July 4: Virtue signals on twitter about America being on "stolen land" (lol fuck off), draws ire of conservatives, Unilever parent company drops $2 Billion in market cap amid possible boycott https://nypost.com/2023/07/06/ben-jerrys-boycott-calls-unilever-stock-falls/
July 6: Ben Cohen arrested at a Free Assange rally in Washington DC hosted by Code Pink https://nypost.com/2023/07/06/ben-jerrys-co-founder-ben-cohen-arrested-during-dc-protest/
July 8: Indian chief contacts B&J letting them know that his tribe was from the land their headquarters is now on, and is happy to take the land back (no answer so far) https://nypost.com/2023/07/07/ben-jerrys-hq-is-on-native-american-land-vermont-chief/
I honestly don't think I've ever seen a petard-hoisting this fast before.
Not just good, but basically the only one in its market. Because most icecreams in grocery stores are either simple flavors, or extra super fancy pants but still simple flavors.
BNJ is the only one selling specialty flavors with specific bits of candy and other things added on a mass scale, where otherwise that one you like would be Coldstone/etc. only.
That's what has kept them afloat this long. They have no real competition, which has also made it very easy for them to feel invincible enough to be this openly political.
True but fortunately with how easy ice cream is to make at home with appliances, you can do better easily.
Just keep it simple with stuff like oreos, cookie dough, 3 different types of chocolate at once, gummy bears etc. You go too far and use the kind of sweets they have in the UK and especially Scotland and you'll have diabetes with a week!
The majority of foods are easy to make at home, people are paying for the time and convenience to not do that. Never bank against people's desire to not put in effort, and especially time into their food.
Also I put gummy bears in my ice cream bowls, fight me. Makes both better.
Nah I agree with you about the ice cream and gummy bears, I was just thinking if you mixed ice cream and Scottish tablet if your heart would stop due to the amount of sugar taken at once...