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Where is Ben & Jerry's from?

Ben & Jerry's comes from the United States. It was founded in Burlington, Vermont, the United States in 1978.[1],[2] Since 2025, it has been owned by The Magnum Ice Cream Company, headquartered in the Netherlands.[1],[2]

Origin

United States

Founded 1978 in Burlington, Vermont

Owner today Foreign-owned

Netherlands

The Magnum Ice Cream Company · since 2025

Key facts

Country of origin
United States[1],[2]
Founded
1978, Burlington, Vermont[1],[2]
Founders
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
Current owner
The Magnum Ice Cream Company[1],[2]
Owner headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ownership
Owned since 2025
Type
Brand — ice cream
Category
Food

Good to know

  • Owned by Unilever from 2000 until Unilever demerged its ice cream business as The Magnum Ice Cream Company in December 2025.
Origin is not where products are made. Ben & Jerry's’s origin is where the brand was created. Its products may be designed, manufactured or assembled in other countries. How we define origin.

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Sources

  1. [1]Ben & Jerry's — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  2. [2]Unilever completes ice cream business demerger — Food Manufacture
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