Ben & Jerry’s said its parent, Unilever (ULVR.L), decided to oust the ice cream maker’s chief executive, Dave Stever, escalating a battle over the subsidiary’s independence on social policy issues.
In a Tuesday night filing in Manhattan federal court, Ben & Jerry’s said Unilever advised on March 3 it was removing Stever without consulting directors because of his commitment to the ice cream maker’s social mission and brand integrity, not because of concerns about his job performance.
It said Unilever chastised Stever in a January performance review for “repeatedly acquiescing” to Ben & Jerry’s promotion of social goals, and has repeatedly warned personnel not to defy its efforts to “silence the social mission.”
Ben & Jerry’s also said Unilever’s attacks on its social mission have reached “new levels of oppressiveness.”
Also, not everyone has time for stuff like this. Making your own pickles/ice cream/beef jerky/beer/whatever is a luxury. So is having a vegetable garden or whatever other hipster idea people suggest in this vein. Like, I do a lot of those things, because I have a house (because space is often a requirement) and I work from home so I have time. But most people aren’t that fortunate and what free time they have should be spent on doing things they find fun.
Jerky isn’t too bad. Mostly you’re waiting on it to marinade or waiting on it to dry out. Very minimal actual work.