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Jerry Greenfield | |
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 Greenfield in 2010 | |
| Born | March 14, 1951[1] |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (1973) |
| Occupation | Food company founder |
| Known for | Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's with Ben Cohen |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Skarie (m. 1987) |
| Children | 1 |
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.
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.[2] He applied unsuccessfully for medical school before deciding to go into business with Ben Cohen, a childhood friend.[2] After taking a course in ice-cream making from Penn State, Greenfield and Cohen opened their first ice cream store in downtown Burlington, Vermont.[2] The company, which sold to the British-Dutch corporation Unilever in 2000 has since opened almost 200 franchised shops and reports earnings of $237 million annually.[3]
- ^ Carey, Charles W. (2014). American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries. Infobase Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-8160-6883-8. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Daugherty, Greg. "7 Really Famous People Who Were Rejected by Graduate School". Money. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Jerry Greenfield, An Evening of Entrepreneurial Spirit, Social Responsibility, and Radical Business Philosophy". Omnibus Lecture Series. 5 March 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-13.