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thatguystevene t1_jdyoxw9 wrote

Ben & Jerry's is owned by Unilever which has a factory in the Netherlands and its food and beverage divisions headquarters is there.

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ButtBlock t1_jdzh2oy wrote

Homemade and Unilever in the same sentence. Bold advertising claims on their part haha

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Squee1396 t1_jdzk6be wrote

There is a place in NH that sells homegrown ice cream and it drives me crazy, what are they growing? I wonder what are the requirements for something to be called homemade or homegrown?

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akmjolnir t1_jdzltr6 wrote

What brand? I'll eat it.

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Shadedavid t1_jdzlz66 wrote

Check out Sisters of Anarchy. I think they’re in Shelburne. They make ice cream mostly from things they grow on their farm.

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papercranium t1_jdzoipv wrote

Oh gosh, they are SO GOOD. They had a truck at a work event I attended last summer, and I still daydream about the super chocolate flavor, whatever that was called.

And they're entirely nut-free, so my coworker with allergies who never gets to eat at company shindigs got to have some!

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Galag0 t1_jdzpklf wrote

It’s really good but so pricy for that tiny portion. $6 for a Dixie cup.

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akmjolnir t1_jdzsoed wrote

If they have it in a nearby store I'll check it out, thanks.

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Squee1396 t1_jdzm1b7 wrote

It is good ice cream! I have eaten there a bunch, it just makes me upset the sign says homegrown ice cream lol it is in Walpole, NH i don't remember the name

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akmjolnir t1_jdzscmo wrote

Oh, Walpole Creamery. That stuff is good.

If they raise their own dairy cows, and use their milk to make ice cream they can claim homegrown.

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Squee1396 t1_jdzshni wrote

Homemade yes definitely, and it is good stuff i am not trying to diss them, they are the best around. Nothing is growing though so it wouldn't be homegrown right?

Edit: i looked up the definition.

home·grown

/ˌhōmˈɡrōn/

adjective

grown or produced in one's own garden or country.

"a basket of homegrown fruit"

belonging to one's own particular locality or country

So technically the second one would be accurate but i still think the sign should say homemade not homegrown

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akmjolnir t1_jdzstgi wrote

Cows grow, grass grows....

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Squee1396 t1_jdzt16h wrote

So my child is home grown? Lol looking at the definition i posted i am thinking it is the second one, about being local.

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akmjolnir t1_jdzthmm wrote

Friend, it's just ice cream, not a metaphysical dilemma. Enjoy it for what it is, and have a great day.

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Squee1396 t1_jdzu7c6 wrote

Lmao its just a conversation on reddit that came up about it, its not like i think of this sign all day everyday, it haunts my dreams and ive made it my lifelong mission to get rid of it

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woolsocksandsandals t1_jdzo50z wrote

Walpole Creamery

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Squee1396 t1_jdzo96l wrote

That is what i thought but i wasn't sure if there was more then one place and i didn't want to give the wrong one lol

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needathneed t1_jdzyo4o wrote

Walpole creamery is so good. I dunno if that's what op meant but dang is it creamy af.

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The_Barbelo t1_je1unod wrote

They explain this when you visit the factory. I thought all Vermonters were required to go on the factory tour?!?

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CharZero t1_je39btm wrote

I don’t remember that part of the tour. I do remember that I was there when they were testing out the brand new equipment for the ice creams with a flavor core or whatever they call it. That was pretty cool.

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The_Barbelo t1_je4ykhx wrote

It may have changed or been different since we both went but there was a period where they stood us in front of a big map that showed all the factory locations and distribution centers. Those machines were pretty cool, the best part was the free ice cream. Hahaha.

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71802VT t1_jdzqa2t wrote

Right, and Unilever is a French corporation so having a European manufacturing location would not be unusual at all for a French business.

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Room07 t1_je09foe wrote

Unilever is not French.

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71802VT t1_je11wt3 wrote

Yeah, I think someone corrected me and said it is Dutch?

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Room07 t1_je1grl3 wrote

Originally Dutch and British. 👍

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