Ben and Jerry’s is known for having strong corporate social responsibility. The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation‚ a separate entity from the Company‚ was established in 1985 through a donation of stock in Ben & Jerry’s Homemade‚ Inc. Its mission is to make the world a better place by empowering Ben & Jerry’s employees to use available resources to support and encourage organizations that are working towards eliminating the underlying causes of environmental and social problems. (Ben and Jerry’s) However
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BUAD 3470 Yifan Shen 9/8/2014 Personal Paper My name is Yifan Shen. I was born in Hangzhou‚ it is one of the most beautiful cities in China. I love my city very much. It sits at the head of Hangzhou Bay on China’s coast between Shanghai and Ningbo. Hanghzou grew to prominence as the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and has been one of the most renowned and prosperous cities in China for much of the last millennium‚ due in part to its beautiful natural scenery. The city’s West Lake is its
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Ben and Jerry’s Case Study What makes a company great? Is it constant financial growth year after year? Is it producing a product that is known and recognized in millions of households around the world? Or is it being socially conscience while still providing a cost effective product? With Ben and Jerry’s ice cream company‚ it’s not enough to just be financially successful; they also strive to be socially successful. Ben and Jerry’s want more from their alliances with wholesalers‚ franchisees
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1- Ben & jerry’s mission statement consists of three dimensions which are product‚ economic and social. • Product: to make‚ distribute‚ and sell the finest quality all-natural ice cream and related products in a wide variety of innovative flavors made from Vermont dairy products. • Economic: to operate the company on a sound financial basis of profitable growth‚ increasing value for our shareholders‚ and creating career opportunities and financial rewards for our employees
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1. If I were to design Ben & Jerry’s data warehouse I would use several dimensions of information. The first dimension would consist of the company’s products; ice cream‚ frozen yogurt or merchandise. The marketing department has to know which products are selling‚ if Ben & Jerry’s didn’t know that their T-shirts are selling out as soon as they hit the stores‚ then they wouldn’t be able to take advantage of the opportunity to sell the shirts. The second dimension would consist of the different areas
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simply make your day better! Imagine‚ you buy a fresh pint of Ben & Jerry’s chocolate chip cookie dough‚ you carefully break the seal and open the lid‚ waiting for you is a beautiful untouched smooth cup of heaven‚ you grab your favorite spoon and ever so gently plunge your spoon into the soft surface of this dairy delight‚ however are you aware of the roots behind the people and places that grow and make these ingredients? Ben & Jerry’s is known for its delicious ice cream treats‚ but the company
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Production process Ben & Jerry’s: from cow to cone Step 1: the milk The milk that is used in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream comes from 10.000 cows from hundreds of local family farms. The milk from these farms goes to the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery‚ based in St. Albans‚ Vermont. The Ben & Jerry’s factories based in the USA only work with the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery to provide the milk and cream. The two companies have a close relationship and interaction. Ben & Jerry’s pays a premium
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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 & Worley
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Ben and Jerry’s Background – This case examines issues of asset control for Ben & Jerry’s Homemade‚ Inc.‚ in light of the outstanding takeover offers by Dreyer’s Grand‚ Unilever‚ Meadowbrook Lane and Chartwell Investments‚ in January 2000. The case provides a unique opportunity to discuss fundamental firm objectives and the implications of a nontraditional corporate orientation such as generous philanthropy and charitable donations. Issues – * Why is the organization considering takeover
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Ben and Jerry’s is an ice cream manufacturing company founded in 1978 in Burlington‚ Vermont‚ U.S.A. Right from the beginning the founders‚ Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield‚ have kept an equal focus on creating delicious ultra premium ice cream desserts and giving back to social and environmental issues. Their grassroots efforts to use local and sustainable ingredients superseded today’s farm to table craze by decades. Despite Ben and Jerry’s annual sales revenue of $132 million and incredible growth
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