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- 24 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
change, stick to your guns and seek out companies and opportunities where you can play a role in protecting the planet. Food and agriculture -... View Details
- September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
- Supplement
Keroche (C): The Excise Tax Increase
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding
This case discusses the Kenyan government’s decision to increase excise taxes on wines in 2007. The tax increase would cause an average increase in price of 367% on Keroche’s fortified wines. Meanwhile, Keroche’s competitor EABL had effectively lobbied the government... View Details
Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Alcoholic Drinks; Alcoholic Beverages; Beverages; Drinks; Wine Industry; Wine; Fortified Wine; Business Ventures; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Safety; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pippa Tubman Armerding. "Keroche (C): The Excise Tax Increase." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-392, September 2019. (Revised May 2020.)
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
late 19th century, chemical companies, realizing the commercial potential of science, created the first industrial research laboratories. During much of the 20th century, large-scale business enterprises like DuPont, GE, Westinghouse,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
Elbridge H. Stuart
In addition to maintaining Carnation’s dominance in the evaporated milk market, Elbridge H. Stuart helped Carnation achieve strong presence in other food products, including instant dry milk, nonfat dairy creamer (Coffee-Mate) View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind
- 05 May 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
culture at home and American culture at school: Speech class: Learning to articulate an opinion in front of others, like why hot dogs are the superior cafeteria food in front of 30 campers. Goal setting:... View Details
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
brands, forever on the lookout for new opportunities; home life has become an act of managing supply chains, outsourcing housecleaning, childcare, and even grocery shopping to others; and churches market... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Grads Launch Cybersecurity Nonprofit to Fight Infodemic
Bastian Purrer (MBA 2020), a native German, spent most of his career before HBS launching international offices for Groupon and Rocket Internet. After a few years in Europe and Asia, Bastian enrolled at HBS... View Details
- 28 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, February 28
company’s nascent sales function as Augmedix grows. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817048-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 417-053 Susan Cassidy at Bertram Gilman International In 2016, Susan Cassidy, VP of sales View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 2018
- Case
Tapping Growth at Lord Hobo Brewing Company
By: Ethan Rouen and Susanna Gallani
Lord Hobo Brewing Company accounts for its inventory process as it prepares to create its first set of professional financial statements for investors. View Details
Keywords: Inventory; Start-ups; Craft Brewing; Investing; GAAP; Brand Management; Accounting; Working Capital; Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Business Startups; Business and Shareholder Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston; New England; United States
Rouen, Ethan, and Susanna Gallani. "Tapping Growth at Lord Hobo Brewing Company." Harvard Business School Case 119-028, August 2018.
Earl D. Babst
When Babst took over the helm of American Sugar Refining, he embarked on a major investment in equipment and initiated the construction of a modern refinery in Baltimore, Maryland. During his tenure, Babst also built View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Walter V. Shipley
company. His skills as a manager helped Chemical successfully complete two large mergers in 1991 and 1996, the latter of which involved the purchase of Chase Manhattan, the name under which View Details
Keywords: Finance
Colby M. Chester
Under Chester’s leadership, General Foods’ annual sales rose from $25 million in 1924 to $120 million in 1935. In 1927, Chester began manufacturing Sanka Coffee, and in 1928, he acquired the Cheek-Neal Coffee Company, makers of Maxwell... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 29 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
3 Insights from My First Year at HBS
It’s hard to believe how quickly a year can fly by. When I first started my RC year at Harvard Business School, I grossly underestimated the advice, "business school is a constant struggle to balance your social life, academics, and... View Details
- November 2001 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (C)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Greg Rogers. "Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 302-066, November 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
- 08 Jul 2025
- Blog Post
In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: Strategies for Success
roommates. Create a sense of connection through regular check-ins, virtual team touchpoints, and open dialogue about challenges. Tip: Plan meals and snacks in advance to stay nourished View Details
- September 1974 (Revised January 1988)
- Case
Midwest Ice Cream Co.
Midwest Ice Cream (a disguised name) serves as an example to examine a planning and control system. Useful management information, which otherwise would not be apparent, is derived by preparing a basic profit variance analysis. This illustrates how the company is doing... View Details
Shank, John K., and Wm J. Rauwerdink. "Midwest Ice Cream Co." Harvard Business School Case 175-070, September 1974. (Revised January 1988.)
- 29 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 29
chefs. The restaurant was also leading the new Nordic food movement, a movement focused on rediscovering Nordic cuisine and ingredients, which had helped increase the popularity of Danish cuisine. Since 2013... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
walking around town without a photo ID or a driver's license. You can't buy certain things; you can't go to the police and verify who you are. It is a surreal nonexistence." On the flip side, some residents assume fake identities to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman