Ben & Jerry’s is a coworking space in Gatlinburg. This place has 437 reviews and an average rating of 4.2 of 5. This is a good rating.
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Went to this location on 12/5/2020, we were on vacation and would spend a day downtown in the village. There was a family in front of us, but other than that there was no wait. Service was quick and efficient. The place looked clean. We discovered that we were able to get waffle bowls, which my boyfriend and I had not gotten before. We felt like the prices were cheap and good. The ice-cream was AMAZING! I got cookies and cream, and it was delicious!!!! We also got these cute wooden spoons, I kept mine lol because I thought it was the cutest thing ever. We don't have a Ben & Jerry near us where we live in South Carolina. So as soon as I saw it coming into town I knew I wanted to try it and I was not disappointed. This would be another location I will be willing to stop at again.
Great ice cream but prices are outrageously high. You are paying more for atmosphere and location than quality. I would recommend the island creamery over this place. Better prices and better atmosphere without the wait.
Ben & Jerry's sold the company to Anglo-Dutch multinational food giant Unilever.[15] Unilever said it hoped to carry on the tradition of engaging "in these critical, global economic and social missions". Although the founders' names are still attached to the product, they do not hold any board or management position and are not involved in day-to-day management of the company.[16]
In 2001, Ben & Jerry's U.S. completed the transition to "Eco-Pint" packaging, which packaged all pint flavors in environmentally friendly unbleached paperboard Eco-Pint containers, a decision it later reversed. The use of brown-kraft unbleached paperboard had been a critical first step toward a totally biodegradable pint made without added chlorine. Due to what they described as increasing supply, quality, and cost challenges, Ben & Jerry's discontinued their use of the Eco-Pint in 2006, transitioning to a pint container made out of a bleached paperboard that it said was more readily available.[17]
On Earth Day in 2005, when a vote in the U.S. Senate proposed the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, Ben & Jerry's launched a protest by creating the largest ever Baked Alaska, which weighed 900 pounds (410 kg), and placed it in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.[18][19]
In March 2009, "CyClone Dairy"[20] launched an advertising campaign and a website to promote its milk products, which purportedly came exclusively from cloned cows.[21] On April 1, 2009 (April Fool's Day), Ben & Jerry's announced that it was behind this fake company. Ben & Jerry's had created the tongue-in-cheek hoax to raise awareness of the increasing presence of products from cloned animals within American food[22] and to campaign for a tracking system of cloned-animal products.[23] The hoax was revealed on April Fool's Day with the message: "We believe you should have the right to choose which foods you eat – and not to eat cloned foods if you don't want to. And that's why Ben & Jerry's believes we need a national clone tracking system, so people and companies can know where their food is coming from."[24]
In 2010, Jostein Solheim, a Unilever executive from Norway, became the new CEO of the company and had this to say about the transition: "My mantra that I've repeated a hundred times since starting at Ben & Jerry's is: 'Change is a wonderful thing,'" he said. "The world needs dramatic change to address the social and environmental challenges we are facing. Values led businesses can play a critical role in driving that positive change. We need to lead by example, and prove to the world that this is the best way to run a business. Historically, this company has been and must continue to be a pioneer to continually challenge how business can be a force for good and address inequities inherent in global business."[25]
In 2013, Ben & Jerry's committed to making their products GMO-free in support of mandatory GMO labeling legislation.[26]
In 2018, Matthew McCarthy, previously a Unilever executive, replaced Jostein Solheim and became the new CEO of the company. "We are delighted to welcome Matthew, who brings a wealth of commercial experience, along with rock-solid values and a courageous vision for the role businesses can and should play in the world," said Ben & Jerry's board of directors Chairperson, Anuradha Mittal.[2]
Amazing shakes and customer service was good. Very crowded and long waits due to there only being two people working on a very busy sat night. They seemed very Over whelmed!!!! But they handled their self well. Will visit again but get these employees more help
Ice cream is always excellent. Only hurdles on the way to 5 stars is they currently force card only and at the end of the transaction the employee gets to awkwardly (or shamelessly) ask if you'd like to add a tip. Paying the employees more seems to be the better route than having them rely on tips and having to ask if we'd like to. Only other thing is the paper straws which start to disintegrate after 20 minutes. A small gripe knowing it helps the environment and is a good alternative.
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