The Ben & Jerry’s factory, in Waterbury, Vt.
“One out of every 100 families in Vermont was a part owner of Ben and Jerry’s.”
—Jerry Greenfield (Jerry, of Ben and Jerry’s)
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc., commonly known as Ben & Jerry's, makes ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet. Founded in 1978 in Burlington, Vt., the company went from a single ice-cream parlor to a multi-national brand. It was sold in 2000 to the multinational conglomerate Unilever but operates as a (somewhat) independent subsidiary. It’s now based South Burlington, Vt., with its factory in Waterbury, Vt.
