Food Retailing - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 3

to attract more sponsors. With KCON 2012 having lost money, despite a robust turnout, it was far from clear whether to repeat the event and, if so, whether its scale should be expanded beyond 2012's $1.1 million budget. With CJ recently opening a chain of mid-market... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

information. As such, the professors devised an algorithm to identify how review text on Yelp is associated with regulatory inspections. They found that food handling violations are predicted by words like “sick” and “nauseous,” while the... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Food & Beverage; Food & Beverage; Food & Beverage

23 May 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified

familiar arguments both for and against. Private developers and other supporters argue that new restaurants and retail shops, high-rise housing, and other spruce-ups revitalize communities by attracting outside investment and luring new... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

emergency response and communication. Be Mixed Cristina Ros Blankfein Jennifer Ross Business Track Runner-Up Natural and zero-calorie mixer for cocktail sipping anytime, anywhere. Social Enterprise Track, 2015 Focus Foods Julia Kurnik,... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Task Force

had experience with retail in emerging markets: Monroy, who is Colombian, worked for Procter & Gamble in Mexico for seven years, while Campbell held a number of positions at Walmart, with stints in India and China (which was “like going... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; gig economy; Retail Trade

10 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay

including changes to wage options, the competitive landscape, and financial matters. The researchers ultimately concluded that smaller-scale operations within high-capital industries, such as small Main Street retail stores and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

12 Feb 2021
News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Courtesy Bob Rosenberg Courtesy Bob Rosenberg Dan Morrell: In 1963, Bob Rosenberg’s (MBA 1963) father asked him to become CEO of Universal Food Systems—which included a... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life

celebrity known to her fans as the Snapple Lady. She chatted on-air with Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman, made appearances at retail stores, and accepted Snapple drinkers' invitations to sleep-overs, bar mitzvahs, and proms. On the... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton; Food & Beverage

11 Jul 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Deconstructing 'Customer Experience'

with customers. Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car? Car-buying sends shivers up the backbones of American consumers, so why hasn’t the industry stepped up to create a better experience? Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures CollideAmazon's acquisition of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Retail

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

from a fast-growing "miracle" economy into one afflicted by recession and inflation. Unilever found itself burdened by low-margin businesses. The growing strength of European retailers and private labels undermined the... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

07 Dec 2022
Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

achieve our goals. This year's theme 'Tackling Climate Together' is a nod to COP27 but also to our hopes for open collaboration and communication amid a further polarizing world.” The opening keynote address featured Irina Gerry, CMO of Change Foods, who started off... View Details

11 Mar 2021
News

Leading with Heart

both sort of felt deeply and we just said, "We have to work with each other." And after that, I joined JAB Holding, which is an investment fund that owns a bunch of food retail concepts like Krispy Kreme and... View Details

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Industry Information - Alumni

and news on emerging designers, disruptive technologies and global brands in the fashion and luxury goods industries. United States Census Bureau: Retail Trade Provides the industry monthly sales and inventory data, annual survey data... View Details

November 2000 (Revised March 2001)
Case

Iggy's Bread of the World

By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Alexis Lefort

In January 1994, Igor and Ludmilla Ivanovic opened the doors of their bakery, Iggy's Bread of the World. This case describes their unusual mission statement and the way in which they try to bring a social consciousness mentality to a for-profit business. Six years... View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Restructuring; Family Business; Power and Influence; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Massachusetts

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28 Jan 2020
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Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

uses examples and stories from dozens of high-performing managers and entrepreneurs. Is there one person, one quote, that you think most brilliantly captures the spirit of Think Outside the Building? Kanter: Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joe’s, who founded... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

November 1991 (Revised April 1994)
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Taco Bell Corp.

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Roger H. Hallowell

John Martin, Taco Bell CEO, brings the company into line with its competitors through incremental change during the 1980s. In the early 1990s, he adopts breakthrough approaches to improve service levels while reducing prices, providing a distinct competitive advantage.... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Food; Competitive Advantage; Innovation and Management; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; United States

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01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

Since taking over as CEO of Tata Steel in 2013, T. V. Narendran had sought to transform India’s oldest steel manufacturing firm to ready it for a rapidly evolving business world. He instilled financial discipline, acquired new businesses, and launched digital... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

20 Jan 2023
News

Free Spirits

explains. It’s another item for Tilden’s to-do list: educate the market. In the short-term, Royle was packing up her home in Cambridge and preparing to move back to California, where she would manage the company’s West Coast retail... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

13 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

really goes away. Since the dawn of advertising, retailers have made a point of marketing separate lines of branded products for men and women in many categories, even in cases where their functions are essentially the same. It's a... View Details

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

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. Visit Date: January 5, 2023 Arla View Details

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