Food and Chemicals - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Sep 2014
News

How Food Stamps Fuel Entrepreneurship

November 2010 (Revised January 2012)
Case

CHS Inc.: Cooperative Leadership in a Global Food Economy

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Matthew Preble

CHS- the largest farm cooperative in the US- was planning its 2020 vision statement and the role the cooperative should play in the food system. View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Global Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Cooperative Ownership; Strategic Planning; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States

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23 Oct 2017

Are HBS Professors and Business Leaders Optimistic about Food Sustainability?

February 1995 (Revised January 1996)
Teaching Note

Birds Eye and the U.K. Frozen Food Industry (A) TN

By: David J. Collis

Teaching Note for (9-792-074). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; United Kingdom

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21 Oct 2014
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Showdown In The Produce Aisle: Whole Foods Vs. Walmart

16 May 2018
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Changes in food safety inspectors' schedules could improve the standards

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Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products

By: John A. Quelch and Stephen B. Ash

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November 2016 (Revised March 2018)
Background Note

Note on the Impact of Millennials on the Food System

By: José B. Alvarez, James Weber and Natalie Kindred

In 2016, the millennial generation (those age 19 to 35 in 2016), the largest generation by population in the U.S., was entering its prime home buying, family forming, earning and spending years. This generation was showing different beliefs and behaviors than previous... View Details

Keywords: Millennials; Consumer Packaged Goods; Food; Age; Consumer Behavior; Agribusiness; Demographics; Values and Beliefs; Consumer Products Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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2009
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Modeling Expert Opinions on Food Healthfulness: A Nutrition Metric

By: Jolie M. Martin, John Beshears, Katherine L. Milkman, Max H. Bazerman and Lisa Sutherland

Research over the last several decades indicates the failure of existing nutritional labels to substantially improve the healthiness of consumers' food and beverage choices. The difficulty for policy-makers is to encapsulate a wide body of scientific knowledge in a... View Details

Keywords: Judgments; Food; Nutrition; Labels; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Demand and Consumers; Measurement and Metrics; Mathematical Methods

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10 Aug 2017
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Pal's Sudden Service: Taking Fast Food to the Next Level

Keywords: Re: Gary P. Pisano; Food & Beverage

18 Mar 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Modeling Expert Opinions on Food Healthiness: A Nutrition Metric

Keywords: by Jolie Mae Martin, John Leonard Beshears, Katherine Lyford Milkman, Max H. Bazerman & Lisa Sutherland; Retail

09 May 2018
Research & Ideas

A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

Restaurant inspectors can be the last line of defense between you and moldy bread. (HighLaZ) Simple tweaks to the schedules of food safety inspectors could result in hundreds of thousands of currently... View Details

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

March 1982
Supplement

General Foods: Food Service Division, Video

By: John P. Kotter

Keywords: Food; Food and Beverage Industry

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15 Jun 2016
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Why Sourcing Local Food Is So Hard for Restaurants

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Food & Agriculture - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change Food & Agriculture Innovation will reduce agriculture impacts and help farmers adapt The Green Revolution in the 20 th century dramatically increased crop yields View Details

February 2011 (Revised February 2018)
Case

Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

Greg Mazur decided to purchase a small business after graduating from the Harvard Business School. The case explores his decision about whether or not he should finalize his deal to purchase Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods, Inc. ("GEPP"). It gives students the... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Preparation; Strategic Planning; Valuation

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10 Aug 2017
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Pal’s Sudden Service: Taking Fast Food to the Next Level

09 Apr 2019
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Finding a Fix for Food Allergies

photo by Stu Rosner Food allergies affect 30 million Americans and one in 12 children, sometimes triggering life-threatening reactions. Yet there are no approved FDA treatments or cures. These sobering facts... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken