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    Erwin C. Uihlein

    Though the company was not producing during Prohibition, Uihlein revived it in 1933 and began a huge wave of modernization and expansion. Spending over $100 million to build new facilities View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco

      Samuel M. Zemurray

      Zemurray made his first fortune with the Honduras-based Cuyamel Fruit Company, and intended to retire when, in 1930, he sold the company to United Fruit in exchange for stock in the larger firm. A falling stock market, however, forced him... View Details
      Keywords: Food & Tobacco

        Henry J. Heinz

        Heinz, who started peddling his homegrown produce when he was 8, entered the twentieth century as the nation’s largest producer of pickles, vinegar, ketchup and mustard. He was considered an advertising and... View Details
        Keywords: Food & Tobacco

          Andrew W. Preston

          Under Preston’s leadership, United Fruit grew from a small banana seller into a large tropical fruit enterprise, with extensive distribution networks and landholdings, as well as operations in the U.S., Europe, the Caribbean View Details
          Keywords: Food & Tobacco

            Oscar Gottfried Mayer

            During his presidency, Mayer sought ways to improve operating efficiency through techniques of industrial engineering. He introduced cardboard cartons for sausages and vacuum-sealed, twin packs for hot dogs, which were then advances in... View Details
            Keywords: Food & Tobacco

              Joy Morton

              Morton founded the Morton Salt Company, which became the most important firm in the salt industry under his leadership. By 1927, the company produced upwards of 600,000 tons of evaporated salt per annum and also distributed 400,000 tons... View Details
              Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                William H. Danforth

                In 1894, Danforth opened a feed business in St. Louis. Over the next several years, Danforth’s Ralston Purina Company established mills in St. Louis and 32 other cities in the U.S. and Canada. Danforth... View Details
                Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                  William K. Coors

                  Under Coors' leadership, the brewery underwent a period of massive growth. Though it was a regional brewery, it held the top market share in 10 of the 11 western states in which its product was distributed, becoming the 4th largest brewer in the United States in the... View Details
                  Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                    Robert W. Woodruff

                    build Coca-Cola’s brand image as America’s soft drink. He also expanded the firm internationally, grew the franchising business and replaced the sales division with a service department devoted to supporting Coca-Cola’s various bottlers,... View Details
                    Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                      Asa G. Candler

                      sold in every state and by 1898, Coca-Cola had moved into Canada, Hawaii, and Mexico. In 1899, Candler signed a bottling contract with two Chattanooga lawyers, birthing the Coca-Cola franchise system, which... View Details
                      Keywords: Food & Tobacco
                      • 04 Aug 2023
                      • Blog Post

                      Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change

                      CO2 and eliminate it from existence,” Karan explains. (02:54)With this chemical and geology-driven approach, Karan can help lead the decarbonization transition anywhere with a... View Details
                      • 01 Jan 2002
                      • News

                      Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68)

                      noncore businesses, including a specialty chemicals group, and expanded significantly abroad, becoming one of the top U.S.-based pharmaceutical businesses in Europe. During this period, Merck also took the... View Details
                      • 01 Sep 2007
                      • News

                      Where Are They Now?

                      The first in a series of occasional articles in which the Bulletin catches up with former HBS faculty members. SCHLESINGER: Now doing business at Limited Brands. Len Schlesinger (DBA ’79) certainly walks the talk, as he moves easily back View Details
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                        Louis F. Swift

                        Capitalizing on his father’s success, Louis Swift continued to expand the meat packing company even further. During his tenure the family company became the largest meat packer in the United States and was also one of the most efficient,... View Details
                        Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                          Edward T. Bedford

                          In 1906, Bedford became president of the newly consolidated Corn Products Refining Company. Under Bedford’s leadership, Corn Products Refining manufactured several forms of oil, including “Mazola,” several forms of sugar, and a grain... View Details
                          Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                            J. Bruce Llewellyn

                            Llewellyn was involved in a wide variety of business ventures, almost all of which were extremely profitable. He excelled at leveraged buy-outs, and two years after accomplishing a buy-out of the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company,... View Details
                            Keywords: Food & Tobacco
                            • March 2003
                            • Teaching Note

                            Andina Bottling Co. (TN)

                            By: V.G. Narayanan
                            Teaching Note for (9-102-040). View Details
                            Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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                            Narayanan, V.G. "Andina Bottling Co. (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 103-070, March 2003.
                            • December 1999 (Revised June 2000)
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                            SUPERVALU, Inc.: Professional Development Program TN

                            By: Francis Aguilar
                            Teaching Note for (9-900-019). View Details
                            Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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                            Aguilar, Francis. "SUPERVALU, Inc.: Professional Development Program TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 900-020, December 1999. (Revised June 2000.)
                            • September 1990 (Revised November 1990)
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                            DNAP: Looking to the Nineties

                            By: Ray A. Goldberg
                            Keywords: Marketing; Product Positioning; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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                            Goldberg, Ray A. "DNAP: Looking to the Nineties." Harvard Business School Case 591-032, September 1990. (Revised November 1990.)
                            • May 1978 (Revised June 1978)
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                            Campbell Warehouse Supermarkets

                            By: Walter J. Salmon
                            Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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                            Salmon, Walter J. "Campbell Warehouse Supermarkets." Harvard Business School Case 578-200, May 1978. (Revised June 1978.)
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