Is Ben and Jerry's Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Waterbury, VT)
Food Paradise, Season 1 Waterbury, Vermont
Current status
As of October 2026, Ben and Jerry's is open — confirmed via Tripadvisor, 2026.
What the source shows: Tripadvisor's Waterbury attraction page carries 2026 visitor reviews, and the company's factory-tours page (benjerry.com), checked 2026-09-08, described current ticketing for factory tours. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 7
- Address 1281 Waterbury-Stowe Rd Route 100, Waterbury, VT 05676
- Website benjerry.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The episode featured Ben & Jerry's factory tour in Waterbury, Vermont, which walks visitors through a short film, a mezzanine overlooking the ice cream production floor, and a tasting in the on-site Flavor Room. Ben & Jerry's is an ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet company founded in 1978 in Burlington, Vermont, by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-08-24), which also notes the company was sold to Unilever in 2000 and operates as an independent subsidiary with its factory in Waterbury. Tripadvisor's page for the attraction, carrying 2026 visitor reviews, described the Waterbury tour as a ticketed stop with a gift shop and ice cream counter. The company's own factory-tours page at benjerry.com, checked 2026-09-08, listed the same 30-minute tour format and noted that Factory Experience tickets are released two weeks in advance due to limited capacity, matching the tour setup shown on the episode.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 85 of 114 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 6Arthur Bryant's
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Ep 7Serendipity 3
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Sources we checked
- Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g57438-d144561-Reviews-Ben_Jerry_s-Waterbury_Vermont.html
- benjerry.com https://www.benjerry.com/about-us/factory-tours
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_%26_Jerry%27s
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Record fp-0055 · checked by Cal Marchetti.