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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Sarah Butler

Ben & Jerry’s claims Unilever ousted its CEO for his progressive stance

Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream in a store in New York
Unilever plans to list its ice-cream business, which owns 10 brands including Ben & Jerry’s, on the Amsterdam stock exchange. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Ben & Jerry’s has accused its parent group, Unilever, of sacking the ice-cream brand’s chief executive for refusing to “oversee the dismantling” of its progressive values.

David Stever – who led the company for almost two years having first joined it as a tour guide in 1988 – was “removed” from his post earlier this month, it has was claimed in a court filing from the US-based brand.

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