In the filing, the trendy ice cream brand alleged that Unilever fired David Stever from a job he had held since 2023 because of his commitment to the company’s social mission, BBC reported.

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 accused its parent company, Unilever, of unlawfully removing its CEO, alleging that the move was aimed to retaliate against the ice cream maker’s social and political activism.