Ben & Jerry’s years-long struggle to defend its progressive social mission from parent-company pressure escalated this week, as The Magnum Ice Cream Company accused the brand’s former board chair of ...

In an amended complaint, the ice cream maker claimed “criticizing Trump was now too taboo,” for Unilever.

By Alexander Marrow and Jessica DiNapoli LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Ben & Jerry’s years‑long struggle to defend its ...

Ben & Jerry’s has accused Unilever, its parent company, of unlawfully removing the ice cream maker’s CEO because of his social and political activism. It’s not the first time Ben & Jerry’s has sued ...

Explore how Ben & Jerry’s feud with its parent escalated into a legal fight over board control, governance changes and ...

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has accused Magnum Ice Cream Company of using “Orwellian” tactics to oust board members and muzzle the brand’s social mission – which has included support of ...

The independent board for the iconic ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's said their parent company Unilever Plc, froze the salaries of its directors in July as a way to put pressure on the company as it ...

Three directors have been ousted from the independent board of Ben & Jerry's. Newly listed Magnum inherited the row from Unilever when it officially spun off into an independent company last week.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company has concluded that the chair of its Ben & Jerry’s independent board “no longer meets the criteria” to serve after internal investigations, according to a securities filing ...