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Ben & Jerry’s says Unilever fired ice cream maker’s CEO over anti-Trump stance

Ben & Jerry’s accused its corporate owner Unilever of ousting the ice cream maker’s chief executive over the brand’s anti-Trump political activism.

London-based Unilever allegedly removed CEO David Stever following the consumer products giant’s “efforts to silence the social mission” of Ben & Jerry’s, which lately has included protests against Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza, according to a Tuesday court filing.

Unilever “informed the Independent Board” that Stever – who had been CEO since May 2023 after starting as a tour guide for the ice cream brand’s Waterbury factory in 1988 – would be replaced as CEO on March 3, according to the complaint.

3 Unilever allegedly removed CEO David Stever (left) following “efforts to silence the social mission” of Ben & Jerry’s. Ben & Jerry's

That, according to the complaint filed by Ben & Jerry’s, was violation of its 2000 merger agreement with Ben & Jerry’s, which “protects Ben & Jerry’s interest by precluding the unilateral removal of its CEO.”

Unliever had “repeatedly threatened Ben & Jerry’s personnel, including CEO David Stever, should they fail to comply,” Ben & Jerry’s said an amended complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan.

It’s unclear whether Stever is still with the company.

Unilever, however, said it has the authority to appoint a new chief executive,