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Childhood friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield took a correspondence course in ice cream-making from Penn State University, Agriculture 5150, and founded the company in 1978 in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont. Starting with a $12,000 investment ($4,000 of which was borrowed), the friends built a devoted following, both for their products and the company's business practices.

As demand for their products grew, the friends decided to fund their growth by taking the company public. The capital raised from their IPO helped fuel rapid expansion, but also reduced the founders' control.

In 1988, Ben and Jerry were named "U.S. Small Business Persons of the Year" by PresidentThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th Ronald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan ( February 6, 1911 June 5, 2004) was the 40th ( 1981 1989) President of the United States and the 33rd ( 1967 1975) Governor of California. Reagan was also an actor in films before entering politics. Early life and career Reagan was b.

After a failed attempt by Ben Cohen to retake the company private, Ben and Jerry's was purchased in August 2000 by the UnileverUnilever is a European Union ( Anglo/ Dutch) corporation which owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. Unilever employs more than 247,000 people and had a worldwide turnover of 48 7 conglomerate for slightly over $170 million. Other Unilever brands of ice cream include Dove, Breyer's, Magnum, Wall's, and Solero.

As producers, the company is known for creating innovative flavors that emphasized the use of natural ingredients; for example, the cattle that produce their creamThis article is about cream, the food item. There are articles on the colour Cream (colour), the 1960s rock band Cream and the nightclub Cream. Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher- fat layer skimmed from the top of raw milk before homo are free from bovine growth hormoneGrowth hormone is a polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate animals. This article describes human growth hormone physiology, with brief mentions of the disea. However, in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, the Center for Science in the Public Interest accused Ben and Jerry's of abusing the "All Natural" label for using artificial flavors, hydrogenated oils, and other factory-made substances in their products. Ben and Jerry's official response was that they used a different definition of "all natural" than the CSPI.

The packaging for their pint containers is made from recycled, bleach-freeA bleaching agent is any compound that bleaches the colour out of fabrics, paper, or other materials. Household bleach or sodium hypochlorite is used in the home for whitening clothes, removing stains, and disinfecting. This is because sodium hypochlorite paperPaper is a thin, flat material produced by the compression of fibres. The fibers used are usually natural and based upon cellulose. The most common material is wood pulp from pulpwood (largely softwood) trees such as pines, but other vegetable fiber maters. The company is supporting research into thermoacoustics to minimize the potential negative environmental impact from using ozone-depleting refrigerants. As a whole the company is very eco-friendly and encourages its users and consumers to be the same.

Some of their ice cream flavors are named after musicians, such as Cherry Garcia, named after Jerry Garcia and their most popular flavor [1], Phish Food, named after the Vermont-based band Phish, as well as Dave Matthews Band's One Sweet Whirled [2]. Flavors from the company come and go, with seasonal "limited edition" ones appearing each year. Other types, such as Rainforest Crunch, have actually simply been retired, as new ones are created. Their website offers a list of both new, older and limited edition flavors.

Some of their flavors, such as Chunky Monkey and Cherry Garcia were suggested by fans/eaters.