Jerry Greenfield

About Jerry Greenfield

With his friend Ben Cohen, he co-founded the ice cream firm Ben & Jerry's.

Jerry Greenfield is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is 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 enrolled in pre-medical training before graduating in 1973. He unsuccessfully applied to medical school before deciding to create. a business with Ben Cohen, a childhood friend. After taking an ice cream class at Penn State, Greenfield and Cohen opened their first ice cream store in downtown Burlington, Vermont. The company was sold to the Anglo-Dutch group Unilever in 2000, since then has opened nearly 200 franchises and reported income of $ 237 million per year.

Alma mater	Oberlin College (1973)
Born	March 14, 1951, Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Food company founder
Known for	Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's with Ben Cohen

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Trivia

He set up their first Ice Cream Parlor in 1977 in Vermont.

Jerry Greenfield before fame

He worked as a lab technician while attending Oberlin College.

Achievement of Jerry Greenfield

In 1977, he opened their first ice cream parlor in Vermont.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$150 Million

Jerry Greenfield family life

In 1987, he married Elizabeth Skarie. Tyrone was their son's name.

Associations of Jerry Greenfield

He named an ice cream Cherry Garcia after Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead.

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