In 1984, Haagen-Dazs wanted to limit distribution of Ben & Jerry’s in Boston,
prompting Ben & Jerry’s to file suit against the parent company, Pillsbury,
in its now famous “What’s the Doughboy Afraid Of?” campaign.
In 1987, Häagen-Dazs again tried to enforce exclusive distribution,
and Ben & Jerry’s filed its second lawsuit against the Pillsbury Company.
In 1985, the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation was established at the end of the year
with a gift from Ben & Jerry's to fund community-oriented projects;
it was then provided with 7.5% of the company’s annual pre-tax profits.
In 1986, Ben & Jerry’s launched its “Cowmobile”, a modified mobile home
used to distribute free scoops of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in a unique,
cross-country “marketing drive”—driven and served by Ben and Jerry themselves.
The “Cowmobile” burned to the ground outside of Cleveland four months later,
but there were no injuries. Ben said it looked like “the world’s largest baked Alaska.”
Source : "Ben & Jerry's" Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_%26_Jerry's)
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