Ben and Jerry By thoorb1 Jul 3, 1963 Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield met in school. Are friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfieldmet eachother in school and have been close friends ever since. Period: Jul 3, 1963 to Jul 3, 2012 Ben and Jerry's Jul 3, 1969 Ben enrolled in Oberlin Jul 3, 1973 Rejected twice from entering medical school Jul 3, 1978 Ben and Jerry are business partners and opened first shop Jul 3, 1986 Became a Public company Jul 3, 1999 Sales are 237 million, and income are 13.5 million Jul 3, 2000 Ben & Jerry's sold their company to Unilever for 3.6 billion dollars Jul 3, 2012 Ben & Jerry's started a Greek yogurt line