Ben & Jerry’s Says Its CEO Was Fired Over Political Activism

The ice cream maker alleged that Unilever’s decision violated their merger agreement, escalating tensions over the brand’s politics.

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream containers in a grocery store in Washington on July 10, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Ben & Jerry’s accused its parent company, Unilever, of unlawfully removing its CEO in retaliation for the ice cream brand’s social and political activism, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.

The amended complaint, filed on March 18 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, states that Unilever informed the Ben & Jerry’s board on March 3 that it was removing and replacing CEO David Stever.