Ben & Jerry's boss 'ousted over political activism' [View all]
Source: BBC
Ben & Jerry's boss 'ousted over political activism'
19 March 2025
João da Silva
Business reporter, BBC News
Ben & Jerry's has said its chief executive, David Stever, was being removed by its parent company, Unilever, in a growing dispute over the ice cream company's political activism.
The allegation was part of a legal case filed in a US court by Ben & Jerry's that says Unilever violated a merger agreement by trying to silence its "social mission".
Unilever did not immediately reply to a request for comment from BBC News.
It comes a month after the ice cream company accused Unilever of demanding that it stops publicly criticising US President Donald Trump.
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