What does this mean for the future of activist food culture and brand independence? David stever was booted on march 3 after unilever bosses grew tired of ben & jerry's Ice cream company, ben & jerry's, has said its chief has been fired for social activism.
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Newsweek sought email comment from ben & jerry's and unilever on wednesday.
There has been ongoing tension
Ben & jerry's says its parent company unilever unlawfully fired its ceo david stever over disputes involving the brand's social mission and taking a stance on polarizing political issues. Ben & jerry’s says its ceo was unlawfully removed by its parent company, unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism. In a federal court filing late tuesday, ben & jerry’s said unilever informed its board on march 3 that it was removing and replacing ben & jerry’s ceo david stever. Ben & jerry's claims its parent company unlawfully fired ceo david stever over his social and political activism, violating its merger agreement.
Unilever allegedly removed ceo david stever (left) following “efforts to silence the social mission” of ben & jerry’s. That, according to the complaint filed by ben & jerry Ben & jerry’s is accusing its parent company unilever of breaching its merger agreement by ousting the ice cream company’s ceo for the brand’s repeated public comments on progressive issues, According to the amended complaint, ben & jerry's ceo david stever was fired march 3 after unilever repeatedly threatened personnel should they fail to comply with unilever’s efforts to silence
Ben & jerry’s says its ceo was unlawfully removed by its parent company, unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism.
Ben & jerry’s claims its ceo was wrongly fired by its parent company unilver because of the ice cream company’s progressive political stance. Ben and jerry’s accused parent company unilever plc of firing its chief executive officer, claiming he was ousted because of disputes over the ice cream brand’s social mission. Ben & jerry's has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against unilever in manhattan, new york, claiming that unilever is repeatedly silencing ben & jerry's from issuing any statements seen as Ben & jerry’s and the board members also accused unilever of threatening to sue independent directors after they tried in 2023 to issue a statement calling for a gaza ceasefire.
Ben & jerry’s is accusing its parent company unilever of breaching its merger agreement by ousting the ice cream company’s ceo for the brand’s repeated public comments on progressive issues Ben & jerry's says its parent company unilever unlawfully fired its ceo david stever over disputes involving the brand's social mission and taking a stance on polarizing political issues. In the filing, ben & jerry’s said unilever had fired david stever because of his commitment to the company’s social mission rather than his job performance. He had held the ice cream company
Ben & jerry’s is accusing its parent company unilever of breaching its merger agreement by ousting the ice cream company’s ceo for the brand’s repeated public comments on progressive issues
Unilever has removed ben and jerry’s chief executive, david stever, reportedly due to the ice cream brand’s political activism. The claim was made in a legal filing with the us district court for the southern district of new york on tuesday, march 18. Ben & jerry’s stated that unilever informed its board on march 3 that… According to ben & jerry’s website, stever, the ousted ceo, started working at ben & jerry’s in 1988 as a tour guide and rose up the ranks to become its chief marketing officer for 12 years
Ben & jerry’s is accusing its parent company unilever of breaching its merger agreement by ousting the ice cream company’s ceo for the brand’s repeated public comments on progressive issues Ben & jerry's is taking aim at its parent company arguing that unilever ousted ceo david stever in retaliation of his social and political activism not for his performance.
