Ben & Jerry's first only had one scoop shop at a gas station in Burlington, Vermont in the year 1979. To celebrate their one-year anniversary they held the first-ever Free Cone Day: free scoops of Ben & Jerry's for all, all day long. Now an annual celebration at Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops nationwide. They began to pack their ice cream in pints so they could distribute them to grocery and Mom & Pop stores. They had to move to a new larger place becuase now they needed more storage. In 1983 their ice cream was used to make the largest sundae which weighed 27,102 pounds. They also started giving tours to their facory and the ice cream making operations. Ben & Jerry's purchases and renovates a manufacturing facility in Springfield, Vermont, to produce its ice cream novelties and releases Peace Pops™ (chocolate-coated ice cream bars on a stick with i nformation on the package about 1% For Peace) nationally.
Ben & Jerry's rescues Rhode Island's legendary Newport Folk Festival from oblivion by becoming its sponsor.
As of the end of 1988, there are more than 80 Ben & Jerry's ice cream scoop shops open in 18 states.
Ben & Jerry's annual sales exceed $47 million, up 49% from 1987
Friday, April 24, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Ice Cream By Mail
Ben and Jerry's is trying to make shopping easier for you by allowing you to order ice cream by mail. If you want to order a variety of ice creams for your own refrigerator, now you can. What they also offer is coupons for $4.00 for the Scoop Shops or any grocery stores that sells Ben and jerry's products.
Monday, April 6, 2009
The Tours of the Factory
On the thirty minute tour you will beable to sample the one flavor of the day. First you go to the Cow Over the moon theater that features a company history movie. After that you will head to view the production room floor, where you will get a explantation of the ice cream manufacturing process. Then you head of to the Flavor room where you try the flavor of the day. The factroy is open seven days a week, year round except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and New Years.
What They Offer
At Ben and Jerry's Scoop Shop they offer a variety of things. They supply ice cream cones and cups, smoothies, shakes, sundaes, cappachillo coolers, and cakes. There cakes can feed up to more than 40 people and can be filled with your favorite flavors. They offer a catering business too. They will bring twenty-seven different flavors of ice cream, frozen yogurts, and sorbet. All you have to do is tell them where, when and how many will be at the party or special occasion; and they will be there.
FREE CONES
On April 21, 2009 Ben and Jerry's is giving away free ice cream cones filled with your favorite ice cream! They are celebrating the 31 years and are willing to give away free ice cream at Ben and Jerry's Scoop Shop.
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