Thread by @kannedough, 1) Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream The owner is Jeni Britton Bauer. #DiveInto Jeni’s@HWKammers 2) [...]

1) Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream

The owner is Jeni Britton Bauer.

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@HWKammers

2) According to Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream website, Jeni is a 2017 Henry Crown Fellow. The fellowship is a program of the Aspen Leadership Institute based in Colorado. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/henry-crown-fellowship/

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3) There are no applications for the fellowship. Nominations are necessary.

https://agln.aspeninstitute.org/fellowships/aboutfellows

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4) This is the description of their Board of Trustees

https://www.aspeninstitute.org/team/board-of-trustees/

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5) The following is a list of some of their more "notable" trustees:

Roderick Von Lipsey (White House Fellows appointed by Clinton from 1993-1994 and former VP of Goldman Sachs)

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6) Michael Eisner ( Former CEO of Disney)

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7) John Doerr (On the board of directors for Amazon and Google and formerly employed and patent holder for Monsanto)

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8) Miguel Bezos (adopted Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, when Jeff was 4 years old)

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9) Beth Brooke-Marciniak (2 years in the US Treasury in the Clinton Administration; Chairman of Vital Voices; Co-chair of International Women's Business Leadership, both are organizations founded by Hillary when she was secretary of state)

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10) Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream. Founded 2002 in Columbus,OH. Multiple locations across the country. You can purchase pints in stores like Whole Foods (owned by Amazon), Publix, or online.

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11) In 2009, Jeni and her husband approached their good friend John Lowe about joining the company, to manage the business aspects. He became part owner and CEO. Here is some background on him. http://www.owba.org/resources/Documents/John Lowe Bio - Website.pdf

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12) Jeni's Splendid ice cream shops are throughout the United States. Each city, where the shops are located, is at a major crossroads in the United States.

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13) Jeni’s Shops:
Columbus, OH (10)
Chicago, IL (8)
Nashville, TN (7)
Atlanta, GA (5)
Charlotte, NC (3)
Washington D.C. (3)
Tampa, FL (2)
Austin, TX (2)
Los Angeles, CA (4)
Cleveland, OH (1)
St. Louis, MO (1)
Birmingham, AL (1)
Houston, TX (1)
Charlston, SC (1)
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14) In 2015, Jeni was interviewed and photographed for Chefs Feed. They offer culinary classes. This is their logo.

https://www.chefsfeed.com/stories/287-20-questions-for-jeni-britton-bauer-of-jeni-s-splendid-ice-creams

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15) Jeni is quite active politically. She has raised funds for She Should Run, an organization that trains women on how to run for public office.

https://theeverygirl.com/jenis-splendid-ice-cream-career-profile/

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16) In 2018, she advocated for a boycott of FedEx for offering discounts to NRA memberships.

https://www.businessinsider.com/fedex-nra-deal-sparks-boycott-from-jenis-ice-cream-2018-2?op=1

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17) On her Instagram she gave FedEx an ultimatum.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfqc7Pgh1rm/?utm_source=ig_embed

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18) Jeni is friends with Joe Biden and supports his run for presidency.

https://bidenforum.org/company-is-community-d2b423188098

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/19/joe-biden-ohio-overtime-pay-rule-working-class-jobs

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19) They seem to be pretty chummy.

https://www.grubstreet.com/2018/09/joe-biden-joins-instagram-and-follows-jenis-ice-cream.html

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20) On April 12, Jeni shared an Insta video showing how 2 make milk chocolate ice cream w/chocolate Easter eggs. She stated the word MILK 14x. Once, she said MILK 5x in a row. Odd. #DiveInto Jeni’s

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-5zU0CJVs2/?igshid=1cf6gwin6yw3j

21) Six hours later, Joe Biden pipes up.

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22) #WeThePeople sounded off.

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/04/15/even-more-tone-deaf-joe-biden-compliments-frost-queen-nancy-pelosi-on-her-great-taste-in-ice-cream/

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23) It’s standard practice for corporations to “give back” by financially supporting non-profit entities. If we’re concerned about what is in our food, water, and air; then it’s just as important to know who we support through our purchases.

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24) Let’s find tried-and-true sources for the products we buy and the services we employ. #ShopLocal

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