Great news vegans and lactose intolerants – Ben & Jerry’s is creating the answer to your ice cream prayers.

Today, in an exclusive Metro.co.uk interview, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield said the team are working on a ‘delicious’ dairy-free ice cream.

He said Ben & Jerry’s would be using coconut milk or almond milk as the base for the new frozen sweet treat.


Jerry added he hoped it would mean a lot to all those who can’t eat dairy.

Ben & Jerry’s dairy-free ice cream for vegans is finally here in the UK

He said: ‘I think that’s a big thing for Ben & Jerry’s to be doing that.

‘In the US there are (dairy free) alternatives from smaller companies but Ben & Jerry’s will be first mainstream company that will do that and will also do it in a really delicious way.’



Dairy-free Ben & Jerry’s will be available in the US in spring next year (2016) and a little later in the UK.

How to get a tour of the Ben & Jerry's factory Ben & Jerry’s ran a contest to find values-led entrepreneurs called Join Our Core.

They have just crowned coffee carts with a conscience We Walk the Line and GravityLight – a safer, greener, cheaper alternative to kerosene lamps for developing countries – the winners.

Ben & Jerry’s hopes people will back these businesses by helping them crowd-fund.

In return for their support, selected backers will get to visit Ben & Jerry’s European factory, win ice cream parties and Ben & Jerry’s goodies.

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