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Ben and Jerry's is a brand of ice cream founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. Sold in franchise locations as well as convenience and grocery stores, Ben and Jerry's is known for its unique flavors and unusual names.
April 21, 2009, is the 31st annual Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day. Several new flavors will be introduced and free scoops will be available at most franchise locations from 12 noon until 8 p.m.CBS News: Free Ice Cream Scoop at Ben & Jerry's (April 21, 2009)
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Fast Facts
- Founded: 1978 in Burlington, Vermont
- Founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
- 2000: Purchased by Unilever
- CEO: Walt Freese
- Tours of the Ben & Jerry's factory are available daily
- April 21, 2009: Free Cone Day
- Cohen and Greenfield met in middle school and remained close friends
- 1978: Completed an ice cream making course from Pennsylvania State University
- Annual Free Cone Day is a way for each store to give back to their respective communities and to help raise awareness and generate donations for local non-profit organizationsCBS News: Free Ice Cream Scoop at Ben & Jerry's (April 21, 2009)
- September 1st, 2009: Ben & Jerry's changes the name of Chubby Hubby to Hubby http://www.benjerry.com/hubbyhubby/
- 2008: April 29th Ben & Jerry's celebrates its 30th Birthday http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1587496/ha...
- May 21st, 2009: Ben & Jerry’s relaunches limited Elton John flavor http://www.fastcasual.com/article.php?id...
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Social Activism
The franchise is known for its liberal politics, social activism, and creative flavor names. Since 1979, Ben & Jerry's has offered a Free Cone Day once every year, usually in April or May. They founded the Climate Change College a nine-month mentoring program that works to educate businesses and students about global warming and have also maintained an on-going collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund.Climate Change College: About Us -
Free Cone Day 2009 New Flavors
- Chocolate Macadamia: Fair Trade vanilla and Fair Trade chocolate ice creams combined with sustainably-harvested macadamia nutsCBS News: Free Ice Cream Scoop at Ben & Jerry's (April 21, 2009)
- Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road: Chocolate ice cream combined with peanut butter cookie dough, butter brickle and white chocolate chunksCBS News: Free Ice Cream Scoop at Ben & Jerry's (April 21, 2009)
- Orange & Cream: A swirl of orange sorbet with vanilla ice creamCBS News: Free Ice Cream Scoop at Ben & Jerry's (April 21, 2009)
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And they treat themselves to a tub of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, and get fatter, and wonder why http://www.hiderefer.com/u2mBVyQt.htm
@Hutchinson_5649 | November 09, 2009 02:57 PM -
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The new (in 2006) chief executive of Ben and Jerry's is called Walt Freese.
@factboffin | November 09, 2009 02:17 PM -
Bright and early! Sitting in bed wit KB, havin Ben & Jerry's and watching a movie at 630am!
@LINNHAUG | November 09, 2009 01:56 PM -
@BookThingo Reckon it's only a matter of time... I saw a Ben and Jerry's truck the other day; too bad we don't get the store though. YET.
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@CherryGarcia should match Haagen-Dazs offer to donate $1 4 every Tweet tagged #helphoneybees from Nov. 5-11! http://bit.ly/3tDZDH RT
@toxicassets4u | November 09, 2009 02:49 PM -
@cherrygarcia I couldn't resist this weekend... chocolate fudge brownie... yum!
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@CherryGarcia should match Haagen-Dazs offer to donate $1 4 every Tweet tagged #helphoneybees from Nov. 5-11! http://bit.ly/3tDZDH RT
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RT @fairtradeusa Blog from the DR, w/ cute kids eating ice cream & playing on new playground courtesy of @cherrygarcia http://bit.ly/2vsWZN
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RT @fairtradeusa Blog from the DR, w/ cute kids eating ice cream & playing on new playground courtesy of @cherrygarcia http://bit.ly/2vsWZN
@cherrygarcia | November 07, 2009 07:11 PM
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View All Ben and Jerry's Questions (118) | Ask a QuestionWhat are the best cocktails you can make with Ben and Jerrys ice cream? (2 Answers)Here are a few cocktails you can make using Ben and Jerry's ice cream: 1. Death by Chocolate Ingredients: * 2 scoops of any Ben and Jerry's chocolate ice cream ... read moreWhere can I find Ben and Jerry's Hubby Hubby ice cream outside of Vermont? (4 Answers)You can purchase Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby anywhere Ben & Jerry's ice cream is sold. For right now, Hubby Hubby is only being sold in Vermont Scoop shops, but ... read moreDid Ben & Jerry really created Yes Pecan! ice cream for Barack Obama? Bush ice creams? (4 Answers)You mean you don't follow Ben & Jerry on Twitter? http://twitter.com/cherrygarcia Actually, it could be a marketing hype for their upcoming announcement of new flavors--which has not occurred yet. I ... read moreWhat is your favorite ben and jerry's flavor? (6 Answers)I have to have at least one pint of Ben & Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar Crunch in my freezer at all times preferably two just to prevent *accidental entire pint ... read more
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