--- title: Ben & Jerry's Says Its Ice Cream Flavors Are "Endangered" description: The ice cream giant says climate change will make it challenging to produce their famous flavors that include cocoa, nuts, or coffee. canonical: https://time.com/4495041/ben-jerrys-puts-its-own-ice-cream-flavors-on-endangered-pints-list-due-to-climate-change/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-15T15:06:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:35.658Z og:title: Ben & Jerry's Says Its Ice Cream Flavors Are "Endangered" og:description: They say climate change will make it difficult to produce their famous flavors. og:url: https://time.com/4495041/ben-jerrys-puts-its-own-ice-cream-flavors-on-endangered-pints-list-due-to-climate-change/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fd99794dbff0942/6988a62c5f570f1c97b22877/ben-and-jerrys-endangered.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: ben-and-jerrys-endangered og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ben & Jerry's Says Its Ice Cream Flavors Are "Endangered" twitter:description: They say climate change will make it difficult to produce their famous flavors. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fd99794dbff0942/6988a62c5f570f1c97b22877/ben-and-jerrys-endangered.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ben & Jerry's Puts Its Own Ice Cream Flavors on 'Endangered Pints' List Due to Climate Change  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 15, 2016 3:06 PM UTC  Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's says that these are some of the flavors that could be impacted by climate change. Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's says that these are some of the flavors that could be impacted by climate change.Ben & Jerry's  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 15, 2016 3:06 PM UTC As [the climate heats up](http://time.com/4461719/global-warming-climate-change-humans/), there’s one thing you can always depend on to cool you down: ice cream. But popular ice cream manufacturer [Ben & Jerry’s](http://time.com/4250477/ben-jerrys-core-flavors-brownie-batter-coconuts-caramel-cookies-cream-cheesecake/?iid=sr-link5) wants to remind us that even the classic summer treat is a product of our global supply chain, and is not immune to environmental changes — so they’ve decided to publicize an “Endangered Pints” list of flavors that might go the way of the Dodo, according to the company. In a [blog post](http://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/endangered-pints) put up on their web site, the [famously political makers](http://time.com/4298933/ben-jerrys-founders-arrested-political-protest/?iid=sr-link3) of crowd favorite pints like Chunky Monkey and Phish Food take a strong environmental stand, just their latest in a history of [civically-minded](http://time.com/3938424/ben-jerrys-ice-cream-flavor-gay-marriage/?iid=sr-link4) [publicity stunts.](http://time.com/3731728/ben-jerrys-founders-think-pot-ice-cream-makes-sense/?iid=sr-link6) “Pretty soon you could be seeing shortages of your favorite foods, including – _gasp!_ – Ben & Jerry’s,” the site reads. “We rely on farmers all over the world for our ingredients, and when they don’t have the predictable weather patterns needed for farming, that can mean no cocoa, no peanuts, and no [Peanut Butter Cup](http://www.benjerry.com/flavors/peanut-butter-cup-ice-cream) ice cream.” Other flavors to savor while they last? Pistachio Pistachio, Half-Baked, Cherry Garcia, Chocolate Fudge Brownie… and [the list goes on](http://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/endangered-pints). Ben & Jerry’s notes that coffee could be another ingredient on the chopping block, referencing [studies](http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0047981) from sources like [_Scientific American_](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-race-to-save-chocolate/) that predict significant shrinkages in suitable growing climates for all of these three crops (so that would affect Coffee, Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz!, too). Of course, Ben & Jerry’s won’t be the only brand that stands to be impacted by these projected changes: cocoa, peanuts, and coffee are staple products across the board. To combat the potential loss of your favorite flavors, Ben & Jerry’s is urging concerned consumers to sign a petition supporting the [goals of the Paris Agreement.](http://time.com/4146764/paris-agreement-climate-cop-21/?iid=sr-link1) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4495041/ben-jerrys-puts-its-own-ice-cream-flavors-on-endangered-pints-list-due-to-climate-change/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4495041/ben-jerrys-puts-its-own-ice-cream-flavors-on-endangered-pints-list-due-to-climate-change/"},"headline":"Ben & Jerry's Puts Its Own Ice Cream Flavors on 'Endangered Pints' List Due to Climate Change","datePublished":"2016-09-15T15:06:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:35.658Z","description":"Enjoy your Cherry Garcia while it lasts...","url":"https://time.com/4495041/ben-jerrys-puts-its-own-ice-cream-flavors-on-endangered-pints-list-due-to-climate-change/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","climate"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fd99794dbff0942/6988a62c5f570f1c97b22877/ben-and-jerrys-endangered.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fd99794dbff0942/6988a62c5f570f1c97b22877/ben-and-jerrys-endangered.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ben-and-jerrys-endangered","caption":"Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's says that these are some of the flavors that could be impacted by climate change.","creditText":"Ben & Jerry's","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4495041/ben-jerrys-puts-its-own-ice-cream-flavors-on-endangered-pints-list-due-to-climate-change/","name":"Ben & Jerry's Puts Its Own Ice Cream Flavors on 'Endangered Pints' List Due to Climate Change"}}]}] ```