Publications

06 Dec 2020
News

The Pandemic Boosted Food Delivery Companies. Soon they May Face a Reality Check

May 1979
Article

US National Dietary Goals: Food Industry Threat or Opportunity?

By: James E. Austin and J. A. Quelch

Keywords: Food; Goals and Objectives; Opportunities; Food and Beverage Industry

July 1995 (Revised July 1995)
Teaching Note

Nestle Refrigerated Foods (A): Contadina Pasta & Pizza TN

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell

Teaching Note for (9-595-035). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

June 1999
Case

Wegman's Food Markets: Lehigh Valley Grand Opening (Video)

By: David E. Bell

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

May 1985 (Revised February 1990)
Case

American Food and Grains: Commodity and Ingredient Procurement

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Operations; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

20 Jul 2016
News

The Woman Behind One of Africa’s Leading Food Brands

02 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping

Gareth Olds grew up toeing the poverty line. For years his parents struggled to support three children in Anchorage, Alaska, where food costs run high. His stepfather held down a steady but low-paying job as a dental assistant, and his... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

07 Dec 2015
News

Nurturing a Healthy Food System for Producers and Consumers

Andrew Kendall (MBA 1988) is on a mission to change the way New England eats. As executive director of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, his family’s philanthropic organization, he is dedicated to creating a “resilient and healthy food... View Details

March 2015 (Revised March 2018)
Case

Zipongo: Improving Health by Redesigning the Food Chain

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Juan Enriquez and Kevin Liang

11 Oct 2022
News

The Major Factors Driving up the Cost of Food

November 2002 (Revised March 2006)
Case

Global Conservation Trust, The: A Foundation for Food Security

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Biodiversity is being lost due to the delegation of the ability to store and maintain various types of plants to governments and foundations with no or little financial base. How does one develop the resources to maintain plant diversity for the future benefit of... View Details

Keywords: Food; Safety; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; Finance; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

January 2006 (Revised August 2008)
Case

Vivaldi Food Concepts--The Start-up of an Asian Venture (A)

Joel Silverstein needs to raise an additional $1.5 million from private investors to round out the equity financing for his new Quick Service Restaurant venture in China, Korea, and Japan. How should he pitch the opportunity? What should be the terms? View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Business Startups; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan; China; South Korea

July 2018 (Revised November 2018)
Case

The Robin Hood Army

By: Susanna Gallani

In 2014, Neel Ghose and a handful of friends spent one evening distributing excess food they had collected from local restaurants to the less fortunate people living under the Hauz Khas flyover in South Delhi. Four years later, this initiative had developed into The... View Details

Keywords: Volunteer-based Organization; Food Redistribution; Nonprofit Organizations; Food; Human Needs; Expansion; Global Range; Growth and Development

09 Jun 2020
News

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

manage a food distribution company and an agricultural investment fund. “Many global experts have underscored that this pandemic is a 12-18 month battle and that we can expect future pandemics and shocks related to climate change and... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

09 Apr 2021
News

Building a Resilient, Sustainable, and Nourishing Global Food System

Keywords: Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing

December 2021 (Revised April 2022)
Case

Nestlé: The World's Largest Food Company Confronts Climate Change

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Charlotte Tasker

February 1992 (Revised January 1996)
Supplement

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

By: David J. Collis

Describes the change in strategy Birds Eye adopted in the 1980s in the face of declining profitability and eroding market share. Updates the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Stock Shares; Adoption; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Vertical Integration; Food and Beverage Industry; United Kingdom