The executive’s dismissal is latest dust-up in a yearslong conflict between the brand and its parent company, Unilever.

Ben & Jerry's accused its parent company, Unilever , of deciding to oust the ice cream maker's chief executive Dave Stever because he let it speak out on social policy issues, escalating a battle over the subsidiary's independence.

Ben & Jerry’s alleged its CEO was removed by Unilever without their approval over the ice cream maker's political posts.