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Ben and Jerry's Timeline
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Moved to a bigger building and started to distribute to Supermarkets and Mom and Pop Shops
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Ben and Jerry’s Foundation is established to fund community-oriented projects
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Says they are against artificial growth hormone
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Supports the Support Farm Aid mission
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Joins the non profit Children’s Defense Fund
A campaign whose goal is to bring children’s basic needs to the top of the national agenda -
Concession Obsession
Citizen Cool is a documentary about ordinary folks making an impact in their communities. We celebrate this new release with a flavor inspired by movie treats, Concession Obsession. -
One Sweet Whirled™
It's an ice cream flavor...it's an environmental action website...it's One Sweet Whirled™ and it's all interconnected, as Ben & Jerry's partners with Dave Matthews Band® & SaveOurEnvironment.org in a campaign to help fight global warming. -
900-pound Baked Alaska
To protest proposed oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, we construct a 900-pound Baked Alaska with our Fossil Fuel ice cream, shoulder it onto the US Capital lawn and serve it up with the help of Greenpeace and the Alaska Wilderness League. -
Ben & Jerry's continues to support Fair Trade efforts
Ben & Jerry's continues to support Fair Trade efforts started with Coffee, Coffee Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz in 1996 by adding Vanilla and Chocolate to the line-up. Fair Trade certification guarantee's that the farmers who grow the vanilla, cocoa and coffee beans get a fair price for their harvest, enabling them to reinvest in their land and communities. -
Truth or Clone-sequences
When the U.S. Food & Drug Administration declared that it believed meat and milk from cloned animals was safe to eat, we were beside ourselves, twice over! To show our disappointment with the FDA's decision – and to urge Americans to speak out against cloning – we send a determined herd of cow-costumed folks to Washington, D.C. for a "Truth or Clone-sequences" demonstration. -
Do the World a Flavor
We hold an international “Do the World a Flavor” contest encouraging people to share their ideas for a Fair Trade flavor. Top contestants visit the Dominican Republic, tour a cocoa co-op, and build a playground for children in the village of Yabon. The winning flavor, Almond Delight, is featured in scoop shops as a Limited Batch in 2010. -
Ben & Jerry's makes a significant commitment
Ben & Jerry's makes a significant commitment to source Fair Trade ingredients and to support the global Fair Trade movement. We’re in the process of converting our ingredients to Fair Trade globally where we feel we can have the greatest impact on improving the lives of farmers, strengthening their communities and protecting the environment. -
GMO
As the campaign to label food products made with GMO ingredients moves across the states, including Vermont, Ben & Jerry's is proud to stand with the growing consumer movement for transparency and the right to know what’s in our food supply by supporting mandatory GMO labeling legislation. In 2013, we also commit to transitioning all of our ingredients to be fully sourced non-GMO.