Jerry Greenfield
American businessman, philanthropist, and activist (born 1951)
Jerry Greenfield (born March 14, 1951) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and activist. He is a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Jerry Greenfield (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Mar 14, 1951.1
About
Greenfield grew up on Long Island. He attended Oberlin College, where he was a National Merit Scholar and followed a pre-med curriculum before graduating in 1973. He applied unsuccessfully for medical school before deciding to go into business with Ben Cohen, a childhood friend.
After taking a course in ice-cream making from Penn State, Greenfield and Cohen opened their first ice cream store in downtown Burlington, Vermont. The company was sold to British-Dutch corporation Unilever in 2000. As of 2021 it had 573 stores and as of 2025 annual revenues of $1.28 billion.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jerry Greenfield, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Ben & Jerry'sFounder3
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataJerry Greenfield on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJerry Greenfield on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataBen & Jerry's, Founder