Food Safety Standards - Publications - Faculty & Research

Stephen W. Sanger

Sanger began his tenure with General Mills in 1974. One of his early successes was the introduction of blue diamond marshmallows in Lucky Charms which resulted in a 15% increase in sales. During his CEO tenure, sales have increased at a rate of 6% compared to an... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

2013
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Where Not to Eat? Improving Public Policy by Predicting Hygiene Inspections Using Online Reviews

By: Jun Seok Kang, Polina Kuznetsova, Yejin Choi and Michael Luca

Restaurant hygiene inspections are often cited as a success story of public disclosure. Hygiene grades influence customer decisions and serve as an accountability system for restaurants. However, cities (which are responsible for inspections) have limited resources to... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Food; Governance Compliance; Mathematical Methods; Applications and Software; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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01 Jun 2015
News

The End of Cows?

from a lab rather than a living animal, Alvarez believes consistency—not the myriad environmental or safety benefits of replacing factory farming—may become the main reason consumers adopt it. Once a lab-grown hamburger is perfected,... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

01 Mar 2015
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Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward

another study, I found that households that became newly eligible for food stamps in an expansion that started around 2000 were about 20 percent more likely to have an entrepreneur in the family. The social View Details

Keywords: April White; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Private Households; Personal Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2004
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Ex-Con Talks Ethics with HBS Students

(HBS ’04), the event’s organizer, “Patrick highlighted for us students how easy it can be to let your standards slip over time and the importance of conscious consideration of business ethics. We were struck by how open and honest he was... View Details

Keywords: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

19 Dec 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

New Year, New Habits

number of actions that build society. The following studies reveal proven methods of encouraging healthy eating and exercise. A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety Basic tweaks to the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2009
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Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace

night shift took over my bunk while I was observing and interviewing the day shift. The food was great, and most of the time I arrived and departed by helicopter.” Looking back on the project, she rates it “the best field research... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry

sectors including restaurants and food retail. Relevant topics covered include: -consumer trends in dining out -restaurant and food service segments including: full service restaurants, quick... View Details

Shara Ticku

challenges—including climate change, food security, the environmental and safety impacts of natural resource extraction, and more. Before founding C16 Biosciences, Shara worked at Goldman Sachs, the Clinton... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products & Packaged Goods;#2;#Agriculture;#13;#Biotech & Life Sciences;#28;#Energy, Oil, Renewables, & Environment;#35;#Food & Beverages;#56;#Personal Health & Wellness

03 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 3

results. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/713537-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-014 Sample6: Innovating to Make Food Safer Tim Curran, CEO of Sample6, a start-up biotechnology company developing a novel View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Research at HBS | Information Technology

research projects at Harvard University (or any of its schools) must adhere to the following: All research projects must submit a Data Safety submission. All members of the research project team must complete Data View Details

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Tim Day Fitness Room | About

to provide users with an enhanced fitness experience. The open floor plan includes a centrally located staff desk and social area, allowing staff to service the entire area more efficiently and provide increased safety oversight. The... View Details

05 Feb 2019
News

Protecting the Power Grid

cybersecurity reporting standard, the first time a citizen group had ever made a petition for grid security. In response, FERC in 2018 ordered a reporting standard that will mandate prompt reporting of a wider range of breaches. In... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; terrorism; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

15 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 15, 2008

newer technologies have been adopted faster than old ones. The cross-country variation in the adoption of technologies accounts for at least a quarter of per capita income differences. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-093.pdf Bank Accounting View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2020
News

HBS Goes Back To School

procedures, introducing everything from directional and spacing decals on the floors to food delivery. “It’s an important service for the school, and our hope is that community members take it as seriously as these associates do with... View Details

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Market trends, opportunities in advanced technology fields

transportation technologies, biotechnology, chemicals, energy and resources, engineering, the environment, food and beverage, fuel cell and battery technologies, healthcare, information technology, instrumentation and sensors... View Details

08 May 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

unexpected networking opportunities, generating a tight community of German businesspeople in India. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54465 How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

more than 20 years, the devastation in meatpacking is just one example of how lax regulation can make a grave situation deadly. The lack of safety guidance from the US Occupational Health and Safety... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Apparel & Accessories

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

environmental standards in the United States and overseas. “I don’t think Nike or Levi’s relishes this role, but in the context of weak government regulatory regimes, it’s these companies’ brand reputations that are on the line when... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2018
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What I Do: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002)

it’s consistent from company to company.” Her new COO role at Code for America, a San Francisco–based nonprofit dedicated to improving civic tech and “strengthening America’s basic social safety net,” has proven this maxim true. “I... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

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