Ben & Jerry’s New City Churn To Use Rogue Ales Ingredient

Ben & Jerry’s is tabulating activities throughout Portland such as public transportation data, tweets, traffic patterns, local ingredients and, of course, its people, to create and ultimately name a Portland inspired Ben & Jerry’s flavor. For example, in Portland there is no shortage of facial hair, so over the past few weeks Ben & Jerry’s has been keeping an eye on the city’s facial hair trends to help decide between the ingredients marshmallows and graham crackers. Every mustache spotted is a vote for marshmallows, while every beard spotted is a vote for graham crackers. And, to ensure that the “City Churned” flavor is a true tribute to Portland, Oregon Ben & Jerry’s is partnering with Portland Roasting Coffee and Rogue Ales to source flavor ingredients.

"The Scoop Truck began cruising through the streets of Portland last summer giving away free scoops of our new flavors, and this year we wanted to do something more for our fans. There’s a personality to Portland, as in any city, that is distinctive unto itself… Some would say ‘a flavor,’" said Dave Stever, Director of Marketing. "We want to be able to capture the heartbeat of one of the most popular and unique U.S. cities and ultimately create a new flavor that is truly inspired by the great people of the city of Roses," Stever added.

Fans can also weigh in on each ingredient match-up by voting online on the “City Churned” Portland microsite. On the site, consumers can put their creativity to the test by submitting their original ideas for the flavor name. The campaign will conclude in early-August with a community event where, for one day only, Ben & Jerry’s will invite the community to celebrate the new, euphoric flavor of Portland that they helped to develop.

Want your frozen fix now? Consumers can also satisfy their Ben & Jerry’s craving via the Portland Scoop Truck now through August 14th. Fans can not only tweet the Scoop Truck to get a free scoop of the new Greek Frozen Yogurt flavors— including Liz Lemon, Raspberry Fudge Chunk and Banana Peanut Butter— they can also physically cast “City Churned” ballots by tossing their spoons into recycling bins listed for Caramel or Fudge. Fans can get the full scoop and more by following the truck on Twitter @BenJerrysWest.

To learn more and cast votes for the Ben & Jerry’s Portland “City Churned” flavor, please visit http://www.citychurned.benjerry.com/city/pdx/ and tweet @BenJerrysWest to exchange a tweet for something sweet.
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