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- April 2008
- Teaching Note
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (TN)
By: John R. Wells
Teaching Note for [705476]. View Details
- 1986
- Chapter
Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products
By: J. Quelch and S. Ash
Quelch, J., and S. Ash. "Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products." In World Food Marketing Systems, edited by Erdener Kaynak, 119–126. London: Butterworths, 1986.
- February 1992 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (A)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the forty-year evolution of the U.K. frozen food industry, and traces the emergence, dominance, and the decline of Birds Eye. Its success is as a vertically integrated producer, distributor, and marketer of frozen foods that pioneers the industry in the U.K.... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Industry Growth; Vertical Integration; Food and Beverage Industry; United Kingdom
Collis, David J. "Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 792-074, February 1992. (Revised December 1994.)
- April 1991 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the pet food industry in the mid-eighties prior to the breakout of a major competitive battle as manufacturers fight for share. Illustrates how when there are benefits to play in multiple markets, competitors will take action in one market to preserve their... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Markets; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership Stake; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David J. "Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-189, April 1991. (Revised October 1993.)
- December 2013
- Case
Shuanghui Acquisition of Smithfield Foods
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Shuanghui Acquisition of Smithfield Foods." Harvard Business School Case 914-413, December 2013.
- January 1989
- Case
General Foods Corp.: Local Marketing
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "General Foods Corp.: Local Marketing." Harvard Business School Case 589-029, January 1989.
- Article
Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products
By: John A. Quelch and Stephen B. Ash
Quelch, John A., and Stephen B. Ash. "Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products." Food Policy 5, no. 4 (November 1980): 313–318.
- 26 Sep 2014
- News
How Food Stamps Fuel Entrepreneurship
- 11 Oct 2015
- News
Students favour menu of food industry courses
- Article
Assessing the Food and Drug Administration's Risk-Based Framework for Software Precertification with Top Health Apps in the United States: Quality Improvement Study
By: Noy Alon, Ariel Dora Stern and John Torous
BACKGROUND: As the development of mobile health apps continues to accelerate, the need to implement a framework that can standardize categorizing these apps to allow for efficient, yet robust regulation grows. However, regulators and researchers are faced with numerous... View Details
Keywords: Mobile Health; Smartphone; Food And Drug Administration; Risk-based Framework; Health Care and Treatment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Framework
Alon, Noy, Ariel Dora Stern, and John Torous. "Assessing the Food and Drug Administration's Risk-Based Framework for Software Precertification with Top Health Apps in the United States: Quality Improvement Study." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 8, no. 10 (October 2020).
- March 2016
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Doug Rauch and the Daily Table
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Peter Zimmerman and Penelope Rossano
Former Trader Joe’s President Doug Rauch developed an innovative idea to address the challenge of food insecurity, food waste, and nutrition. His concept was a new retail grocery model, offering nutritious affordable food to a food insecure population in the inner city... View Details
- March 2022 (Revised March 2024)
- Supplement
Hometown Foods Spreadsheet Supplement for Instructors
- April 1978
- Case
General Foods: Opportunities in the Dog Food Market
Illustrates uses of various sources of market and consumer behavior data, including psychographics, product positioning, and market segmentation decisions for a new dog food product. Based on cases by E.T. Popper and L.S. Ward. View Details
Keywords: Product Positioning; Consumer Behavior; Product Development; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Ward, L. Scott. "General Foods: Opportunities in the Dog Food Market." Harvard Business School Case 578-162, April 1978.
- 01 May 2015
- News
Startup’s goal: Stop food safety violations before they happen
- 05 Jan 2017
- News
The American Food Paradox: Growing Obese and Going Hungry
- Article
The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940
By: Ai Hisano
This article examines how, starting in the 1870s, food manufacturers in the United States began to use standardized color, achieved by synthetic dyes, as part of their marketing strategies. The emergence of the synthetic dye industry paralleled the growth of mass... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Food; Health; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Hisano, Ai. "The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940." Special Issue on Food and Agriculture. Business History Review 90, no. 3 (October 2016): 483–504.
- November 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
CHS Inc.: Cooperative Leadership in a Global Food Economy
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Matthew Preble
CHS- the largest farm cooperative in the US- was planning its 2020 vision statement and the role the cooperative should play in the food system. View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Global Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Cooperative Ownership; Strategic Planning; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Goldberg, Ray A., and Matthew Preble. "CHS Inc.: Cooperative Leadership in a Global Food Economy." Harvard Business School Case 911-409, November 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
Rapport in Organizations: Evidence from Fast Food
By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Parker Howell, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo
Common identity often provides a foundation for workplace rapport. Though gender is perhaps the most frequently studied dimension of identity among workers, little is known about how gender match between managers and their workers might affect team performance. Using... View Details
Keywords: Management; Relationships; Gender; Labor and Management Relations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employees; Food and Beverage Industry; Colombia
Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Parker Howell, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo. "Rapport in Organizations: Evidence from Fast Food." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-032, November 2023.