Nutrition - Publications - Faculty & Research

October 2016
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Yili Group: Building a Global Dairy Company

From its humble beginnings as a local Chinese dairy company, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group has become one of the largest dairy companies in the world. To achieve this, Yili has aggressively expanded its footprint overseas including building the world’s largest... View Details

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15 Apr 2014
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http://hbr.org/product/managing-global-health-applying-behavioral-economics-to-create-impact-course-overview-note/an/914025-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-055 PepsiCo, Profits, and Food: The Belt Tightens The case describes the issues facing Indra Nooyi after... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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provides end-to-end residential flood-proofing solutions for homeowners with flood risk, focusing on project financing and physical mitigation using innovative technology to optimize the process. Play Video duration: 1:58 2024 Winner, Alumni Track: Elisa. Transforming... View Details

07 Aug 2000
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The Business of Biotech

largest industry in the world: the life-sciences industry." Seeds, the authors note, have gone from being "little-noticed commodities to hot products" due to their ability to sprout disease-resistant crops with higher View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

19 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

manager at Facebook, founded the start-up Propel to build software for low-income Americans. After conducting in-depth behavioral research, Chen and his small team in New York City began to develop technology to address the burdensome process of accessing benefits from... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010

Business V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine LeeHarvard Business School Case 511-025 Grameen Danone is a joint venture between the Grameen Group (a sister company of Grameen Bank) and Groupe Danone, a $2 billion (revenues) French food company. The company's goal was to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Mar 2023
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Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

Relief Turkish Philanthropy Funds Red Crescent (Turkey) (Syria) HBS COMMUNITY NEWS MARCH 29 Hakan Polatoğlu (AMP 178, 2010), board member at the Eskisehir-based food producer Eti, notes that his company has been producing a special biscuit that addresses the View Details

19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

several proof-of-concept tests and for which Rey foresaw a clear market in nutritional supplements and functional foods. The case provides context on the company; describes advances in crops genetics focused to climate change and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

world's food citizens—realize they must take more responsibility for society's nutritional needs, economic development, and the health of the environment. Goldberg argues that the traditionally commodity-oriented, bargaining relationship... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2019
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City on a Hill

a USDA-funded summer feeding site component that offers free meals to local children. (Nearly 22 percent of Harlan County residents face food insecurity according to the nonprofit Feeding America, but many do not qualify for federal View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

12 Jul 2016
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July 12, 2016

Entrepreneurs By: Olds, Gareth Abstract—This paper explores how eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamps Program) affects firm formation. Using a variety of identification... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

soil, Keen says; it can also lead to better nutrition and economic sustainability for an indigenous population that has long suffered from obesity, diabetes, and poverty. Far from alone, Keen and Sacred Seed are part of a growing food... View Details

24 Jul 2007
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expansion for future generations. A rewritten version of an earlier case. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=605047 Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2017
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Yoga Inc.

their bodies more, and that they were more stressed,” he says. Opportunities to strengthen, lengthen, and stretch, coupled with the “mental break” of breath work, resonated with clients. It’s all part of a larger “integrated lifestyle” movement, encompassing View Details

Keywords: Deborah Halber

01 Mar 2013
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Making Change

aim to make rigorous impact-measurement approaches, like randomized controlled trials, practical and accessible to practitioners. In India, we are helping the State of Bihar improve a $200 million nutrition program. In Zambia, we are... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; housing; gay rights; diabesity; disability; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate

November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
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The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004

By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details

Keywords: Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Weight Loss; Obesity; Exercise; Personal Training; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; YMCA; Gold's Gym; Curves; Franchise; Franchising; Subscription; Promotional Sales; Promotions; Fixed Costs; Body; Accrual Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Customers; Demographics; Age; Income; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Employees; Retention; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Operations; Service Operations; Franchise Ownership; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Hardware; Health Industry; United States

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October 2016
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24 Hour Fitness (B): Ownership Changes, 2005–2016

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

In 2016, 24 Hour Fitness was the number-two fitness chain in the United States, generating revenues of $1.4 billion from 441 clubs serving 3.8 million members. Based in San Ramon, California, 24 Hour Fitness operated clubs in 13 states. Having grown rapidly to become... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Buildings and Facilities; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Age; Training; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Journals and Magazines; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Market Entry and Exit; Media; Organizational Design; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Welfare or Wellbeing; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Software; Web Sites; Value; Valuation; Health Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States; California; San Francisco

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01 Jun 2018
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June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

and medical advances have made the drivers of the food system—the world’s food citizens—realize they must take more responsibility for society’s nutritional needs, economic development, and the health of the environment. Goldberg argues... 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