Could Ben & Jerry's Be Created Today? (Your Radical Questions with Ben Cohen)

About this episode

Amol Rajan interviews Ben Cohen about the ethical considerations in business and the food industry.

This week, Amol is joined by Ben Cohen, one half of the team behind Ben & Jerry's ice cream, who stopped by on his way to the South by Southwest festival to answer your questions. They include queries on whether ethics is more important to business success than a good product? Can companies be trusted to fulfil corporate responsibilities without government oversight? And how does he square his ethical stance with the fact that his ice cream is an ultra processed food? * WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 * Email: [email protected] Episodes of Radical with Amol Rajan are released every Monday and Thursday. Radical with Amol Rajan is a Today Podcast. It was made by Tom Smithard and Oscar Pearson. Technical production was by Mike Regaard. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

People in this episode

Host: Amol Rajan

Guest: Ben Cohen

Topics covered

• business ethics
• corporate responsibility
• food industry
• entrepreneurship
• ice cream

Keywords

• Ben & Jerry's
• business ethics
• corporate responsibility
• ice cream
• ultra processed food

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ben & Jerry's, BBC Radio 4

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