ADVISORY/Cleaning Up After Ice Cream: Ben Cohen To Discuss Sun & Earth, His Latest Entrepreneurial Venture During Media Conference Call Today.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday Tuesday: see week. (August 7)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

After the sale of Ben & Jerry's ice cream to Unilever, Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen Ben Cohen may refer to:

Ben Cohen (businessman) (born 1951), American businessman, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's
Ben Cohen (rugby player) (born 1978), English rugby player
Ben Cohen (bridge player) (1907 - 1971), English bridge author

established The Barred Rock Fund, a $5 million non-profit venture fund to invest in for-profit companies that are creating high quality entry-level jobs An entry-level job is a job that generally requires little skill and knowledge, and is generally of a low pay. These jobs may require physical strength or some on-site training. Many entry-level jobs are part-time, and do not include employee benefits. that are accessible to people living in low-income communities.

As a key component of the fund, the investments will help provide equity ownership to company workers.

Today, Cohen cohen
or kohen

(Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. is announcing the fund's first investment in a company called Sun & Earth, a manufacturer of environmentally safe and hypoallergenic hy·po·al·ler·gen·ic
adj.
Having a decreased tendency to provoke an allergic reaction.

hypoallergenic (hī´pōal´urjen´ik),
adj household cleaning products. Cohen, along with venture fund president, Chuck Lacy will participate in today's call at 11:00 a.m.



WHO:            Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

WHAT:           Media teleconference providing details on Cohen's
                investment in Sun & Earth manufacturer of
                environmentally safe and hypoallergenic household
                cleaning products.

WHEN:           Tuesday August 7, 2001
                11:00 a.m.

CALL DETAILS:   Dial In Number: 800/380-1084

                Call Leader: Chuck Lacy

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