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    James A. Gray, Jr.

    Through his advertising efforts, Gray was able to return Camel to its position as the best selling cigarette brand. In 1939, Gray greatly improved R. J. Reynolds’ leaf operations by installing vacuum conditioners, which eliminated the use of sweathouses. Gray also... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco

      Bowman Gray, Jr.

      In 1954, Gray introduced Winston cigarettes, the company’s first filter-type cigarettes, and the Salem brand in 1956. By 1965, Winston had emerged as the nation’s #1 selling cigarette brand, replacing Camel, with Salem not far behind. Gray developed Whitaker Park, the... View Details
      Keywords: Food & Tobacco

        Vincent A. Gierer, Jr.

        Gierer has presided over 8 years of consecutive growth in both revenues and earnings despite intense government-imposed new excise taxes. Gierer has been instrumental in expanding the market for smokeless tobacco, generating volume growth in a mature business line. View Details
        Keywords: Food & Tobacco

          J. Ogden Armour

          Upon the death of his father in 1901, Armour took over the direction of Armour and Company. Under his management, sales increased from $200 million in 1900 to $1 billion in 1920. When Armour retired in 1923, the company employed over 40,000 persons and was a leader in... View Details
          Keywords: Food & Tobacco

            Catherine T. Clark

            Purchasing a wheat bread recipe from a local Wisconsin baker, Clark went on to build a very successful upscale bakery business. Through the formation of Brownberry Ovens, Clark developed a regional distribution network for her products. She expanded the business... View Details
            Keywords: Food & Tobacco

              Owsley Brown II

              Taking the helm of the family company from his brother in 1993, Brown dramatically expanded Brown-Forman’s international presence and invested heavily in sales and marketing. Brown orchestrated a total marketing “makeover” for the company – shunning over 35 years of... View Details
              Keywords: Food & Tobacco
              • 11 Aug 2014
              • News

              ConAgra CEO Gary Rodkin to Retire in May

              Keywords: Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing
              • 01 Feb 2002
              • News

              Burger Art

              Talk about thinking outside the box! Since time immemorial, Americans have slapped and shaken ketchup bottles at their peril, hoping the red stuff would mostly wind up on their burgers and not in their laps. Well, that's all so yesterday, shoppers, thanks largely to... View Details
              Keywords: K.C. Keller; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing
              • 22 Nov 2016
              • Blog Post

              Memoirs of an International First Year Student

              mistake? As a vegetarian and a teetotaler, would I find palatable vegetarian food and manage to survive the “social scene” without alcohol? First of all, there are tons of social events on the calendar and of course FOMO (“fear of missing... View Details
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              Evolution of the Social Enterprise Conference | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

              problems. We say “unsolvable” because communities around the world face such daunting, complex problems - ranging from providing safe, healthy water and food for all, to ensuring educational and economic opportunity - and it can be easy... View Details
              • 03 Sep 2024
              • Blog Post

              Energy & Environment Club

              and seize career opportunities that make a tangible, sustainable impact. 3. Empowering Your Ideas: Through active dialogue and initiatives, we aim to transform your ideas into impactful actions.The E&E club is committed to working closely with the Sustainability... View Details
              • January 2017 (Revised March 2017)
              • Case

              Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth

              By: William W. George, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Amram Migdal
              Royal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM’s global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years to creating organic growth. When Sijbesma took the helm as CEO in 2007, he further pushed and completed the company’s... View Details
              Keywords: Organic Growth; Organizational Change; M＆A; Mergers And Acquisitions; Divestment; Business Ventures; Business Divisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Restructuring; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Engineering; Chemicals; Mining; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Capital Markets; Financial Markets; Food; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Health; Nutrition; History; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Ownership; Public Ownership; Performance; Strategy; Adaptation; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Value; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Netherlands
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              • 22 Mar 2011
              • First Look

              First Look: March 22

              511-070 As Ireland's third largest beef processor, Kepak faces new opportunities as well as significant challenges from the collapse of the "Celtic Tiger." The government has identified food and agriculture as one way the... View Details
              Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
              • 19 Feb 2013
              • News

              Sam Adams: Now (finally) in a can

              Keywords: beer; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing
              • 28 Feb 2012
              • First Look

              First Look: Feb. 28

              Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Matthew PrebleHarvard Business School Case 912-402 George Weston, CEO of Associated British Foods, and his top executives are deciding how to position the company, a major agribusiness involved in a range of View Details
              Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
              • 21 Dec 2022
              • News

              HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

              interview with NBC-10 Boston, noted the potential economic impacts of the invasion of Ukraine. "We will see it in fuels, natural gas, gasoline, also in food prices," Shih told the channel, noting that natural gas is also used to make... View Details
              • January 2019
              • Supplement

              Understanding the Brand Equity of Nestlé Crunch Bar (B): Data Analysis

              By: Jill Avery and Gerald Zaltman
              In early 2018, Nestlé announced the sale of its U.S. candy-making division and a select collection of 20 of its confectionery brands, including the Nestlé Crunch Bar, to Ferrero SpA for $2.8 billion. Luckily, an old consumer research study on the Nestlé Crunch Bar... View Details
              Keywords: Brand Management; Market Research; Brand Positioning; Value Proposition; Consumer Products; Fast Moving Consumer Goods; Qualitative Methods; Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique; ZMET; Data Analysis; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Communications; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; North America; Italy
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              • October 2014
              • Article

              Making Charity Pay

              By: Michael I. Norton and Jill Avery
              Companies are increasingly experimenting with the use of philanthropy to enhance consumer loyalty, brand awareness, and sales. But even highly creative approaches that garner a lot of buzz often fall short of sales goals, leading many companies to conclude,... View Details
              Keywords: Philanthropy; Charitable Giving; Charity; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Advertising; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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              • 14 Feb 2017
              • Blog Post

              Why I Love My Job: Leticia Tavares On Marriott's Management Acceleration Program

              Annual Atlanta Community Food Bank Big Dish, as a restaurant manager, as a housekeeper, as a server, and have spent time learning Marriott’s sales processes in our Southeast sales office. My next role will be in Human Resources at the... View Details
              • 01 Sep 2014
              • News

              Feedback

              supplemental video content online to those visiting theaters as well as an opportunity to watch the same movie with friends and family later at home? Or building online/offline communities around local theaters in addition to competing with View Details