April 8, 2024
Food & Beverage Leader Louis Biscotti dives deep into one of the biggest behind-the-scenes players in F&B for Forbes
Forbes
By Louis Biscotti, National Leader, Food & Beverage Services Group
Excerpt:
Disney shareholders gave Nelson Peltz the cold shoulder, but at Unilever, where Peltz sits on the board, big changes he supports are in the works in what amounts to a tale of two boards.
A few weeks ago, Unilever announced plans to spin off Ben and Jerry’s, Magnum, Cornetto, Wall’s, and its entire ice cream business. Less than a year after taking the Unilever helm, Hein Schumacher, who had Peltz’s support, announced the plan in March as part of a narrower vision focused on growth and margins.
