Publications

20 Oct 2014
News

New Rothschild Takes Reins of Famous Bordeaux Winemaker

05 Jan 2016
News

Alumni Top Two New Lists of Rising Stars

immersive showerhead. Marcela Sapone (MBA 2015), CEO of Hello Alfred, an online, on-demand butler service; cofounded with classmate Jessica Beck. Also on the Forbes list are 2013 Harvard College grads Laura E. D’Asaro, Meryl F. Natow, and... View Details

Keywords: Forbes; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

21 May 2018
Blog Post

Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago

high and access to fresh food is limited. To deepen Accion’s impact and with an eye towards Accion’s long term sustainability, I spent the better part of the last four years spearheading a joint venture to... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

2023
Article

Association Between Regulatory Submission Characteristics and Recalls of Medical Devices Receiving 510(k) Clearance

By: Alexander O. Everhart, Soumya Sen, Ariel D. Stern, Yi Zhu and Pinar Karaca-Mandic

Importance: Most regulated medical devices enter the U.S. market via the 510(k) regulatory submission pathway, wherein manufacturers demonstrate that applicant devices are “substantially equivalent” to 1 or more “predicate” devices (legally marketed medical devices... View Details

Keywords: Recalls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

Find at Harvard

Web

Bringing a Taste of Japan to the World - Global Activities 2020

Asia Pacific Bringing a Taste of Japan to the World Pictured: Masato Nakamura and Yasu Sasago (both MBA 2020), at far right, with team members at the 2019 pop-up ramen event in Cambridge. For world traveler Yasu Sasago (MBA 2020), being... View Details

October 2003 (Revised January 2004)
Case

Global Farmer and the Future of Soybean Production, The

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kevin M. Allison

Three farmers from three different countries are looking at the global soybean system and how to position themselves in the future. View Details

Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Trade; Globalized Markets and Industries; Food; Strategic Planning; Forecasting and Prediction; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

2012
Article

Behavioral Economics and the Psychology of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

By: Joe Price and Jason Riis

Behavioral economics is an emerging paradigm that challenges the assumptions and predictions of classical economics. This new paradigm emphasizes that consumers do not always make optimal use of available information nor do they always make choices and tradeoffs in a... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Food; Social Marketing; Decision Choices and Conditions; Consumer Behavior; Nutrition

Read Now

Other Article

The Market That Wasn't: The Non-emergence of the Online Grocery Category

By: Chad Navis, Greg Fisher, Ryan Raffaelli and Mary Ann Glynn

We examine the non-emergence of a potential new market category. In the late 1990s the entrepreneurial firms that attempted to sell groceries online attracted significant resources, made meaningful technological advancements and generated immense publicity, yet online... View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Food; Emerging Markets; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

Read Now

02 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving

As restaurants shuttered during social lockdowns in March and April, food delivery soared. An increasing number of those deliveries originated from recently established “cloud kitchens.” More remarkable,... View Details

Keywords: by Lena Ye and Geoffrey Jones; Food & Beverage

August 2015 (Revised March 2017)
Supplement

Planters Nuts (B): The Power of the Peanut

By: Robert J. Dolan and Donald K. Ngwe

This case picks up from the events in Planters Nuts and describes how the new management team for Planters turned the brand around in 2013 by implementing a new brand positioning accompanied by a multimillion dollar marketing campaign. View Details

Keywords: Product Positioning; Marketing; Transformation; Food and Beverage Industry

March 2004
Supplement

C&S Wholesale Grocers: The Challenge of Self-Managed Teams

By: Thomas J. DeLong

Keywords: Management Teams; Food and Beverage Industry

21 May 2019
News

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... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

17 Feb 2022
Blog Post

The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

investments, and environment of the global food supply chain, with an immersive look at the role of plant-based foods. Professor Max Bazerman, accompanied by Sebastiano Cossia... View Details

21 Sep 2018
News

HBS Association of Southern California Boosts Support for Startups

productive workshop.” Creighton Taylor (MBA 2014) pitched his pilot-stage company, Compass, to get guidance on investors, while Noemie Delfassy (MBA 2010) was there to refine her pitch to investors for her food company, Frecious. Sam... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In a Landscape of 'Me Too' Drug Development, What Spurs Radical Innovation?

Papanikolaou, Kellogg School of Management. On balance, novel drugs with unproven chemical formulas are riskier to pursue because they are less likely to win approval from the US Food and Drug... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health; Pharmaceutical

December 1980 (Revised February 1998)
Case

McDonald's Corp. (Condensed)

By: W. Earl Sasser and David C. Rikert

Describes the operating system of McDonald's, the world's most successful fast food chain. The case does not have a decision focus; it is designed for use with Burger King Corp. Students are asked to compare the operating systems of these two fast food hamburger... View Details

Keywords: Service Operations; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry

February 2019
Case

Al Islami Foods: Partnering for Growth

By: Lynda Applegate and Michael Norris

In 2018, Al Islami Foods CEO Marwan Al Garem and Chairman Saleh Saeed Lootah have to decide on a potential investment partner. They hope to find the best match for a strategic investment in their Dubai-based halal foods company from a list of three global food... View Details

Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Investment; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Food; Growth and Development Strategy; Ownership Stake; Business Model; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Dubai

July 2022
Case

General Mills: Responding to the Killing of George Floyd (A)

By: Debora L. Spar and Alicia Dadlani

Jeff Harmening, CEO of General Mills, one of the world's largest manufacturers of breakfast cereals and packaged foods, was deeply disturbed and instantly aware that he and General Mills would need to respond. George Floyd, an African-American man who had been accused... View Details

Keywords: Race; Decisions; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States