IceCream

Facebook's first few days as a public company have been a rocky road. Moving ahead, Mark Zuckerberg would do well to recall the lesson of two other iconoclastic company founders: Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. The tale of Ben & Jerry bears a bracing similarity to his own.

The 63 restaurants Friendly's closed on Wednesday resulted in about 1,260 layoffs -- more than 12% of the company's 10,300 person workforce. Everyone from managers to dishwashers were told Tuesday evening that the following day would be their last at Friendly's.

Help others, get ice cream. That's a proposition I like. Target and Ben & Jerry's have teamed up to give free ice cream to folks who volunteer. Sign up for a project in your neighborhood through Volunteer Match, then look for an e-mail with a coupon for a free scoop, which you can redeem at any...

To congratulate Olympian Hannah Teter for bringing home the silver medal in the women's snowboarding halfpipe (my favorite event), Ben & Jerry's is selling scoops of Hannah's Maple Blondie for just $1 today, Wednesday March 3. All you have to do is stop by your local participating Scoop Shop...

Somebody wasn't paying attention when slapping on the labels at the Breyers ice cream factory. Unilever United States Inc., Breyers' parent company, is recalling an undisclosed number of 1.5 quart tubs of "All Natural Cookies & Cream" ice cream that are carrying labels that say "All Natural...

Think you're safe eating foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration? Think again, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit health advocacy group. What many consumers consider healthy foods -- including eggs and leafy greens -- are implicated in 40% of...

It only took me a few months of being a parent of a child who understood the meaning of "ice cream" to change my mind. Long enchanted with the idea of mobile musical sweet frozen treats, sometime in the summer of 2003 I converted to a quietly glowering group of mothers who would cheerfully sign a...

There are two machines in my kitchen that are supposed to save me time, but don't -- an ice cream maker and a bread making machine.I understand that these machines are meant to save time and produce something better than what is available at the store. The smell of homemade bread is one of the best...

What's summer without ice cream, and what's WalletPop without the word "free?" The two will come together delightfully this Saturday, June 6, when Friendly's restaurants across the country will give away free one-scoop dishes or cones to one and all from between noon and 5 p.m. The chain has more...

It isn't exactly a free deal, but it's close.Baskin-Robbins is having a 31-cent scoop night on April 29 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for all small scoops of ice cream.It's a fundraiser for the National Volunteer Fire Council National Junior Firefighter Program.Find a store to help firefighters and help...