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Ben & Jerry's Ice
Cream, a Vermont based company, is well known for their 2 founders
and their irresistible ice cream flavors. The founders of Ben &
Jerry's Ice Cream, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were childhood
friends that met in 1963 in a Long Island school during gym class.
in 1977 Ben and Jerry moved to Vermont where they worked on a ice
cream project together which turned into a booming business in 1978
when they opened their first scoop shop that featured their homemade
ice cream. The scoop shop was a renovated gas station in downtown
Burlington VT.
On August 3rd, 2000,
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. was acquired by Unilever which is a
British-Dutch company. Since the acquisition, not much has changed
with Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. The company remains in Vermont and
buys it's milk from Vermont dairy farmers who agree not to use any
growth hormones on their cows. Ben and Jerry's also continues to
contribute over a million dollars annually to the Ben & Jerry's
Foundation and the employee-led Community Action Teams. Ben and
Jerry's is also still opening more "PartnerShops" which are owned by
nonprofit organizations and provide job training and employment to
disadvantaged persons. Ben and Jerry still show up for some of the
events at Ben and Jerry's as well as helping out in some of the
scoop shops. Besides that Ben and Jerry also continue their world on
global issues.
Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour Information
Directions to Ben and
Jerry's in Vermont:
Take Rt. 89 and get off
on exit 10 onto Rt. 100
Go North on Rt. 100
towards Stowe, Vermont
Ben & Jerry's is
approximately 1 mile on the left.
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
Factory Address:
1281 Waterbury Stowe
Rd, Waterbury, VT.
Ben & Jerry's in
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