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. After the 2024 ...

Advertisement Advertisement “Unilever has repeatedly threatened ... Under the acquisition, the food company maintains an independent board of directors with the intention of maintaining their ...

The Vermont-based company and five directors of its independent board originally sued Unilever and its U.S. subsidiary, Conopco, in federal court in November 2024, alleging the companies had ...

Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, fired CEO David Stever and the ice cream maker is responding with a lawsuit. The Vermont-based company and its […] ...

Ben & Jerry’s argued the companies’ 2000 merger agreement meant Unilever leaders had to consult with the Ben & Jerry’s board of directors before removing a CEO. Ben & Jerry’s first brought ...

It also alleged that Unilever threatened to dismantle Ben & Jerry’s board and sue members because the company’s management and board planned to issue a statement calling for “peace” and a ...

In a Tuesday night filing in Manhattan federal court, Ben & Jerry’s said Unilever advised on March 3 that it was removing Stever without consulting directors because of his commitment to the ice ...

Ben & Jerry’s said Unilever removed Stever without consulting directors because of his commitment ... efforts to dismantle its independent board and end its social activism.

Sainsbury’s has named Katie Bickerstaffe and Steve Hare as new non-executive directors and Adrian Hennah as senior ...