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September 1986
Case

Pure Foods Corp.: Aquaculture Project

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

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

21 Oct 2014
News

Showdown In The Produce Aisle: Whole Foods Vs. Walmart

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

Educators

Article

The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940

By: Ai Hisano

This article examines how, starting in the 1870s, food manufacturers in the United States began to use standardized color, achieved by synthetic dyes, as part of their marketing strategies. The emergence of the synthetic dye industry paralleled the growth of mass... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Food; Health; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

11 Oct 2015
News

Students favour menu of food industry courses

1986
Chapter

Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products

By: J. Quelch and S. Ash

10 Aug 2017
Cold Call Podcast

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

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

November 2018
Supplement

Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

September 1995
Supplement

Chemical Bank Lotus Notes Demonstration Software: Macintosh Version

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Keywords: Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Banking Industry

September 1995
Supplement

Chemical Bank Lotus Notes Demonstration Software: Windows Version

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Keywords: Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Banking Industry

01 May 2015
News

Startup’s goal: Stop food safety violations before they happen

October 1988 (Revised November 1988)
Case

NutraSweet Co.: Technology to Tailor-Make Foods

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Food; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry

15 Jun 2016
News

Why Sourcing Local Food Is So Hard for Restaurants

May 2024 (Revised May 2024)
Case

Market by Met Council: Revolutionizing Food Pantries in the Digital Age

By: Elisabeth Paulson and Michael W. Toffel

In fall 2023, the Food Program of Met Council—America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to fighting poverty—completed the rollout of the newest version of its digital pantry platform to twelve food pantries in the Met Council food pantry network. The digital... View Details

Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Digital Transformation; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Operations; Human Needs

Educators

2009
Article

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