Ben and Jerrys
Ben & Jerry’s Timeline Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. ... Co-founders, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, have been seen as role models for running a business that is both profitable and socially responsible and committed to using only natural ingredients in its products. ... · In 1977, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield move to Vermont and complete a $5 correspondence course in ice cream making from Penn State University. · In 1978 with a $12000 investment ($4000 of it borrowed), Ben and Jerry open their first Ben & Jerry’s Homemade ice cream scoop shop in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont. · In 1981, Time Magazine hails Ben & Jerry’s the “best ice cream in the world”, and the first franchise opens in Shelburne, Vermont. · In 1983, the first out-of-state franchises open and Ben & Jerry’s pints begin to be sold through independent ice cream distributors. · In 1984 Ben & Jerry’s sets a precedent by establishing a Vermont-only public stock offering to raise money for a new manufacturing facility.