Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry’s Board Sues New Owner Over Control of Activism

Ben & Jerry’s independent board has filed an emergency lawsuit accusing its new corporate parent, The Magnum Ice Cream Company, of trying to dismantle the brand’s activist independence. The suit, filed December 18 in federal court in New York, seeks to block Magnum from removing three long-serving board members, including chair Anuradha Mittal.