Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Cheers On Bernie Sanders With Another Flavor

[Uncle Joe]

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen is throwing his weight behind Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders with a new flavor celebrating the presidential candidate’s 2020 campaign.

On Friday, Cohen unveiled “Bernie’s Back!,” a limited-edition, small-batch treat that makes a big political statement.

As Cohen describes it, the name is a double-entendre. At the core of the confection is a toffee “backbone,” handmade by Cohen himself and meant to symbolize Sanders’ no-nonsense attitude. Hot cinnamon ice cream surrounds the toffee core, symbolizing the act of holding politicians’ feet to the fire. On top lies a solid chocolate disc, representing the wealth of the 1% that the consumer must crush into tiny pieces and distribute down into pint.

Cohen said he’s making between 10 and 40 pints of the flavor, which he and business partner Jerry Greenfield will autograph and raffle off to any contestant who wishes to sign up on Sanders’ campaign site.

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ben-and-jerrys-cofounder-bernie-sanders-flavor_n_5d446269e4b0ca604e31718a

[RobertDevereaux]

1. Superb!

[NurseJackie]

2. Ugh. "Bernie's back" ... Sounds awful.

[Skittles]

7. I know

[NurseJackie]

9. What does hair and wrinkles taste like?

[George II]

20. Yuck!

[NurseJackie]

31. I can think of some additional ingredients that are missing...

I can think of some additional ingredients that are missing... but I'll just keep it to myself (for obvious reasons).

After all, "secret recipes" aren't secret any more if you share them, right?

[ehrnst]

38. .....

[sheshe2]

11. Some of my favs!

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Obama: The Ice Cream [UPDATED! A LOT!]
By CHADWICK MATLIN

MARCH 06, 20083:45 PM
Last night, after Barack Obama won Vermont, we called on our loyal readers to help us name an Obama ice cream flavor . Ben & Jerry’s is famous for such flavors as Cherry Garcia (named for the Deadhead), Phish Food (named for the Dead successors), and Americone Dream (named for the not-dead Stephen Colbert), and if Ben & Jerry’s delivered a victory for Obama, then it should also honor him with a taste of his own.


Plenty of you responded with riffs on Obama’s name. Peanut Butter Barackle, Obamana Split, and Barackadamia Nut all raised a chuckle. But it was Aaron Nathan of Amherst, Mass., who really impressed. Eschewing Obama’s name, he reached another level of ingenuity when he sent in his entry: “Yes, Pecan!”

Bravo, Aaron. Bravo.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/03/obama-the-ice-cream-updated-a-lot.html

Woot!

[Gothmog]

22. It is time to switch back to blue bell

[Hassin Bin Sober]

25. Yes!

https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/ice-cream-03-15/index.html

[ehrnst]

39. .....

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/health/ice-cream-recall-trnd/index.html

But that must be TOTALLY the fault of Unilever...

Selling out to corporate “suits” is an ironic ending for the company founded in 1978 by two former hippies with $12,000--$4,000 of it borrowed. Cohen and Greenfield took the company public in 1985.

Although they had fended off takeover offers in the past, it had become clear to the founders that Ben & Jerry’s needed more resources and broader distribution channels. Last December, to the dismay of many Vermonters and some of its franchisees, the company let it be known it was considering other opportunities.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/unilever-to-buy-ben-and-jerrys/2018/09/24/90a52f84-c020-11e8-be77-516336a26305_story.html

In March and April last year, Greenpeace filmed a rainforest area in Indonesia – and uncovered a destruction in an unimaginable extent: For a palm oil plantation, a company has destroyed hectares of forest land – apparently supplying Nestlé, Mars, PepsiCo and Unilever.

https://www.captain-planet.net/horrific-video-rainforest-gets-destroyed-for-nestle-unilever-and-co/

[Siwsan]

3. Interesting flavor combination

Wish I could try it. Actually, I don't think I've ever tasted a cinnamon flavored ice cream.

[Uncle Joe]

4. I have it's quite delicious.

[Siwsan]

5. I love cinnamon, so now I'm intrigued!

[Uncle Joe]

6. ...

Peace to you Siwsan.

[Devil Child]

23. It can be addicting. Be careful.

I'm prone to adding some cinnamon or apple pie spice onto good vanilla ice cream. So good!

[kcr]

34. It's great with warm apple pie

I wish cinnamon ice cream wasn't so hard to find.

[SMC22307]

41. I'm a fan of Mexican chocolate and cinnamon desserts (cayenne, too) and the...

Ben & Jerry's ice cream combo reminds me of that. Look at these cinnamon rolls:

https://www.isabeleats.com/mexican-chocolate-cinnamon-rolls/

Yum!

[Siwsan]

42. Those sound incredible!

I might have to give them a try.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

8. Sounds good to me!

[George II]

10. Why doesn't BS' campaign ever report these ice cream giveaways and contests as....

...."in kind" contributions? That's what they are. It's money being spent on behalf of the campaign, it has to be reported.

I also wonder why the campaign is accepting contributions from multi-millionaires who sold their company to a foreign conglomerate (Unilever).

[NurseJackie]

13. I remember reading about Unilever firing Whoopi Goldberg as a spokesperson for...

I remember reading about Unilever firing Whoopi Goldberg as a spokesperson for something or other because she criticized George Bush. Is Unilever a big GOP supporter?

[Lordquinton]

18. Why don't you post something nice about your own candidate?

I see you at every thread about Bernie Sanders with something negative, even if it's not relevant or quite correct. Why all the hate?

[George II]

21. You're not concerned with compliance with campaign finance laws?

[sheshe2]

12. From your OP

I find this an interesting ingredient choice.

On top lies a solid chocolate disc, representing the wealth of the 1% that the consumer must crush into tiny pieces and distribute down into pint.

Bernie and Ben and Jerry are part of the 1%. Trickle down. Fact. It does not work.

[NurseJackie]

14. "Trickle down. Fact. It does not work." --- Right you are!

Trickle down. Fact. It does not work.

Right you are!

[sheshe2]

16. Thanks, Jackie.

[George II]

15. They're both multimillionaires (like hundreds of millions) after selling to a foreign conglomerate.

[Lordquinton]

17. Two unrelated statements

Why did you make them?

[sheshe2]

19. No they are not.

Why do you say that?

[theaocp]

27. My guess is some hate and blame Sanders for MF45.

Anything that can be done to attack him makes people feel better. Best cure: ice cream?

[Devil Child]

24. So much salt in an ice cream thread

Apparently some folks don't like sweet things.

[demmiblue]

33. I can't see any of it (the salt, that is).

[Autumn]

35. I don't see it but for those maybe Blue Bell can make them a special salted ice cream. nt

[democrank]

26. Lots of people and organizations have benefited from Ben and Jerry's wealth.

They’re socially conscious do-gooders with a tremendous amount of community and national support. They’re exactly the kind of business progressives here in Vermont and elsewhere like to support.

Like many others, I’m looking forward to sampling their newest ice cream. It’s always such a treat.

[BeckyDem]

28. ha ha that is awesome.

[Autumn]

29. Well I can't wait to buy a few of these.

It's going to be my new favorite flavor Thanks for this Uncle Joe

[delisen]

30. Ben & Jerry's now Unilever-owned

Ben Cohen is super rich after selling Ben & Jerry's to Unilever the British-Dutch conglomerate and Ben & Jerry's ice cream has agreed to stop claiming it is All Natural

From Wikipedia:
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer-advocacy group, urged Ben & Jerry's to stop labeling their ice cream as "all natural" due to the company's use of corn syrup, alkalised cocoa, and other chemically modified ingredients.[53] In September 2010, the company agreed to stop labeling their ice cream and frozen yogurt as "all natural"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_%26_Jerry%27s

Unilever does have a public image as a multi national corporation focusing on sustainability.

[delisen]

32. This is why I question sanders-socialism. nt

[demmiblue]

36. Oh my:

Link to tweet

[Uncle Joe]

37. I believe they're contracting Mitch McConnell as an outside consultant on that

[ehrnst]

40. So they're still consulting with Unilever after they sold the company to them?

That's pretty great for a multinational mega-corporation. And DEFINITELY for Ben and Jerry.

Purveyor of such household names as Ponds, Vaseline, Ragu and Lipton Tea, Unilever is also the world’s largest maker of ice cream, owning the Breyer’s and Good Humor premium brands.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/unilever-to-buy-ben-and-jerrys/2018/09/24/90a52f84-c020-11e8-be77-516336a26305_story.html

In March and April last year, Greenpeace filmed a rainforest area in Indonesia – and uncovered a destruction in an unimaginable extent: For a palm oil plantation, a company has destroyed hectares of forest land – apparently supplying Nestlé, Mars, PepsiCo and Unilever.

https://www.captain-planet.net/horrific-video-rainforest-gets-destroyed-for-nestle-unilever-and-co/

[NNadir]

43. Melts easily, kind of sticky, loaded with sweet stuff that's not very good for you.

Puffed up with air and well suited for bourgeois types uninterested in real food.

It's overpriced at any price.