Ben & Jerry's has taken its own parent firm to court over claims it has "silenced ... Its board had separately advocated for the topics - but Ben & Jerry's claims the company itself was silenced. It also alleges that Unilever's head of ice cream, Peter ...

Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that parent company Unilever has silenced its attempts to express support for Palestinian refugees, and threatened to dismantle its board and sue its members over the issue.

The ice cream maker has accused Unilever of attempting to block Ben & Jerry’s from making public statements about the plight of refugees from the conflict in Gaza. Ben & Jerry’s alleges that Unilever has breached the terms of a confidential settlement made in 2022.