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Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
Timeline of this Entrepreneur Partnership -
B meets J in Gym Class
Ben and Jerry meet for the first time in Gym class, middle school. This is the begining of a life-long friendship. -
Ben enrolled at Oberlin
Ben enrolled at Oberlin was rejected from medical school two times in the early seventys. -
Open first Ice Cream Parlor
Ben and Jerry open their first ice cream parlor in Vermont called Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. -
Business Partnership
Ben and Jerry became business partners because the two friends were in need of cash. -
Made World's Largest Sunday
Ben and Jerry create the World's Largest Sunday- (27,102 lbs!) -
Became Public
Ben and Jerry's became a public company known out of Vermont -
Ben is Chief Executive Officer
Ben becomes "head" of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. -
Making Money! Profits Skyrocket
Ben and Jerry make 237 million dollars in sales, with thier anual income being 13.5 million a year! -
Ben and Jerry's sold to Unilever
Ben and Jerry's is sold to the British Dutch Multinational Food Giant Unilever( B.D.M.F.G.U) -
Greek Yogurt Created!
Ben and Jerry come up with their famous Greek Yogurt. Make grand profits from new product in stock.
