Where is Ben & Jerry’s made?

The product found in Australia is manufactured in the state of Vermont, in the north eastern part of the United States. We have two factories in Vermont, one in Waterbury and one in St. Albans.

 

Why can’t you make your ice cream in Australia?

Ben & Jerry’s is made using distinct and specialized processes. Currently there is no production unit in these parts that’s equipped to handle our unique formulations and signature chunks and swirls.

 

What are you doing about the carbon footprint generated from shipping your ice cream around the globe?

In our overall values-led sourcing policy, we try to be as responsible as possible. Ideally we’d like to produce all Ben & Jerry’s for Australia and Asia centrally to reduce our climate impact, so we’re assessing the long-term viability of this, including solutions to ingredient sourcing.

In the meantime we continue to offset the impact of production by investing in NativeEnergy in the USA and are working with the folks at Climate Friendly, a local organisation, to invest in their Gold Standard renewable energy project in Turkey (Anemon Intepe wind farm) to offset the impact of shipping our ice cream to Australia.

 

Where does the dairy in Ben & Jerry’s come from?

All our milk comes from a farmer-owned cooperative in Vermont called the St. Albans Cooperative. The cows that live on these farms are pastured during the summer months and fed hay grown on the farm (not confined to feedlots year-round as is sometimes the practice in huge farming operations).