April 12th is Free Cone day at Ben & Jerrys!! (BLOG)

You know what that means... Free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream cones for you! And you! And you, and you and you-ou!

As a way to thank our customers for their support and to celebrate 33 years of scooping the chunkiest, funkiest ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet, Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops are happily giving it away!

Maybe it’s time for you to try a new flavor that you’ve been wondering about or just rendezvous with an old favorite and savor in the deliciousness that is free ice cream! Hey, either way it’s on us, so grab a pal and come on down for some good, ’scream fun!

Late Night Snack: Inspired by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – Fair Trade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with a Salty Caramel Swirl & Fudge Covered Potato Chip Clusters (the fudge uses Fair Trade cocoa, too!)
Bonnaroo Buzz: – Light Coffee & Malt ice creams with Whiskey Caramel swirls & English Toffee pieces. This flavor, inspired by the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, is back by popular demand in Scoop Shops and now available in pints!

Stephen Colbert’s AmeriCone Dream: Vanilla ice cream with fudge covered waffle cone pieces & a caramel swirl. A long time pint favorite, so popular we made it a scoop shop flavor for the first time this year!
Clusterfluff: Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Caramel Cluster Pieces, Peanut Butter & Marshmallow Swirls
This year we have a new app that will guide you to the closest Ben & Jerry’s free cone location, and even provide a Free Cone Day frame to send photos to friends and loved ones to see what fun they’re missing. iPhone users – Download Ben & Jerry’s Scoop of Happiness today! Droid users – check your Droid App Market!

Over the past year Ben & Jerry’s added more flavors that specifically use Fair Trade Certified™ ingredients. The company has taken a pledge to transition all of Ben & Jerry’s products to Fair Trade globally by 2013.
So, get it in your calendar and map out your closest Scoop Shop using the new app for a visit on Tuesday, April 12. We’ll be looking for you!