food processing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2002
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John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger

order to cover SPI's operating expenses. He notes that the program gives people the means to create an independent, renewable food supply, which builds esteem and has the added benefit of being more cost-effective than continuously... View Details

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Paul Scharfman

public funding to upgrade the Reeseville, Wisconsin, water treatment plant, which processes his company’s effluent. “It’s important to assist projects that can upgrade local infrastructure and support business growth,” he explains.... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Retail

02 Mar 2015
News

To Market, To Market

building an agricultural and market infrastructure in places—like parts of Nepal, Romania, Haiti, and Guatemala—where little or none has previously existed. “The way we do this is through value-based development, where we engage farmers in wealth-creating value chains... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Agriculture; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

December 2008 (Revised February 2010)
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ViniBrasil: New Latitude Wines

By: David E. Bell, Marcos Flava Neves, Luciano Thome e Castro and Mary Louise Shelman

ViniBrasil is a small wine venture in Brazil started by a top Portuguese wine company, Dao Sul. ViniBrasil grows its grapes in a novel environment (close to the equator) using innovative management practices such as controlled irrigation and year-round harvesting.... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Global Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Management Practices and Processes; Demand and Consumers; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Brazil

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12 Jun 2023
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Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa

population will require significant agricultural development on the continent, which “[possesses] 65% of the Earth's uncultivated arable land.” Given the studied relationship between global food systems and greenhouse gas emissions, is it... View Details

20 Sep 2021
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Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

D), Summer Internship: Strategy and Marketing MBA Intern at Agriculture Capital Agriculture Capital is an investment advisor that invests in farmland and food processing assets to build consumer-driven,... 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

26 Jul 2017
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“Uncertainty Makes It More Interesting.”

process they can replicate, from site prospecting to store opening,” says Felipe. “It’s the first time I’ve had to dig into what it takes to construct a store – way harder than it looks. When you’re opening just one or two stores, you can... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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Tools | New Venture Competition

a copy of the FOCUS Foods business plan, please email julia@focusfoodsinc.com . Tomato Jos 2014 Runner-Up Vertically integrated tomato processing company. Executive Summary (pdf) Presentation (pdf) Business... View Details

23 Sep 2024
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2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

emissions. Max's role prior to HBS was Manager of Analytics, Environmental Markets at 3Degrees. Ian Kuhlenthal (MBA 2025, Section E), Summer Internship: Commercial lead, Ammobia Ammobia is developing a new technology to produce ammonia at lower pressure and... View Details

Clarence Birdseye

While Birdseye did not invent the process of quick freezing, he was the first to create a commercially viable business with the technology. His advancements in the quick freezing process ensured that the... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

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Kim Chen

introspective than ever before. As a result, I have a more realistic perspective of my strengths and weaknesses, as well as my long-term aspirations. This allows me to be more action-oriented when pursuing career opportunities. I was able to engage in the internship... View Details

Keywords: Retail; Nonprofit / Government

21 Jun 2017
Blog Post

Agricultural Investing: Where Boots Meet Suits

assets, particularly agriculture, is the asset class that is most susceptible to climate change. The global food system contributes upwards of one-third of all anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions, so agriculture is also an area where... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

17 Sep 2020
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HBS Goes Back To School

2022), which offers guidance for students, staff, and faculty during re-entry—including details on community policies, information on campus access protocols, and a list of FAQs. AUGUST 21 In reaction to the pandemic and the resulting guidelines, HBS dining services... View Details

14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

multi-level antecedents, mediating processes, and outcomes. We also discuss error management processes such as prevention, resilience, and learning and call for research to expand our currently limited understanding of how these View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

Vacuum is commercializing technology developed at Harvard that mimics the ocean's natural process of absorbing C02 using renewable electricity. Click Here to Watch Alumni Track Winner: FleetZeroSteven Henderson, MBA 2016Fleetzero is... View Details

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

Understanding these biases can help managers develop alternative scheduling regimes that reduce bias in quality assessments in domains such as food safety, process quality, occupational safety, working... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2019
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INK: The Lessons of Blitzscaling

market leader. If you look at many of the great companies in the world they’ve gone through this process of transformation: Nintendo began as a playing-card company. American Express was a package-delivery company. Nokia was a paper mill.... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

December 2018 (Revised June 2019)
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Wolfgang Puck: Setting the Table for the Future

By: Boris Groysberg and Matthew G. Preble

Chef Wolfgang Puck oversees a disparate business empire that includes fine dining restaurants, a catering business, and various licensed products that run from cookware, to soup, to fast-casual restaurants. His businesses activities are divided among three separate... View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Growth and Development; Management Systems; Business Processes; Leadership; Transition; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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