Ben & Jerry's

By emmajohnson

  • Grand Opening

    Ben & Jerry open their first store in Burlington, Vermont

  • Free Cone Day

    First Free Cone Day

  • Packaging

    Begin to package their ice cream in pints for sale

  • Scoop Shop

    The first franchised Scoop Shop opens in Shelburne, Vermont

  • The Foundation

    Created the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation

  • Cowmobile

    Created the “Cowmobile” to deliver free scoops of ice cream as a promotional tactic

  • Cherry Garcia

    Made the infamous ice cream flavor “Cherry Garcia”, the first ice cream flavor to be named after a legend

  • Presidential Reconization

    Ben & Jerry are named “U.S. Small Business Persons of the Year” by President Reagan

  • No Growth Hormones

    The Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone is removed from their ice cream

  • Stood Up for Farmers

    "Support Farm Aid” messages are printed on their ice cream pints to help keep farmers on their land

  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is finally released in pint sized containers. This flavor quickly became one of the most popular flavors

  • Children's Defense Club

    Joins the Children's Defense Club which fights for children's basic needs to become more of a priority

  • United Kingdom

    Ben & Jerry’s ice cream spreads to the United Kingdom

  • Website Launched

    WWW.benjerry.com is launched to the public

  • Phish Food

    Phish food ice cream is created, it was inspired by the musical group in Vermont

  • New Packaging

    The packaging takes on a new look to make their products easier to read

  • Documentary

    Ben & Jerry make a documentary called Citizen Cool. It is about making an impact on your community

  • Global Warming

    Partners with Dave Matthews Band® & SaveOurEnvironment.org to help fight global warming

  • 25 Year Anniversary

    25 year anniversary of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

  • Voting

    Ben & Jerry put in place Free Cone Day in attempts to get more people to vote

  • Oil Drilling Protest

    Constructed a 900 pound Alaska with their ice cream to protest against oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

  • Fair Trade

    Ben & Jerry supports Fair Trade

  • Flavor Contest

    “Do the World a Flavor” contest lets the public share their ideas for a Fair Trade flavor

  • Fair Trade Transition

    Starts to change all ingredients to Fair Traded ones

  • Frozen Yogurt

    Adds Greek frozen yogurt flavors to their selection

  • Non-GMO Ingredients

    Starts to transition all ingredients to non-GMO

  • Non-Dairy Ice Cream

    Created a non dairy option in flavors such as Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Chunky Monkey, and Coffee Caramel Fudge

  • Pint Slices

    Introduced Ben & Jerry Pint Slices, an on the go treat

  • Low Fat Ice Cream

    Created Moo-phoria pints that include 60 to 70% less fat and 35% less calories