This will be the 46th year Ben & Jerry’s has offered a free day of ice cream in its shops. It was first offered by founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield in 1979 to thank custo

The Vermont-based company has been holding a Free Cone Day since 1979 as a "thank you" to the community that supported them during its first winter.

Since its conception in 1979, Free Cone Day has been a way for Ben & Jerry's to give back to the community that helped it grow from a single Scoop Shop in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vt., to one of the most beloved ice cream companies worldwide.