series of two sides over the political activism of the brand of ice cream escalator.
In a legal appeal filed at the US District Court for Southern New York District on Tuesday night, Ben & Jerry’s It is alleged that Unilever rejected David Stever’s executive director after failing to in accordance with the efforts of the home company to prevent political issues from talking.
“Unilever has repeatedly threatened the Ben & Jerry staff, including executive director David Stevera, if they fail to in accordance with Unilever’s efforts to pour social mission,” the application reported.
“On March 3, 2025, Unilever informed the independent committee to remove and replace Mr. Stevera as executive director Ben & Jerry.”
Unilever did not immediately respond to the comment request.
The submission is the latest flash between the brand and the parent company on how Ben & Jerry communicates its “social mission”, including the invitation to the gaza and support of Palestinian refugees.
Last November, Ben & Jerry’s filed an appeal By citing Unilever, he tried to block his call for a truce in Gaza and prevented him from expressing support to Palestinian refugees. Unilever rejected the claims.
The two sides have a history of disagreement over Israel and Palestine. 2022 Ben & Jerry sued Unilever after a home company blocked his attempts Stop selling ice cream in occupied territories by disposing of the Israeli hand with local licensing.
The ice cream flavor manufacturer such as Phish Food and Chunky Monkey acquired Unilever in 2000. He achieved a merger agreement between the two, establishing an independent committee to protect the values of Ben & Jerry and the integrity of the brand.
The Committee states that Unilever is trying to “disassemble” and sue individual members, violating the terms of the Connection Agreement.
“Dave has been bravely progressed by the social mission and values of the company,” said Anuradha Mittal, chairman of the Independent Committee.
“What Dave did not do was what Unilever would like to do, which is to supervise the removal of the Ben & Jerry mission, the progressive value and the 2000 merger agreement, which protected Ben & Jerry’s position as an autonomous branch in complete ownership,” she added.
Unilever, who, who is a day of shampoo and washing detergent, is in the separation process A job of an ice cream of 8 billion euros, with the aim of listing it in the Netherlands.
Stever was promoted to the executive director in May 2023, and was previously the Chief Marketing Director Ben & Jerry. He first joined the company as a factory guide in 1988.
