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Encyclopedia > Jerry Greenfield

Jerry Greenfield (born March 14, 1951) is an American entrepreneur, a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's. March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... An entrepreneur (a loanword from French) is a person who undertakes and operates a new enterprise or venture and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. ... Ben & Jerrys factory in Waterbury, Vermont Ben & Jerrys is a brand of ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, and novelty products, manufactured by Ben & Jerrys Homemade Holdings, Inc. ...


He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Oberlin College, where he followed a pre-med curriculum. He applied unsuccessfully for medical-school admission in two successive years. For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Oberlin College is a small, selective liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, in the United States. ... A pre-medical degree (often shortened to pre-med) is one preparing for medical school. ... In education, a curriculum (plural curricula) is the set of courses and their contents offered by an institution such as a school or university. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...


In 1978 Greenfield and his friend Ben Cohen opened Ben and Jerry's Homemade ice cream scoop shop in an old gas station in downtown Burlington, Vermont. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Ben Cohen (born 1951) is a co-founder of Ben & Jerrys, along with Jerry Greenfield. ... Ben and Jerrys factory in Waterbury, Vermont Ben and Jerrys is a brand of ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, and novelty products, manufactured by Ben & Jerrys Homemade, Inc. ... Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and is the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. ...


He is married to the former Elizabeth Skarie and has one son, Tyrone. He currently lives in Williston, Vermont. Williston, Vermont Williston is a town located in Chittenden County, Vermont. ...


External links

  • Jerry Greenfield biography
  • Eric Kuhn's radio interview with Jerry Greenfield (www.erickuhn.com)
  • Jerry Greenfield Bio at Greater Talent Network (Speakers Bureau)

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Ben & Jerry's - Timeline (636 words)
Jerry Greenfield was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1951, four days before his partner, Ben Cohen.
Jerry remembers that he and Ben were two of the widest students in their school and actually came to know each other trying to run the track in gym class.
Jerry graduated from high school with a National Merit Scholarship under his belt and enrolled in Oberlin College in Ohio to study pre-med.
Ben & Jerry's: Information from Answers.com (2203 words)
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., manufacturer of ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet, was founded in Vermont in 1978 by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, childhood friends from Long Island, New York.
The Ben and Jerry's brand grew tremendously, partly because of the success of the David and Goliath case and the publicity the brand received because of it.
In August 2006, Ben and Jerry's came under criticism from the Humane Society of the United States for using eggs in its ice cream that come from hens confined in battery cages.
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