The two hardly ever cross into the other's turf. And then Ben & Jerry's specializes in chunky flavors: Cherry Garcia, The Tonight Dough, Chunky Monkey, etc. ![]() Häagen-Dazs has flavors like vanilla, chocolate, pistachio-the sort of flavors that run smooth. And then there are the fancy pints: which is mostly Ben & Jerry's and Häagen-Dazs. And there are specialty brands that make gelato, low-fat and vegan ice creams. There are big containers of the typical ice cream brands: Breyers, Turkey Hill, and Edy's. ![]() Take a look in any supermarket ice cream freezer section and you may see a mystery. The freezer aisle at a supermarket in Brooklyn, NY, where pints of Ben & Jerry's and Haagen Daz live together in harmony. Help support Planet Money and get bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at /planetmoney. It was engineered by Josh Newell and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Today's episode was produced by Willa Rubin and Alyssa Jeong Perry. We try to get to the creamy core of what makes up a conspiracy, and how the consumer eventually loses out in this cold, cold war. But, as Christopher Sullivan of the University of Wisconsin-Madison suspects, the two companies may be engaging in what is known as "tacit collusion," where two parties silently agree to. Why? It's possible they are experiencing something common to natural competition-they are specializing in what works best for them. ![]() Why Ben & Jerry's is chunky, and Häagen-Dazs is smooth : Planet Money Take a look in any supermarket ice cream freezer section and you may see a mystery.
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