•     Welcome!
• 1. A letter from
      our CEO
• 2. 2005 Highlights
• 3. Our Company
  • 3.0 Our Company
          Main Page
  • 3.1 Company Profile
  • 3.2 Ben & Jerry’s
          Mission
  • 3.3 Governance
• 4. Values-Led
      Sourcing
  • 4.0 VLS Main Page
  • 4.1 Milk & Cream
  • 4.2 Coffee Extract
  • 4.3 Brownies
  • 4.4 Vanilla
  • 4.5 Cocoa
  • 4.6 Peanut Butter
  • 4.7 Strawberries
• 5. Scoop Shops
  • 5.0 Scoop Shops
          Main Page
  • 5.1 PartnerShops
  • 5.2 Cones to Careers
  • 5.3 Scoopers Making
          Change
  • 5.4 Franchise
          Ownership
          Diversity
  • 5.5 Local Community
          Action
  • 5.6 Free Cone Day
• 6. Environment
  • 6.0 Environment
          Main Page
  • 6.1 Sustainable
          Agriculture
  • 6.2 Energy Use &
          Air Emissions
    • 6.2.0 Energy Use &
              Air Emissions
              Main Page
    • 6.2.1 Energy
              Statement &
              Greenhouse
              Gas
              Reduction
    • 6.2.2 Energy Use
    • 6.2.3 Emissions
    • 6.2.4 NativeEnergy
              & Green Tags
    • 6.2.5 Distribution &
              Transportation
  • 6.3 Packaging
    • 6.3.1 The Eco Pint
    • 6.3.2 Scoop Shop
              Packaging
  • 6.4 Waste
          Management
    • 6.4.0 Environmental
              Management
              System
    • 6.4.1 Wastewater
    • 6.4.2 High Strength
              Dairy Waste
    • 6.4.3 Solid Waste
    • 6.4.4 Hazardous
              Waste
    • 6.4.5 Environmental
              Tracking/Cost
              Accounting
  • 6.5 Regulatory
          Compliance
  • 6.6 Green Teams
  • 6.7 Thermoacoustic
          Refrigeration
• 7. Workplace
  • 7.0 Workplace
          Main Page
  • 7.1 Restructuring
          Impacts
    • 7.1.0 Restructuring
              Impacts
    • 7.1.1
             Communication
    • 7.1.2 Employee
             Recognition
    • 7.1.3 Leadership
  • 7.2 Global People
          Survey
  • 7.3 Compensation
  • 7.4 Benefits
  • 7.5 Diversity &
         Gender Balance
• 8. Giving Back &
       Community
  • 8.0 Giving Back &
         Community
         Main Page
  • 8.1 The Ben &
            Jerry’s
            Foundation
    • 8.1.0 The Ben &
              Jerry’s
              Foundation
              Main Page
    • 8.1.1 Employee-
              directed
              Grant-making
    • 8.1.2 The U Fund
    • 8.1.3 Other Grants
    • 8.1.4 CAT Teams
  • 8.2 Product Donations
  • 8.3 Factory Seconds
          Program
  • 8.4 Community
          Action
• 9. Connecting with
       Consumers
  • 9.0 Connecting with
          Consumers
  • 9.1 Social Mission
          Campaigns
    • 9.1.0 Social Mission
              Campaigns
    • 9.1.1 Lick Global
              Warming
    • 9.1.2 Drilling is Not
              the ANWR
    • 9.1.3 Family Farms
              Campaign
  • 9.2 Social Mission
          Flavors
  • 9.3 Sharing Our
          Stories
  • 9.4 Listening to
         Feedback
• 10. International
  • 10.0 International
           Social
           Mission
  • 10.1 International
           Sustainable
           Agriculture
  • 10.2 International
           Environmental
           Management
  • 10.3 Values Led
           Sourcing
  • 10.4 Climate Change
           College
  • 10.5 Country Capsules
• 11. GRI Cross -
         Reference
• 12. Previous Reports

5. Scoop Shops >
  5.6 Free Cone Day

Our Annual Birthday “Thank You!”

In May of 1979, on the first anniversary of the opening of the original Burlington, Vermont Scoop Shop, Company co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield held their first Free Cone Day, scooping ice cream to all comers to celebrate having survived their first year in business and to say thanks to the community that had made it so. The event was so much fun it became a tradition!

In good faith, we’ve never missed a year. On April 19, 2005, for the 27th consecutive year, Scoop Shops around the globe spread joy for the belly and soul in celebration of Free Cone Day. In all, the global event served up some 1.2 million free scoops to customers in 11 countries and raised over $123,000 for hundreds of local community partner organizations. We’ll plan to do it all again next April and we hope to see you there!