food - Publications - Faculty & Research

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 launched in 2009 with his wife,... View Details

11 Sep 2018
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Bringing Government Up to Code

the foundations of our social safety net—making it easier, for example, for people to apply for food assistance or for probation officers to communicate with their parolees. On today's episode of Skydeck, Ingersoll talks with contributor... View Details

08 Mar 2018
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How HBS Gives Back

Farms, and the Greater Boston Food Bank. According to Gabe Handel, Assistant Dean for Administrative and Educational Affairs, “It speaks volumes about the HBS community that the same spirit of connection and collaboration people feel... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Attention, Oenophiles

THE CUFFES: A new career importing “fantastic” African wines from black-owned vineyards. In 2005, while on a trip in South Africa, Selena Cuffe (MBA ’03) saw an ad for the Soweto Wine Festival. “I was used to seeing negative African images,” Cuffe told the Pittsburgh... View Details

Keywords: Wholesale Trade

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

AACE Foods I have always been passionate about creating change through building businesses on the African continent. A defining moment for me was partnering with friends in 1999 to start an internet café in the neighborhood I grew up in... View Details

13 May 2021
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How Two Classmates Began a Journey of Tackling the High Blood Sugar Epidemic

Keywords: Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

11 Apr 2013
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'Living Legend' Reifer Reflects on Life's Journey

Keywords: Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing

20 Nov 2017
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Finding Common Ground

only thing missing was ominous John Williams theme music playing in the background. CollaborateUp specializes in bringing corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations together, to take on big, complex issues, such as endangered species... View Details

24 Dec 2014
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Panera Bread's Ron Shaich on How He Built a Pair of Fast-Casual Cafe Empires

13 Jul 2010
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Setting an Industry Standard

Keywords: beer; brewaries; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

29 Sep 2022
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Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

industry. The plan’s design was guided by several key outcomes: saving jobs; protecting businesses with liquidity and fiscal incentives; building tech infrastructure to support work-from-home initiatives; providing basic food and... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

21 May 2019
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Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the event focused on the risks and opportunities of the upcoming decades and what climate change means for agribusiness. Panelists and moderators spoke frankly about tackling present-day challenges—and pursuing solutions—specific to... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

19 Nov 2020
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How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain

Photo courtesy of Panera Bread Photo courtesy of Panera Bread As the CEO of Panera Bread Co, Niren Chaudhary (AMP 191, 2016) was intent on finding ways to make sure the company’s workers weren’t left behind during the pandemic. The company invited its furloughed... View Details

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

27 Jan 2010
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Ferran Adrià Comes to Harvard

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

01 Sep 2020
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How to Launch a New Biosciences Product: Start Small or Dive in?

01 Sep 2024
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Action Plan: Yes, Chef!

Wolfgang Puck (OPM 53, 2019)—aka the father of California cuisine, OG celebrity chef, and culinary empire-builder—began his career as a disgraced cook’s apprentice at a hotel restaurant. At 14, he’d been eager to take the post just outside his Austrian hometown: Not... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune

01 Mar 2017
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Starting Lineup: No Reservations

Illustrations by Drue Wagner The Company The Founder The Pitch The News EatWith CEO Susan Kim (MBA 2003) Founded 2012 This online marketplace allows cooks to sell seats at their dinner tables. TripAdvisor is the latest investor in this social-dining service, which... View Details

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 are common when building a home, allowing customers to track... View Details

Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction

01 Jun 2002
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History Matters

companies like Intuit, Heinz, and Whole Foods benefited from following these maxims. “Past experience offers several landmarks to help guide marketers' thinking as they plot a course through choppy strategic and tactical seas,” concluded... View Details

20 Dec 2018
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Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni

Club of Washington DC and the Danish Business Council for its Annual Holiday Party. The guests enjoyed a vibrant and cozy event filled with Nordic Christmas food and boosted by a live Jazz band. Distinguished guests included diplomats,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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