Food and Chemicals - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 May 2017
Blog Post

Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone at HBS

belonging, the representation of different cultures and backgrounds is certainly quite vast among the student body. I’ve learned about so many different religions, tried food View Details

29 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial

denial has become so high. We are living in a less forgiving world than we once did." We asked Tedlow to discuss how denial can cripple a company, and what can be done about it. Martha Lagace: What is the meaning of denial as you... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Retail; Technology

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

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... View Details

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

April 1991 (Revised January 1997)
Case

Beatrice Companies--1985

By: David J. Collis

Describes the history of Beatrice Companies from its beginning as a dairy in 1891 to 1985, when the company was a $12 billion conglomerate. Focuses on the corporate strategies that Beatrice followed under each of its CEOs and concentrates on the company's strategic... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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19 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

products sourced from artisan producers. Management believes the line will appeal to consumers seeking healthier foods and convenience, and will help extend Barilla's brand... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

September 2002
Case

Pura Vida Coffee

By: James E. Austin and Allen S. Grossman

Tells the story of two HBS graduates who sell gourmet coffee over the Internet to support an outreach ministry in Costa Rica. View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Internet and the Web; Food and Beverage Industry; Costa Rica

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23 Sep 2024
Blog Post

2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

surplus food to build a more equitable, inclusive, and circular food system by feeding those in need. Carina's role prior to HBS was Brand Manager at Little Leaf Farms, an... View Details

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

other business practitioners. Much of the science discussed will unfold in the Allston complex's four buildings, which will house Harvard's initiatives in stem cells, bio-inspired engineering, systems biology, chemical biology, View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health

Profile

Cherian Kurien

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? For me the purpose of an MBA is to develop and refine one's political, economic and social worldview, by debating, listening to View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Retail

30 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 30

North America in 2001 after a class-action lawsuit was filed and certified in Washington, D.C. against Sodexo Marriot Services, Inc., the food services division that Sodexo had merged with in 1998. In 2002,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Sep 2014
What Do You Think?

Who Should Choose Your Boss?

the world choosing a leader for an organization is a primary responsibility of a board of directors. But others tempered that judgment with a variety of cautions. Richard Belloff made the base case by saying "The Board should choose the CEO of the company View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

15 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer

in startup mode. Currently the Kraft team is tracking three ongoing trials for pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, and multiple myeloma, and has met with the US Food View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health; Pharmaceutical

John T. Dorrance

soup a year. Dorrance was named president and general manager of Campbell Soup in 1914, and purchased the company’s first subsidiary, Franco-American Food Company, the... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

18 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals

impression of quietude is partly due to the fact that all shipping and receiving takes place at a centralized location on the periphery of campus. From that location, all incoming and outgoing goods... View Details

Keywords: Education

27 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere

Near the Guatemalan border in Mexico's Chiapas region, sandwiched between the Sierra Madres and the Pacific Ocean, there's a fertile pocket of land called the Soconusco. While once a hotbed of cacao production for the Aztecs View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Food & Beverage

04 Apr 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

Brian Kenny: Here's a hypothetical for you. Imagine you're sitting at your favorite coffee shop when a teenager pulls up a chair and asks you to share a bunch of personal information. He wants to know your birthday, what kind of View Details

19 Feb 2016
Blog Post

4 Updates About Peek Weekend at HBS

and covers all materials, food and housing. There will be a small number of need-based financial aid awards available. Peek participants will continue to learn from the same... View Details

30 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 30

drug had received approval several years prior. Moreover, Vectibix had also received Food and Drug Administration approval in 2006. During additional trials, Amgen has learned that the Vectibix is only... View Details