The Ben & Jerry Short Story Thursday‚ April 17‚ 2008 Name: Jonathan Burnett Class: TTH 12:30 Date: Thursday‚ April 17‚ 2008 Title: The Ben & Jerry Short Story General Purpose: to inform about Ben & Jerry Specific Purpose: to get the audience to think about how interesting this topic is Central Idea: Ben & Jerry Main Points of Body: 1. How Ben & Jerry met 2. How they started their business 3. How they contribute to the betterment of society Method of Organization: chronological
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Ben & Jerry’s Case Study Company History Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield founded Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream in 1978. Over the years‚ Ben & Jerry’s evolved into a socially-oriented‚ independent-minded industry leader in the super-premium ice cream market. The company has had a history of donating 7.5% of its pre-tax earnings to societal and community causes. Ben and Jerry further extended their generosity by offering 75‚000 shares at $10.50 per share exclusively to Vermont residents‚ so
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I. INTRODUCTION Ben and Jerry’s is an ice cream company brought into existence in 1978 in the form of a first scoop shop at a renovated gas station in Vermont. It was found by two men names Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. Company revenues increased at a high rate from under $300‚000 in 1980 to almost $10 million in 1985 to $78 million in 1990 and to nearly $150 million in 1994. Growing with time‚ Ben and Jerry’s came up with an ongoing stream of exotic flavors‚ opening additional scoop shops
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For this task I have chosen to write about Ben and Jerrys and Haagen-Dazs ice cream. These are two rival brands at the top end of the market. I decided to write about ice cream because it is very popular and there is lots of information available about them. They also both have good marketing and promotional strategies. I chose to write about Haagen-Dazs‚ as it is the best known ice cream. It is the number one super premium ice cream with 43 % of the market share. It is quite expensive as it is
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Case History Ben‚ aged 52‚ was born and raised in Siloam Springs‚ Arkansas. At the urging of his supervisor at work‚ Ben has voluntarily sought help from his employer’s human resources department. They have referred Ben to you. Personal and Family History Ben was an only child‚ and he explains that he got a lot of attention. He says that that he loved his parents very much‚ "but they were kinda weird." He adds that "They were like me. Just different‚ ya know?" Ben said that his aunt‚ his
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Managing Social Responsibility and Growth at Ben & Jerry’s INTRODUCTION Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield opened their first ice cream shop on May 5‚ 1978‚ in a converted gas station in Burlington‚ Vermont‚ investing $12‚000 in secondhand equipment. Their business credentials consisted of much enthusiasm and a $5 Pennsylvania State University correspondence course in ice cream making. Driven by Cohen and Greenfield’s 1960s ideals‚ Ben & Jerry’s Homemade‚ Inc.‚ has grown to be a very successful business
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turtle‚ but is astonishingly defeated by his subordinate opponent with its striking determination. This idea of perseverance is displayed within the stories‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ “Graduation” by Maya Angelou and “A Homemade Education” by Malcolm X. In both essays by Maya Angelou and Malcolm X; their strong desire for educational fulfillment overrides their inconvenient circumstances and they achieve their goals by standing up for their dreams. In addition‚ Malcolm X
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In “A Homemade Education”‚ by Malcolm X‚ the intended audience is any individual‚ primarily from the minority groups. Malcolm X states that how is one to “get civil rights before first he wins his human rights (X 233)?” This pieces main purpose is to persuade the reader to dive in a mind set of an “Austrian monk (X 230).” An individual who can apply his understanding in reality‚ with hopes of acquiring piece and prosperity. Being locked in prison was his best bet‚ as an “articulate hustler (X 227)”
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event is the investigation of Jerry Sandusky and his alleged conviction of sexual abuse. Jerry Sandusky‚ an assistant football coach at Penn State University‚ has been accused of sexually abusing boys in the basement of his home and in the school workout room and locker room. This investigation was triggered by one of the victims who went to the police and since then‚ more victims have come out as well. This boy stated that the attacks lasted for about four years. Jerry Sandusky met the boys though
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is the creation of a relationship that allows the client to perceive‚ understand‚ and act on the process events that occur within an organization in order to improve the situation as defined by the client (Cummings & Worley‚ pg. 253). In the case involving Ben and Jerry’s a consultant was brought in to work with the founders‚ board of directors‚ managers‚ and employees in order to undertake organizational development and also to bring the people‚ functions‚ aspirations‚ and directions together (Cummings
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