food processing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2022
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'Rooted' In Innovation

team, novel biotechnology that extends cassava’s shelf life from three days to 18 months. The process transforms the cassava tuber into nutritious food products that provide alternatives to wheat flour. The... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

24 Apr 2014
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Transforming the landscape of agriculture in Nigeria

Mezuo Nwuneli (MBA 2003) is focused on improving the quality of food, its production, and its distribution in his native Nigeria. Nwuneli is cofounder of AACE Food Processing & Distribution, a company he... View Details

01 Mar 2011
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Fast Casual

Cherng: Panda’s process designer. Peggy Cherng (OPM 25, 1997) and her husband, Andrew, share the titles of cochairman and co-CEO of Panda Restaurant Group (PRG), “one of the fastest-growing and most successful restaurant chains in the... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

16 Jan 2020
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Helping California Wildfire Victims Rebuild

the process simpler,” Pechet told Forbes. The company is now managing the rebuild process for 150 victims of the California wildfires. The Homebound software, the article notes, “tracks 379 unique tasks that... View Details

Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction

02 Mar 2015
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To Market, To Market

building an agricultural and market infrastructure in places—like parts of Nepal, Romania, Haiti, and Guatemala—where little or none has previously existed. “The way we do this is through value-based development, where we engage farmers in wealth-creating value chains... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Agriculture; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Mar 2006
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The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could

flavors like Cookies ’N Cream, invented a proprietary process that in 1987 produced the first “light” ice cream, and launched the first line of frozen yogurt sold in half-gallon containers. (Slow Churned ice cream, with half the fat and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing

31 Mar 2022
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Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup

startup, and their successful experience bringing an HBS intern into their Business Intelligence team. Meet Mori Mori is a technology company focused on innovations in the food, agriculture, and packaging industries. Mori’s proprietary View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

December 2008 (Revised February 2010)
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ViniBrasil: New Latitude Wines

By: David E. Bell, Marcos Flava Neves, Luciano Thome e Castro and Mary Louise Shelman

ViniBrasil is a small wine venture in Brazil started by a top Portuguese wine company, Dao Sul. ViniBrasil grows its grapes in a novel environment (close to the equator) using innovative management practices such as controlled irrigation and year-round harvesting.... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Global Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Management Practices and Processes; Demand and Consumers; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Brazil

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11 Sep 2018
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Bringing Government Up to Code

continue their enrollment in food assistance, in food stamps. The process is much harder than it should be or needs to be, and some of that can actually be solved by designing... View Details

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Tools | New Venture Competition

Executive Summary (pdf) Presentation (pdf) Business Plan (pdf) Barakat Bundle 2015 Runner-Up A conditional newborn essentials kit that reduces infant and maternal mortality in South Asia. Executive Summary (pdf) Presentation (pdf) Business Plan (pdf) FOCUS View Details

26 Jul 2017
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“Uncertainty Makes It More Interesting.”

process they can replicate, from site prospecting to store opening,” says Felipe. “It’s the first time I’ve had to dig into what it takes to construct a store – way harder than it looks. When you’re opening just one or two stores, you can... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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Paul Scharfman

public funding to upgrade the Reeseville, Wisconsin, water treatment plant, which processes his company’s effluent. “It’s important to assist projects that can upgrade local infrastructure and support business growth,” he explains.... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Retail

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IFC: Europe; Decarbonization and Sustainable Production - Course Catalog

is available in the form of a student loan, a need-based HBS scholarship, or a combination of both depending on your individual circumstances. The Add/Drop process at the start of the term is the mechanism for any IFC enrollment changes,... View Details

23 May 2019
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These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems

Kola Masha (MBA 2006) are working to unlock the potential of agriculture in West Africa. The Nwunelis—a husband and wife team—co-founded AACE Food Processing & Distribution Ltd. in 2009 to combat... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Green Technology

14 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 14

multi-level antecedents, mediating processes, and outcomes. We also discuss error management processes such as prevention, resilience, and learning and call for research to expand our currently limited understanding of how these View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

March 2012 (Revised July 2018)
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V-Cola: General Instructions

By: Ian Larkin and Hal Movius

V-Cola is a six-party exercise that simulates a negotiation between a boutique advertising agency and a beverage company that is launching a new product. Each of the six parties has different incentives and information, which leads to a complex, realistic simulation... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Process; Contracts; Information; Motivation and Incentives; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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09 Aug 2011
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A Toast to Macchu Pisco

of returning to work at Diageo, the world’s largest spirits company, but I decided HBS had given me all the tools I needed to take the entrepreneurial risk.” Asher is personally involved in the production cycle in Peru, monitoring the overall View Details

Keywords: Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

09 Apr 2016
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Introducing Panera 2.0

As Panera Bread opens its 2,000 location, founder and CEO Ron Shaich (MBA 1978) is preparing to launch Panera 2.0, the company’s ambitious plan to use technology to speed up the ordering process and enhance delivery options. Shaich tells... View Details

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IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog

the form of a student loan, a need-based HBS scholarship, or a combination of both depending on your individual circumstances. The Add/Drop process at the start of the term is the mechanism for any IFC enrollment changes, and, after that... View Details

14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

believe that the process of voting has resulted in an unacceptable outcome. More generally, we show that procedural justice plays a key mediating role in determining the relative success or failure of various empowerment initiatives—from... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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