December 18, 2014
Unilever, the maker of Best Foods and Hellmann's mayonnaise, dropped its false advertising suit on Thursday against startup Hampton Creek Inc. over its vegan spread "Just Mayo," the same day the plant-based mayo substitute maker announced it raised $90 million in venture funding.
November 10, 2014
Unilever on Friday asked a New Jersey federal court for a preliminary injunction to block a competitor from marketing a vegan spread called "Just Mayo," claiming the product is being falsely advertised as real mayonnaise despite not meeting federal or common definitions of mayonnaise.