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Ben & Jerry's Apologizes For Linsanity Flavor

Posted 02.27.2012

On Friday, the Boston Globe reported that the Harvard Square location of Ben & Jerry's had begun to sell a limited-release ice cream flavor called "Ta...

Choosing People, Planet & Profit: Becoming a B-Corp

Tim Jahnigen | Posted 04.24.2012

Tim Jahnigen

When Lisa and I started the One World Futbol Project, we knew we had the opportunity to create a business that could bring joy to millions of children around the world -- with something as simple as an ultra-durable ball.

Taste Test: Ben & Jerry's New Line Of Greek Frozen Yogurt

Posted 02.23.2012

We knew it was coming but now it's official: Ben & Jerry's has launched a new line of Greek frozen yogurt. And it's pretty good! The pints are availab...

Is Ben & Jerry's Secretly Launching A Big New Product Line?

The Huffington Post | Joe Satran | Posted 02.19.2012

UPDATE: Since we posted this news, confirmation of the new Ben & Jerry's Greek frozen yogurt line has flooded in from all corners. Food Beast expresse...

PHOTOS: Richard And Eve Branson's Gala Celebrates The Greater Good

Posted 11.17.2011

Celebrities and entertainers came out in full force Wednesday to Richard and Eve Branson's 5th annual Rock The Kasbah, a fundraiser for Virgin Unite a...

Supermarkets Give Ben & Jerry's 'Schweddy Balls' The Cold Shoulder

AP | By STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 12.21.2011

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls ice cream is too hot to handle for some supermarket chains. While the new limited-edition flavor has b...

What Occupy Wall Street Has To Do With Food

The Huffington Post | Carey Polis | Posted 10.12.2011

Since the news last week that Ben & Jerry's was supporting the Occupy Wall Street protesters, more and more reports about the role of food in the prot...

Conservative Moms Want Gag On Schweddy Balls

Posted 11.21.2011

Maybe they would have preferred Bill Brasky's balls, instead? The humorless, fun-averse conservative group One Million Moms, an offshoot of the Ame...

Has Ben & Jerry's Lost Its Way?

Rich Nadworny | Posted 11.09.2011

Rich Nadworny

I still follow what Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield do to support sustainability and local businesses. And I've always enjoyed eating and laughing at the crazy flavors, even Sweet Potato Pie. But Schweddy Balls or Clusterfluff? No thanks.

Taste-Test: Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls Ice Cream

Posted 11.09.2011

Ice cream and SNL enthusiasts were atwitter yesterday with the news that Ben & Jerry's was releasing Schweddy Balls ice cream. HuffPost Food just coul...

'Schweddy Balls' Flavor Ice Cream Hits Ben & Jerry's

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 11.08.2011

We have a feeling you "won't be able to resist" this new treat from Ben & Jerry's. As was rumored earlier this summer, the Vermont ice cream compan...

Entrepreneurs Reveal the Secrets of Market Research (and Ice Cream)

Matt Cohen | Posted 10.15.2011

Matt Cohen

If you had been putting together a survey about ice cream, would your list of demographic and psychographic questions have included a question of when people eat ice cream?

Ben & Jerry's To Make 'Schweddy Balls' Ice Cream?

Posted 09.08.2011

Christmas may come early this year! There are rumors swirling that everyone's favorite 13-year-old SNL sketch "Schweddy Balls" is the inspiration for ...

PICTURES: Ben & Jerry Obviously Having Problems

CollegeHumor | Posted 06.13.2011

By the looks of these flavors, Ben & Jerry's faux-hippie empire appears to be crumbling......

Ben & Jerry's Bonnaroo BUZZ: New Ice Cream Flavor Debuts (PHOTOS, DETAILS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Ben & Jerry's Bonnaroo BUZZ: New Bonnaroo-Inspired Flavor Debuts

Former Coca-Cola Exec Takes Reins At Hunger Relief Nonprofit

Posted 05.25.2011

The world's top hunger-fighting nonprofit has appointed a new CEO -- a former food industry titan from Coca-Cola and Ben and Jerry's. Heifer Internat...

Food Label Lies: How to Sort Truth From Hype

EatingWell | Posted 05.25.2011

EatingWell

I live in Vermont. I have cows and goats as neighbors. I buy chickens from the farm a mile down my road. I’m the editor of EatingWell Magazin...

Ben & Jerry's No Longer Fudging the Truth

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011

Michael F. Jacobson

The FDA should devise a reasonable definition for which ingredients can be called "natural." It won't make your Phish Food any better for you, but it'd make the supermarket a more honest place.

Say It Ain't So: Ben & Jerry's To Stop Calling Its Ice Cream 'All Natural'

Wallet Pop | Posted 05.25.2011

Ben & Jerry's, once a small Vermont dairy operation known for its all natural ingredients, is stripping the claim "all natural" from its packaging und...

My Life With Oreos

Ben Cohen  | Posted 05.25.2011

Ben Cohen 

Long ago, we received our first letter from Nabisco informing us that Oreo was their most valued trademark, and that we would not be able to call our flavor Oreo Mint. We could however, they said, call it "Mint with Oreos."

Equality Fudge Chunk

Amanda McCall | Posted 05.25.2011

Amanda McCall

What makes "Maple Blondie" so significant is not just that it is named after an Olympian, but that it is the first Ben & Jerry's flavor EVER to be named after a female.

Hannah Teter, Olympic Snowboarder, Gives Back Through Maple Syrup Organization

Posted 05.25.2011

In an interview with NBC Nightly News, Olympic snowboarder, 2006 gold medal winner and 2010 silver medal winner Hannah Teter says she "knew [she] was ...

Why Social Entrepreneurs will lead the Next Generation of Business

Jerri Chou | Posted 05.25.2011

Jerri Chou

Social entrepreneurs will lead the future of business. That's a bold claim. Why do I think this? Because it's already happening, and has been happening for the past decade.

Homosexual Reparative Therapy Does Not Work & Other Statements of the Obvious

David Ambroz | Posted 11.17.2011

David Ambroz

While it would be better to acknowledge the damage done to individuals as a rationale to stop the practice, at the very least the APA took a step forward to stop the practice of reparative therapy for good.

Ben & Jerry's Cloning Hoax Backfires

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Diane Tucker

With journalism migrating to the internet, it's important readers can trust what they read -- at the very least from companies like Ben & Jerry's that position themselves as concerned about our welfare.