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- 29 Mar 2011
- News
Food Inflation Kept Hidden in Tinier Bags
- Article
Henry Heinz and Late Nineteenth-Century Brand Creation: Making Markets for Processed Food
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "Henry Heinz and Late Nineteenth-Century Brand Creation: Making Markets for Processed Food." Business History Review 73, no. 3 (Fall 1999): 348–392.
- December 2017 (Revised April 2018)
- Technical Note
A Note on the Snack Food Industry
By: David Bell, Kerry Herman and Amram Migdal
This note provides an overview of the snacking industry in 2017. View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe; Asia; China; Latin America; Middle East
Bell, David, Kerry Herman, and Amram Migdal. "A Note on the Snack Food Industry." Harvard Business School Technical Note 518-064, December 2017. (Revised April 2018.)
- June 2020
- Article
How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections
By: Maria Ibanez and Michael W. Toffel
Accuracy and consistency are critical for inspections to be an effective, fair, and useful tool for assessing risks, quality, and suppliers—and for making decisions based on those assessments. We examine how inspector schedules could introduce bias that erodes... View Details
Keywords: Assessment; Bias; Inspection; Scheduling; Econometric Analysis; Empirical Research; Regulation; Health; Food; Safety; Quality; Performance Consistency; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Ibanez, Maria, and Michael W. Toffel. "How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections." Management Science 66, no. 6 (June 2020): 2396–2416. (Revised February 2019. Featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Food Safety Magazine, Food Safety News, and KelloggInsight. (2020 MSOM Responsible Research Finalist.))
- November 2013
- Supplement
Arch Wireless, Inc. (B): Food for Vultures
By: Stuart C. Gilson
In 2002, a hedge fund investor acquires the distressed bank debt of a bankrupt wireless paging company and converts his holding into common stock of the reorganized entity. Determining his likely return from this investment is challenging, given that the entire... View Details
- 14 Feb 2013
- News
Heinz CEO Who Turned Food Maker Around Hints He Might Stay
- January 2018
- Article
The Central and Unacknowledged Role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Design and Execution of Medical Device Pivotal Trials
By: Aaron V. Kaplan and Ariel D. Stern
The introduction of new medical devices has transformed cardiovascular care in recent decades. Devices, such as heart valves, pacemakers, stents, ventricular assist devices, and implantable defibrillators, have prolonged and improved the quality of life for millions of... View Details
Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Business and Government Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Information Publishing; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
Kaplan, Aaron V., and Ariel D. Stern. "The Central and Unacknowledged Role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Design and Execution of Medical Device Pivotal Trials." JAMA Cardiology 3, no. 1 (January 2018): 5–6.
- 16 Jun 2017
- News
Does Amazon’s Acquisition of Whole Foods Check Out?
- 12 Jul 2008
- News
LAND HOE: Demand surges for local food
- March 2025
- Supplement
Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods (B)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-abstract:
Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details. View Details
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Greg Mazur and the Purchase of Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-722, March 2025.
- November 1999 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
Safe Food Act, The: A Consumer Group's Perspective
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Hal Hogan
The Center for Science in the Public Interest is taking a position on creating a new safety leadership vehicle in the U.S. government. How should it plead its cause? What are the position merits and faults? View Details
Keywords: Food; System; Consumer Behavior; Government and Politics; Safety; Leadership; United States
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Hal Hogan. "Safe Food Act, The: A Consumer Group's Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 900-013, November 1999. (Revised December 1999.)
- June 1991 (Revised December 1995)
- Teaching Note
Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A), (B), (C), and (D), Teaching Note
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (9-391-189), (9-391-195), (9-391-196), and (9-391-197). View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- June 1979
- Article
Reformulating U.S. Food Aid Policy for Development
By: James E. Austin and Mitchel B. Wallerstein
Austin, James E., and Mitchel B. Wallerstein. "Reformulating U.S. Food Aid Policy for Development." World Development 7, no. 6 (June 1979): 635–646.
- 2013
- Case
The COFCO Group
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Zheng Xiaoming and Ziqian Zhao
COFCO was China's sole legitimate window for agricultural foreign trade before 1987. The reform of China's foreign trade system beginning in 1987 cost COFCO its monopoly position. Subsequently, the SOE giant capitalized on its foreign trade expertise to strategically... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, Zheng Xiaoming, and Ziqian Zhao. "The COFCO Group." Tsinghua University Case, 2013.
- February 2001 (Revised October 2002)
- Teaching Note
Henry Heinz: Making Markets for Processed Foods TN
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Teaching Note for (9-801-289). View Details
- March 2005
- Teaching Note
Bright Dairy & Food Co., Ltd. (TN)
By: David E. Bell
Teaching Note to (9-905-404). View Details