Ben & Jerry’s has eight locations across Queensland with many of them close to the famous beaches.
You can enjoy an ice cream at:
- Gold Coast – the Burleigh Heads spot is in the Surf Club just across the sand from the water, and Pacific Fair, Surfers Paradise
- Brisbane – Southbank just opened. It is the first franchisee in Brisbane! But you can also find them at Sunnybank HOYTS.
- Sunshine Coast – Mooloolaba and Noosa
- Cairns
The company employs over 100 staff members across all stores in the state.
Ben & Jerry’s Most Popular Flavours
Recently, these ice cream flavours were voted as the most popular:
- Half Baked – The cookie dough in it is unbaked, but the fudge brownies are baked. It’s literally half-baked.
- Cherry Garcia – A fan flavour suggestion. Introduced in 1987; in or near the top three ever since.
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough – Our best-seller worldwide; inspired by a fan suggestion.
- Chocolate Fudge Brownie – Featuring brownies from New York’s Greyston Bakery, which provides jobs and training to low-income people in Yonkers.
- Tonight Dough – Jimmy Fallon’s second Ben & Jerry’s flavor. His proceeds go to SeriousFun Children’s Network.
- Strawberry Cheesecake – Complete with graham cracker swirl!
- Phish Food – This flavor will celebrate 25 years in 2022.
- Americone Dream – Stephen Colbert donates his proceeds and his staff gets to pick who benefits.
- Chunky Monkey – Launched in 1988, it’s one of the OG flavors.
- Brownie Batter Core – A Core flavor, with a stream of unbaked brownie batter running straight through the middle of the pint.
Ben and Jerry’s was started in 1979 by co-founders, Ben Cohen, and Jerry Greenfield. Ben & Jerry’s believes business has a responsibility to give back to the community. Their mission is to make the best possible ice cream in the nicest way possible.
Each year they thank their local community for their support with a free cone day.
Ben & Jerry’s, ANZ Country Manager, Sean Farrell said: “The time has come where we can once again say thanks to our loyal fans, offering locals and passers-by a chance to enjoy a little reprieve from the heat with ice cream full of chunks and swirls.”
At Ben & Jerry’s, we are committed to giving back to the communities and thanking what we believe are the best fans in the world with these free scoops around Australia and what better time than now to come together and celebrate.”
About Ben and Jerry’s
As an aspiring social justice company, Ben & Jerry’s believes in a greater calling than simply making a profit for selling its goods. The company produces a wide variety of super-premium ice cream and sorbet using high-quality ingredients. Ben & Jerry’s incorporates its vision of Linked Prosperity into its business practices in a number of ways including a focus on value-led sourcing. In 2015 the company completed its transition to using entirely non-GMO (genetically modified organisms) ingredients by source as well as to fully source Fairtrade-certified ingredients wherever possible, which benefits farmers in developing countries.
Ben and Jerry’s products are distributed in 35 countries in supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, franchise Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shops, restaurants, and other venues. Ben & Jerry’s, a Vermont corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever, operates its business on a three-part Mission Statement emphasising product quality, economic reward, and a commitment to the community. Ben & Jerry’s became a certified B Corp (Benefit Corporation) in 2012. The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation’s employee-led grant programs totaled $2.7MM in 2018 to support grassroots organising for social and environmental justice around the country.
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