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October 1994 (Revised November 1994)
Case

Hedging with FCOJ Futures

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Phil Herndon and Katherine L. Morris

Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures; Investment Funds

September 1994 (Revised October 1994)
Case

Guinness PLC

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Grant Kelley

Changing demographics, new types of competition, and new attitudes toward alcoholic beverages force the company to rethink priorities. View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Demographics; Product Positioning; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry

September 1994 (Revised September 1994)
Case

ConAgra, Inc.--The Food System Company

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Quintus Travis

Keywords: Food; Food and Beverage Industry

June 1994
Background Note

Note on Onega Candy Co.: Entrepreneurship in Russia Case

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Sergey B. Andreyev and Dmitri N. Rylko

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Food and Beverage Industry; Russia

December 1993 (Revised October 1994)
Case

Northern Foods

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

December 1993 (Revised February 1994)
Case

Wegmans and the Produce Revolution

Keywords: Food; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Food and Beverage Industry

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December 1993
Case

Flour milling in recent years has had a great deal of consolidation. The fourth generation of a privately held firm is debating how to protect themselves in the industry as consumption, production, competition, logistics, technology, and patterns are all changing. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transition; Economics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Operations; Consolidation

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December 1993
Case

Arvin-Edison Water Storage District

Keywords: Pollutants; Utilities Industry

November 1993 (Revised December 1993)
Case

Empresas la Moderna: Tobacco, Fruit, and Vegatables in Mexico

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Mexico

October 1993
Case

Zen-Noh: ""I Love Gyu (Beef)""--New Challenges for the Beef Business

Keywords: Agribusiness; Cooperative Ownership; Trade; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Japan

September 1993 (Revised December 1993)
Case

Cott Corp.: Private Label in the 1990s

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Robert S. Kaplan

Private label cola, Cott, gets 30% of the market in Canada. How does it move into the U.S. market? How do retailers evaluate its benefit costs? Does Cott use an existing structure or build new ones? Does Cott diversify from drink to snack foods? View Details

Keywords: Private Sector; Cost Management; Labels; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Structures; Diversification; Food and Beverage Industry

September 1993
Background Note

The Private Label Movement

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ray A. Goldberg

Private labels, previously weak in the U.S. market, are making inroads in the United States and Canada. Reasons for this include a weak economy, better quality of private label goods, and a desire by retailers to increase profitability. View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Retail Industry; United States; Canada