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- 01 Mar 2006
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The Real Conflict
the richest one-third. In other words, without the much-maligned Wal-Mart, the rural poor, in particular, would pay several percentage points more for the food and nonfood merchandise that — after housing —... View Details
- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
food distribution, serving 7,000 people a day. "We sent 900 tents, hundreds of toilet and shower units, and 14 large trucks full of generators, blankets, food, medical kits,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
fermentation process can be repurposed to create artificial silk and self-repairing fabrics; we also can look ahead to the possibility of more lab-raised “impossible” meats, drought-resistant crops, and... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Tipping Point
Illustration by Erin Robinson At one end of the global coffee supply chain are the diners who gather for brunch at the sidewalk tables outside Chloe’s Cafe in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood. Regulars there order the fluffy banana-walnut pancakes View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
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Back to School
(tannins, heavy, light bodied), and taste (sweet, acidic, sour, bitter, dry). I am currently learning about food pairing, and as I progress further in level 3, I will start... View Details
Charles G. Mortimer
Mortimer presided over an intensive period of growth and investment at General Foods. He dramatically expanded the company’s production capabilities and pursued acquisitions to balance the company’s product... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
William M. Rosson
Shunning critics, Rosson introduced two new smokeless tobacco products in the early eighties – Hawken moist snuff and Levi Garrett shredded tobacco. Through targeted advertising and promotions, these... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 02 Mar 2020
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Cheese Whiz
At Specialty Cheese Co. in Reeseville, Wisconsin, founder Paul Scharfman (MBA 1979) heads up a company that makes one of the state’s best-known exports: cheese. But as its name suggests, Specialty’s 250 employees manufacture products more unusual than the standard... View Details
Robert E. Rich
With his invention of a frozen whipped topping in 1945, Rich created a whole new industry: frozen nondairy products. While this new industry generated only $30,000 in 1945, it soon blossomed into a multi-million industry and ignited... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Adolphus W. Green
Green was instrumental in organizing over 40 Midwestern bakeries to form the National Biscuit Company in 1898, which became the basis for the present day Nabisco. When Green organized the firm, its only product was a cracker, the Uneeda biscuit. Green introduced new... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
William W. Prince
Prince took over the estate of his adopted father upon his death and concentrated his efforts on improving Armour, one of Chicago Stock Yards' subsidiaries. When Prince took over Armour, its principal business, meatpacking, was not... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
James B. Duke
Five principal cigarette manufacturing companies merged to form American Tobacco in 1890 with Duke as head and with a capitalization of $25 million. In 1895, Duke began an aggressive campaign to absorb companies making other kinds of... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Ben Cohen
Cohen with his partner, Jerry Greenfield, created a business that was known as much for its socially conscious employment and philanthropy policies as for its high quality, unique ice cream flavors. During his tenure as CEO, Cohen ensured... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
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Native American Heritage Month | Baker Library
hidden stories and knowledge in Baker Collections. Aquaculture, Fisheries, and Food Processing as a Combined Economic Development Option for Indian Communities [1977] View... View Details
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Community | HBS Online
The Harvard Business School Online Community is a global network of like-minded business professionals. You can connect with and learn from peers before, during, and after your course through our Community... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
temperate climates that have access to water and are in higher latitudes tend to be more developed than those in lower latitudes with tropical climates and minimal water access. Sachs explained that tropical... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
George A. Hormel
Hormel created a very successful meat packing business in 1891, which still exists today. He opened distribution branches across the country and expanded his sales operations into the international market. View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Joseph E. Lonning
When Lonning was appointed CEO in 1971, Kellogg had achieved a record 21 years of top level financial performance. Under Lonning’s tenure, Kellogg continued its market share dominance and achieved an additional 9 years of top financial... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
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Aspa Lekka
one of the top analysts in digital marketing in Germany, and I got a lot of offers." Meanwhile, Aspa was still competing professionally, and completing a Ph.D. in education, for which her research... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
Oscar F. Mayer
Mayer, an immigrant from Germany, founded a meat packing business in Chicago. The company grew from 12 employees in 1919 to over 8,000 by 1955, and it had four additional packaging plants in various states. By the end of his tenure, the... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco