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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 Lee, which he purchased in 1956... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

31 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Five Important Steps before Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap

over a shared love of India (we both lived there at various times), startups, and the natural foods space. We even realized that we had a mutual friend who then turned out to be one of our first investors... View Details

January 2022
Supplement

SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants (B)

By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and Daniel Fisher

A continuation of the events described in the (A) Case, “SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants,” (HBS Case No. 222-022). View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Value Creation; Consumer Behavior; Negotiation; Distribution; Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Equity; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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20 Nov 2019
News

From the Ground Up

Paul Phillips (MBA 2003) is cofounder of Kai-Viti Water, which bottles and sells artesian water from the Fiji Islands. In this interview he talks about the company’s policy of dedicating profits from the company to support basic education... View Details

Keywords: Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing

01 Dec 2009
News

Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award

On October 19, the School conferred its highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, on seven distinguished individuals. Since 1968, the School has selected outstanding men and women for the award, recognizing their accomplishments in the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; awards; fishing; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

November 1995
Teaching Note

PepsiCo: A View from the Corporate Office TN

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Sarah Gant

Teaching Note for (9-694-078). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

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August 1991
Article

Sources of Superior Performance: Market Share versus Industry Effects in the U.S. Brewing Industry

By: C. A. Montgomery and B. Wernerfelt

Keywords: Performance; Sales; Food and Beverage Industry

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February 2007
Teaching Note

King Arthur Flour (TN)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Terence Heymann

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

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October 2006 (Revised May 2008)
Supplement

Nestle Milk Districts: China (Abridged)

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; China

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September 2001 (Revised October 2001)
Case

Coca-Cola Company: The Quaker Oats Acqisition (B), The

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Sonya Sanchez

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

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March 1992 (Revised April 1996)
Teaching Note

Peanut Butter Fantasies, Teaching Note

By: Amar Bhide and Myra M. Hart

Teaching Note for (9-391-072). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

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December 2010
Supplement

Urban Water Partners (B) (CW)

By: Karthik Ramanna and George Serafeim

Supplement to 111029 View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Dar es Salaam

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13 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 13

how management and corporate boards of directors can best manage investor relations with activist stockholders such as hedge funds who are demanding major changes within a corporation to improve stockholder return. View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2007
Teaching Note

Organics: Coming Center Stage? (TN)

By: James E. Austin and Reed Martin

Keywords: Food

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12 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Accounting Information as Political Currency

information standards in accounting (through the Financial Accounting Standards Board) and in food labeling (through the Food and Drug... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Sarah Leary

enterprise and consumer practice. In addition, Sarah is a member of the Board of Directors at Spindrift Beverage Co., Inc. and an advisor and... View Details

Keywords: Business Products and Services (B2B)

Profile

Rachel Silverstein

classical training in corporate finance could bring a lot of value – in structure and strategy – to a startup." Rachel's hunch was right, and she proceeded to work for two different startups in the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Retail/Hospitality; CPG

01 Mar 2005
News

House of Bread on the Rise

which opened in San Luis Obispo, California, in 1996, was an instant hit, with its open kitchen where customers could watch bakers in action and smell the intoxicating aromas of breads baking all day long. It offered a simple selection of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places