Ben & Jerry's says its CEO was fired over the company's political posts
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Ben & Jerry’s claims its CEO was wrongly fired because of the ice cream company’s progressive political stance.
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — 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, removing its chief executive without the board’s approval.
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.
Vermont-based ice-cream manufacturer, Ben & Jerry's accuses its parent company, Unilever, of unlawfully ousting CEO David Stever over his social and political activism.
Ben & Jerry's is accusing its parent company, Unilever, of firing its chief executive earlier this month over his support for Ben & Jerry’s political activism, in the latest development in an ongoing legal dispute between the companies.
In a legal complaint, Ben & Jerry’s alleged that Unilever dismissed David Stever after he failed to stop the brand from speaking out on political issues.
Ben & Jerry's alleges its parent company, Unilever, ousted its CEO in retaliation for social media posts supporting progressive causes. The last few years have been a rocky road for the companies.
Remaining bosses at Unilever's ice cream company claim it stopped them from supporting detained Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, denouncing Donald Trump after election last fall.
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