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1978
in 1978 a $12,000 investment ($4,000 of it borrowed), Ben and Jerry open their first ice cream scoop shop in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont. -
1979
Ben and Jerry celebrate the shop's one-year anniversary by holding the first ever Free Cone Day therefore free scoops all day long. The annual ice cream give-away continues today in scoop shops around the world. -
1981
As the news of Ben & Jerry's spreads, more & more people want a lick. So the first franchised scoop shop opens in Shelburne, Vermont. -
1988
Ben and Jerry are named “U.S. Small Business Persons of the Year” by President Reagan in a White House Rose Garden ceremony. -
1991
the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavoured ice cream was released after years of research and development. The flavor rocketed to the top of the most-popular flavour list and Today is still an extremely popular flavour. -
1994
Pints of Ben & Jerry's ice cream begin to appear in the United Kingdom. -
1996
Ben & Jerry's introduces Sorbets made with pure spring water & the best fruits & flavorings. Doonesberry Sorbet is named after the popular Doonesbury comic strip character. It has since been sent to the Flavor Graveyard, but other sorbets live on in Scoop Shops. -
1998
Some people thought the packages were hard to read. so after 20 years they re did there containers with a new look -
2002
ben and jerry made an ice cream flavour called 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. -
2012
Ben & Jerry got creative with real Greek yogurt, introducing a selection of Greek Frozen Yogurt flavors that are uniquely creamy, boldly loaded with chunks and swirls.