Publications

January 2013
Supplement

SMARTBITES (C): June 2009

By: Michael Roberts and Amar Bhide

The case describes a Turkish brother and sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a large US bakery/cafe for Turkey. They are comparing this option to that of simply starting a similar business. View Details

Keywords: Franchising; Startups; Franchise Ownership; Business Startups; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?

Now that scientists have mapped the human gene, can drug makers map a road to unlimited riches? For John Lechleiter, Executive Vice President of Eli Lilly and Company's Pharmaceutical Products and Corporate Development, there remain more... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2014
News

Innovation: Frozen Assets

knew she was onto something when her son started snagging Luvo meals from the freezer after school. “This is a space where the consumer is actually ahead of the food industry,” Day says. “We have the... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

April 1996 (Revised June 2000)
Case

Boston Beer Company, Inc., The

Capital markets may have overcapitalized the craft brewing industry during a flurry of new IPOs. In the context of this "hot" IPO market each individual company's valuation may seem reasonable. However, after careful analysis of each company's financial statement and... View Details

Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Analysis; Valuation; Industry Growth; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston

13 Mar 2018
First Look

March 13, 2018

struggled for the past several years, and JANA thought the presence of new directors could help turn around its operations, while Whole Foods resisted, adding new directors and announcing ambitious new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Apr 2021
News

Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

which connects farmers to food banks to reduce food waste and feed needy communities; Anne Hayes, executive director of The Food Project, which... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Nathan Cummings

By 1966, Cummings had grown Consolidated Foods into the nation’s fastest growing food processor, with sales of $830 million. Cummings’ most significant acquisition was Sara... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

July 1994 (Revised October 1995)
Case

Coca-Cola Harmless Warrants

By: Scott P. Mason and Mihir A. Desai

Underscores the arbitrage implicit in the pricing of a complex unit of debt and warrants issued by the Coca-Cola Co. View Details

Keywords: Bonds; Price; Innovation and Invention; Food and Beverage Industry

18 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

Business School Case 909-403 Transformation of COFCO in a Changing Environment China's COFCO, the country's leading edible oil and food importer and exporter and its largest View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Apr 2014
News

Harvard Business School Awards $150K to 4 Startups with 'One Simple Idea'

Keywords: Rock Center; start-up; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

03 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 3

results. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/713537-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-014 Sample6: Innovating to Make Food Safer Tim Curran, CEO of Sample6, a start-up biotechnology company... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2018 (Revised May 2019)
Case

Darling Ingredients International

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

Led by CEO Randall Stuewe, Texas-based Darling Ingredients International was a rendering firm with $3.7 billion in 2017 revenues. Since 2003, Darling had transformed from U.S. focused into a global player in the processing of biological waste from meat and foodservice... View Details

January 1986 (Revised December 1986)
Case

Smartfood

By: William A. Sahlman

Contains a description of a major financing decision confronting the management and advisors of Smartfood, Inc., a company which hopes to market a cheese flavored popcorn product. The primary pedagogic objective is to teach students about matching the financing plan... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Market Entry and Exit; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Management; Food and Beverage Industry

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December 2008 (Revised September 2009)
Case

Cola Wars: Going Global

By: Frank V. Cespedes

This case is meant to be used in conjunction with the extant "Cola Wars" case studies. It outlines the global positions of Pepsi and Coca-Cola as of 2008 in the soft drink market, and then provides an overview of their competitive situations in three markets: Mexico,... View Details

Keywords: Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Industry Structures; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Food and Beverage Industry; China; India; Mexico

2022
Working Paper

Consumer Reviews and Regulation: Evidence from NYC Restaurants

By: Chiara Farronato and Georgios Zervas

We investigate the informativeness of hygiene signals in online reviews, and their effect on consumer choice and restaurant hygiene. We first extract signals of hygiene from Yelp. Among all dimensions that regulators monitor through mandated restaurant inspections, we... View Details

Keywords: Restaurants; Reviews; Hygiene; Yelp; Regulation; Food; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Consumer Behavior

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June 1994 (Revised October 2001)
Case

Mrs. Fields, Inc. (1988-1992)

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Keri O. Pearlson and Randi Wade Purchia

Continues the story of Mrs. Fields Cookies. Explores the new challenges the company faced managing its geographic growth and its expansion of products and markets through combination stores. Details the decision of Debbi and Randy Fields to delegate management... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Growth Management; Organizational Structure; Globalization; Information Management; Food and Beverage Industry