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- 30 Jul 2019
- News
Turning Around Tesco
The British-based grocery chain Tesco—the third-largest retailer in the world—recently marked its 100th anniversary with a record-setting, 30-hour dance relay in Wembley Stadium. There were other reasons to celebrate, too: The chain is back in the black after surviving... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
First Pitch
Ario Keshani (MBA 2011) took his turn during his class’s One-Year Reunion to make a 30-second elevator pitch for souschef meals, a Maryland-based start-up that delivers ready-to-cook meals to customers’ doorsteps. Keshani was one of 20 classmates who participated in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
The Sweet Spot
Dining on campus wouldn’t be the same without the daily confections created by the bakery staff based in the Kresge Hall kitchen. Here, Viennese executive pastry chef Andreas Horava and pastry cook Mary Beth Miskin put the finishing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy
As the new managing director of Hall & Woodhouse, one of England’s leading regional breweries, Matt Kearsey (AMP 193, 2017) knows that the best-tasting beer requires more than premium hops and pure spring water. “We give the process the... View Details
- 18 Nov 2009
- HBS Case
Customer Feedback Not on elBulli’s Menu
"fixing" elBulli turns it into just another restaurant, says Norton: "The things that make it inefficient are part of what makes it so valuable to people." Adrià's other business ventures include publishing elBulli-related catalogs, consulting to... View Details
- October 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Alcoma: The Strategic Use of Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Futures
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Phil Herndon and Katherine L. Morris
Increases in orange tree production led to an orange juice surplus. How does one manage price risk in the orange juice industry under these conditions? View Details
Keywords: Hedging; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Price; Risk Management; Futures and Commodity Futures; Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., Phil Herndon, and Katherine L. Morris. "Alcoma: The Strategic Use of Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Futures." Harvard Business School Case 595-029, October 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
- June 2010
- Teaching Note
Ebro Puleva (TN)
By: David E. Bell and Mary Louise Shelman
Teaching Note for 510026. View Details
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
"The best-laid schemes of mice and men go often awry." - Robert Burns, 1785 An entrepreneur starts a company with plans to go public, but ultimately accepts a low-ball acquisition offer from a competitor. A newlywed husband... View Details
- April 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Teaching Note
Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service (TN)
By: Youngme E. Moon and John A. Quelch
Teaching Note to (9-504-016). View Details
- 05 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service
helped Anar Foods manage a social media strategy, and laid the foundation for launching a new frozen-food product line. Anar Foods expressed their gratitude, “This program has... View Details
- Profile
Max Wibaux
other influences, Max has been "led organically toward early-stage venture capital and growth equity in the food and beverage space," a... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- Career Coach
Wendi Zhang
Master of Public Policy degrees from Harvard. Wendi is passionate about building meaningful relationships, lifelong learning, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation, entrepreneurship development, mentorship, understanding history... View Details
- October 1986
- Supplement
Colonial Foods: Performance Appraisal Interview, Video Transcript
By: Michael Beer and James G. Clawson
Transcript for Video (9-884-518). View Details
Beer, Michael, and James G. Clawson. "Colonial Foods: Performance Appraisal Interview, Video Transcript." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 487-027, October 1986.
- 10 Jan 2017
- News
A Side of Data with Your Dinner
Damian Mogavero (MBA 1996) was a frustrated restaurateur. The MBA grad wanted to answer simple business questions such as "Why did food costs go up?" but he was greeted, he tells Bloomberg Pursuits, with “blank stares View Details
- December 1978 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Pepsi-Cola (A)
By: Walter J. Salmon and Steven R. Palesy
Combining aspects of a functionally organized marketing management system, with a franchised channel of distribution network. Focuses on extending an innovative promotional program to a market where competitive conditions differ. View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Management; Marketing; Marketing Reference Programs; Network Effects; Distribution; Organizational Design; Franchise Ownership; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Steven R. Palesy. "Pepsi-Cola (A)." Harvard Business School Case 579-108, December 1978. (Revised January 1986.)
- 09 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads
constitute products sometimes used together—a beverage and a snack. And at the end, reflecting the brand brotherhood and product pairing, the two... View Details
- November 1983
- Supplement
Pepsi-Cola United Kingdom (C)
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Edward J. Hoff
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Shapiro, Benson P., and Edward J. Hoff. "Pepsi-Cola United Kingdom (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 584-054, November 1983.
- February 2003 (Revised November 2003)
- Exercise
McDonald's: Super-Sized Troubles (B)
This case is the second of two cases that describe the situation and poor performance at McDonald's Corp. in early 2003. This exercise directs students to employ a structured problem-solving process to evaluate the McDonald's strategy. View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Decision Making; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
"McDonald's: Super-Sized Troubles (B)." Harvard Business School Exercise 303-099, February 2003. (Revised November 2003.)
- February 2003 (Revised February 2003)
- Exercise
McDonald's: Super-Sized Troubles (A)
This case is one of two cases that describe the situation and poor performance at McDonald's Corp. in early 2003. This exercise instructs students to employ an unstructured brainstorming process to develop strategic options for McDonald's. View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Decision Making; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
"McDonald's: Super-Sized Troubles (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 303-098, February 2003. (Revised February 2003.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
Getting on the Map: The Impact of Online Listings on Business Performance
By: Michael Luca, Abhishek Nagaraj and Gauri Subramani
We evaluate the extent to which small businesses maintain an online presence, looking at restaurant listings on a major online review platform. While the majority of restaurants have an online presence, we find that roughly 18 percent in our sample have no presence as... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Internet and the Web; Revenue; Digital Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry
Luca, Michael, Abhishek Nagaraj, and Gauri Subramani. "Getting on the Map: The Impact of Online Listings on Business Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-031, December 2022.