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- December 2014 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Simplot Plant Sciences: Designing a Better Potato
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Mary Shelman
Privately held Simplot has developed a new genetically engineered potato that substantially reduces waste and does not turn brown after cutting. Unlike other GMOs, it does not contain foreign genes. The case describes the company's commercialization plans in light of... View Details
Keywords: GMO; Sustainability; Agribusiness; Biotechnology; Food And Environment; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Food; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Marketing; Product Positioning; Genetics; Value Creation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Alvarez, Jose B., and Mary Shelman. "Simplot Plant Sciences: Designing a Better Potato." Harvard Business School Case 515-042, December 2014. (Revised February 2017.)
- January 2018 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Adeo Health Science: Turning a Product into a Brand
By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Jill Avery
For decades, American parents were warned to avoid introducing potential allergens to their babies prior to their first birthday. But two influential clinical studies caused the medical establishment to radically reverse its position. Parents were now warned that... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Health Care; Consumer; Consumer Products; Branding; Distribution; Retailing; Go To Market Strategy; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; United States; North America
Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Jill Avery. "Adeo Health Science: Turning a Product into a Brand." Harvard Business School Case 518-065, January 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
- 2017
- Working Paper
Reinventing the American Wine Industry: Marketing Strategies and the Construction of Wine Culture
By: Ai Hisano
This working paper examines the remarkable growth of wine consumption in the United States since the 1960s. The country is now the largest wine consumer in the world, exceeding the wine-producing European countries such as France and Italy, which had long dominated... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Industry Growth; Transformation; Perception; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Hisano, Ai. "Reinventing the American Wine Industry: Marketing Strategies and the Construction of Wine Culture." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-099, May 2017.
- May 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Yum! Brands
By: Jordan Siegel and Christopher Poliquin
Yum!, the owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, asks what might be the lessons from its success in China for currently contemplated expansion into India and Africa. Also, the company contemplates whether Taco Bell can succeed abroad as part of a new expansion push.... View Details
Keywords: International Business; International Marketing; Global Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe; Australia; Africa; Asia
Siegel, Jordan, and Christopher Poliquin. "Yum! Brands." Harvard Business School Case 712-422, May 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- 24 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Reinventing the American Wine Industry: Marketing Strategies and the Construction of Wine Culture
- 12 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa Cover image features Mostafa Terrab. By 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach 9.7 billion people, with more than... View Details
- December 2009
- Teaching Note
Diageo and East African Breweries Ltd.: Tapping New Markets for Social Good (TN)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
Teaching Note for [310010]. View Details
- 10 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis Cover image features Rosario Bazán (left) and Anil Jain (right). Between March 22 – 24th, world and business leaders from sectors spanning... View Details
- January 2021 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Tech with a Side of Pizza: How Domino's Rose to the Top
By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Susan Seligson
After hitting an all-time low in 2008, Domino’s Pizza underwent a vigorous rebranding, product development, and embraced innovative technologies to become the world’s leading international fast-food retailer. Domino’s considered itself as much a tech company as it was... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Digital Technology; Innovation; Scaling; Data Analytics; Turnaround; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Strategy; Management; Marketing; Operations; Human Resources; Entrepreneurship; Change Management; Analysis; Performance; Customers; Growth and Development; Competitive Advantage; Employees; Training; Leadership Development; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, Sarah L. Abbott, and Susan Seligson. "Tech with a Side of Pizza: How Domino's Rose to the Top." Harvard Business School Case 421-057, January 2021. (Revised February 2021.)
- August 2011
- Teaching Note
The Dannon Company: Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Christopher Marquis
Teaching Note for 410-121 and 412-047. View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- January 2015 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
CJ E&M: Creating a K-Culture in the U.S.
By: Elie Ofek, Sang-Hoon Kim and Michael Norris
Buoyed by the success of K-pop music and K-drama television shows in Asian countries, Chairman Jay Lee, of the South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, believed that the time was ripe for taking Korean cultural content to the West. One initiative, carried out by the Group's... View Details
Keywords: Cultural Consumption; Media Businesses; International Marketing; Event Marketing; Creative Industries; Cross-cultural Adaptation; Ethnic Marketing; South Korea; Marketing Strategy; Entertainment; Global Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; South Korea
Ofek, Elie, Sang-Hoon Kim, and Michael Norris. "CJ E&M: Creating a K-Culture in the U.S." Harvard Business School Case 515-015, January 2015. (Revised April 2018.)
- June 2013 (Revised January 2016)
- Case
Château Margaux: Launching the Third Wine
By: Elie Ofek and Eric E. Vogt
Château Margaux, one of only five prestigious estates in the Bordeaux Medoc wine region to have been classified as a "first-growth", is facing a host of strategic decisions in early 2013. Up until this point the estate had been selling two red wines, a first wine whose... View Details
Keywords: New Product Launch; Marketing Plan; Brand Management; Go To Market Strategy; Channels Of Distribution; Wine Industry; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; France
Ofek, Elie, and Eric E. Vogt. "Château Margaux: Launching the Third Wine." Harvard Business School Case 513-107, June 2013. (Revised January 2016.)
- April 2015 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
Instacart and the New Wave of Grocery Startups
By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
Instacart is testing an Uber-style solution to the challenge of building a home-delivered grocery business. It is backed by $220 million of venture funding. Will this model succeed where businessses like Webvan failed? What are the questions that this exploratory... View Details
Keywords: Food Retailing; Outsourced Grocery Delivery; Online Ordering; Dynamic Pricing; Data Analytics; Marketing Strategy; Food; Distribution Channels; Business Startups; Food and Beverage Industry; California
Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "Instacart and the New Wave of Grocery Startups." Harvard Business School Case 515-089, April 2015. (Revised March 2017.)
- 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
Montgomery, C. A., and B. Wernerfelt. "Sources of Superior Performance: Market Share versus Industry Effects in the U.S. Brewing Industry." Management Science 37, no. 8 (August 1991): 954–959.
- November 2018 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Almarai Company: Milk and Modernization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
By: Kristin Fabbe, Safwan Al-Amin, Esel Cekin and Natalie Kindred
With SAR 14 billion ($3.7 billion) in 2017 revenues, Almarai was Saudi Arabia’s largest dairy producer, distributor, and marketer, with a large portfolio of branded dairy products, juices, bakery goods, and infant formula and a sales presence across the Gulf region,... View Details
Keywords: Dairy; Agriculture; Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia; Almarai; Schorderet; Food Security; Public Policy; Self Sufficiency; Gulf; GCC; Business And Government; Agribusiness; Marketing; Distribution; Change Management; Leading Change; Strategy; Government and Politics; Policy; Diversification; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Food; Brands and Branding; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Saudi Arabia; Middle East
Fabbe, Kristin, Safwan Al-Amin, Esel Cekin, and Natalie Kindred. "Almarai Company: Milk and Modernization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Harvard Business School Case 719-020, November 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
- June 2016 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
Global Wine War 2015: New World Versus Old
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sarah McAra
This case contrasts the tradition-bound Old World wine industry with the market-oriented New World producers in the battle for the Chinese wine market in 2015. China’s wine consumption growth presented a large and fast-growing export target that was extremely... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Government Regulation; Industry Analysis; International Business; International Marketing; Market Entry; Exports; Business And Government Relations; China; Europe; France; Australia; Trade; Global Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry; France; Europe; Australia; China
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Sarah McAra. "Global Wine War 2015: New World Versus Old." Harvard Business School Case 916-415, June 2016. (Revised March 2017.)
- January 2018 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
Château Margaux: Launching the Third Wine (Abridged)
By: Elie Ofek
Château Margaux, one of only five prestigious estates in the Bordeaux Medoc wine region to have been classified as a "first-growth", is facing a host of strategic decisions in early 2013. Up until this point the estate had been selling two red wines, a first wine whose... View Details
Keywords: New Product Launch; Marketing Plan; Brand Management; Go To Market Strategy; Channels Of Distribution; Wine Industry; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; France
Ofek, Elie. "Château Margaux: Launching the Third Wine (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 518-070, January 2018. (Revised October 2021.)
- September 2015 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
Château Margaux (Abridged)
By: Elie Ofek, Eric E. Vogt and Robert J. Dolan
Château Margaux, one of only five prestigious estates in the Bordeaux Medoc wine region to have been classified as a "first-growth", is facing a host of strategic decisions in early 2013. Up until this point the estate had been selling two red wines, a first wine whose... View Details
- November 2013
- Case
Coca-Cola: Liquid and Linked
By: John Gourville and Noah Fisher
Coca-Cola is considering which of several global marketing/promotional efforts to bring to the United States. Each has proven successful in other parts of the world, but for varying reasons. All represent efforts outside of the industry's normal advertising-based... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Promotions; Advertising; Marketing Strategy; Advertising Campaigns; Global Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Gourville, John, and Noah Fisher. "Coca-Cola: Liquid and Linked." Harvard Business School Case 514-024, November 2013.
- January 2020
- Case
Celata Bioinnovations
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In December 2019, Jon Hu (HBS ‘19) and Dr. Samantha Dale Strasser, co-founders of Celata Bioinnovations, were raising $1 million to launch their company. They had founded Celata less than six months earlier with the aim of redefining the drug discovery process.... View Details
Keywords: Drug Development; Drug Discovery; Drug Trials; Pharmaceutical Companies; Pharmaceutical Company; Pharmaceuticals; Therapeutics; Biologics; Biotech; Biotechnology; Biopharmacy Company; Biochemistry; Technology Commercialization; Technology Companies; Drug Testing; Startup; Start-up; Startups; Start-ups; Startup Financing; Strategic Decision Making; Strategic Decisions; Strategic Evolution; FDA; Food And Drug Administration; Clinical Trials; Disease Management; Market Attractiveness; Market Entry; Market Opportunities; Health Disorders; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Commercialization; Business Startups; Finance; Decision Making; Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Opportunities; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Celata Bioinnovations." Harvard Business School Case 720-427, January 2020.