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Greenfield, Jerry
Born: 1951 AD
Currently alive, at 57 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Businessmen, Entrepreneurs
Currently alive, at 57 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Businessmen, Entrepreneurs
1951 - Born on March 14th in Brooklyn, New York. The co-Founder Of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.
1974 - Jerry moved to North Carolina with his wife-to-be, Elizabeth.
1978 - After receiving A’s in a $5 Penn State correspondence course in ice cream making, they set up their Ben & Jerry’s ice cream parlor in Burlington, Vermont, opening in May.
1985 - Jerry and Elizabeth returned to Vermont, and he rejoined the company as “Director of Mobile Promotions.”
1987 - Jerry was married to Elizabeth.
1988 - Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were named the U.S. Small Business Persons of the Year by President Reagan.
1993 - Winner of the James Beard Humanitarians of the Year award.
1997 - Recognized by the Peace Museum as the Community Peacemakers of the Year.
- Greenfield has co-authored two books with Cohen, in the more recent of which, Double Dip, Lead with Your Values and Make Money Too, they share their experiences with integrating progressive social values into the day-to-day activities of a business.
1974 - Jerry moved to North Carolina with his wife-to-be, Elizabeth.
1978 - After receiving A’s in a $5 Penn State correspondence course in ice cream making, they set up their Ben & Jerry’s ice cream parlor in Burlington, Vermont, opening in May.
1985 - Jerry and Elizabeth returned to Vermont, and he rejoined the company as “Director of Mobile Promotions.”
1987 - Jerry was married to Elizabeth.
1988 - Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were named the U.S. Small Business Persons of the Year by President Reagan.
1993 - Winner of the James Beard Humanitarians of the Year award.
1997 - Recognized by the Peace Museum as the Community Peacemakers of the Year.
- Greenfield has co-authored two books with Cohen, in the more recent of which, Double Dip, Lead with Your Values and Make Money Too, they share their experiences with integrating progressive social values into the day-to-day activities of a business.
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Ben&Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream&Dessert Book by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield and Nancy Stevens (Paperback - Jan 5, 1987) With little skill, surprisingly few ingredients, and even the most unsophisticated of ice-cream makers, you can make the scrumptious ice creams that have made Ben&Jerry's an American legend...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Ben Jerrys Double Dip: How to Run a Values Led Business and Make Money Too by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (Paperback - May 13, 1998) Ben&Jerry's Homemade, Inc., has done more than win the tastebuds of America -- it has earned the admiration of Wall Street and established a model for business owners and employees eager to earn...  Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks |
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Ben&Jerry's Double Dip : Lead With Your Values and Make Money, Too by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (Hardcover - May 14, 1997) "If it's not fun, why do it?"For many years Ben&Jerry's has donated 7.5 percent of its annual pretax profits to charitable causes -- the highest percentage of any publicly-held company. Yet the...  |
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Ben&Jerry: The Real Scoop! by Jules Older (Paperback - Mar 15, 1993) How did two lovable, pudgy, and not-very-ambitious American boys grow up to make the best ice cream in the world? How did they become heros for idealists, and role models for a new generation of... |
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Ben&Jerry's: The Inside Scoop: How Two Real Guys Built a Business with a Social Conscience and a Sense of Humor by Fred Lager (Hardcover - May 17, 1994) The former CEO of Ben&Jerry's tells how two '60s holdovers built a single ice cream store into one of America's hottest companies. "Deftly and compassionately captures [Ben's] genius in all its...  |
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Ben and Jerry: Ice Cream for Everyone (Partners) by Keith Elliot Greenberg (Library Binding - Feb 8, 1994) Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield made their friendship into a flavorful combination when they decided to go into the ice cream business together. They started their company in an abandoned gas station... |
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