Ben & Jerry's (Firm)

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Ben & Jerry's was founded in 1978 in Burlington, Vermont by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who had been friends since their childhood. The company went from a single ice cream parlor to a multi-national brand over the course of few decades. The company and its two founders have also been noted for their political activism and advocacy for social justice. This includes the way their products have been manufactured, marketed, and distributed.
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referencedIn Records of, Sojourner, (inclusive), (bulk), 1920-2004, 1975-2002 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn J. Walter Thompson Company. Corporation Vertical Files, bulk 1960s-1990s, circa 1915-1999 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn 1% for Peace/Business Partnership for Peace records, 1985-1993. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf [Culinary ephemera : dairy]. Box 236. University of Michigan
referencedIn Tompkins Cortland Labor Coalition Records, 1970-2003 Cornell University Library
creatorOf [Culinary ephemera : dairy]. Box 232. University of Michigan
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associatedWith Business Partnership for Peace. corporateBody
associatedWith J. Walter Thompson Company. corporateBody
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associatedWith Tompkins-Cortland Labor Coalition. corporateBody
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Burlington VT US
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Ice cream
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Establishment 1978

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