food processing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2013
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To Market, to Market

BLAVATNIK Photo courtesy of Blavatnik Family Foundation Universities are ripe with new advances in science and technology, and Harvard is no exception. But developing those findings into breakthrough therapies and cures for disease is a somewhat different View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services

17 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 17, 2007

influential with children: can the company use its "magic" to get children to switch from sugary, processed foods and become lifelong converts to a more nutritious diet? What is the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

land and outgrowers for production, the addition of value-added processing to obtain premium prices, and the introduction of global certification to ensure food safety and meet retailer and consumer... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28

Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Matthew PrebleHarvard Business School Case 912-402 George Weston, CEO of Associated British Foods, and his top executives are deciding how to position the company, a major agribusiness involved in a range of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2019
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In Character: A Case Discussion Drama

to craft a case that captures the dynamics common across many situations, and that also brings in unique elements from individual examples to highlight important themes. With 450 employees and more than $300 million Canadian in annual revenue, Stoy View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

A Toolkit for Customer Innovation

to bolster and enhance the taste of nearly all processed foods because manufacturing techniques weaken the real flavors. The development of those added flavors requires a high degree of customization and... View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel

06 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018

Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections By: Ibanez, Maria, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Many production processes are subject to inspection to ensure they meet quality, safety, and environmental... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

15 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

innovation like developing quite new products. But few are good at exploring significantly new ideas and radically different business approaches. Empirically, it is hard for these more novel ideas to compete inside large businesses in business planning and investment... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Food & Beverage; Food & Beverage

12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

the basis of management processes because they’re easily copied. Operational effectiveness is table stakes in the competitive universe, it is often assumed, and thus cannot serve as a sustainable source of competitive advantage. But data... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

September 2023 (Revised January 2024)
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AB InBev: Brewing Up Forecasts during COVID-19

By: Mark Egan, C. Fritz Foley, Esel Cekin and Emilie Billaud

In July 2021, the CEO of AB InBev's European operations and his team strategized to position the company for success post-pandemic. As the world's largest beer company, boasting over 500 brands, revenue of $46 billion, and a workforce of 160,000 in 2020, AB InBev... View Details

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19 Mar 2015
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Walter Salmon Remembered

I approached him, and he picked up the telephone and called a former student at General Foods who agreed to hire me for the summer. That resulted in my eventually working there full-time, and it launched my marketing career. The other... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Sep 2004
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Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)

was then — stranded at the B-School with food running low. The days crawl and the years fly! Here we are 25 years later with a lot of road behind us and more road ahead of us than any other generation has ever had. This year the corporate... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

predominantly male working environments of the factory floor and management offices, as well as her family challenges in a dual-career household. At the end of each chapter are “Pearls from Pat,” which reinforce the effective strategies she’s discovered along the way.... View Details

15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15

13% of employment over two years. In short, private equity buyouts catalyze the creative destruction process in the labor market, with only a modest net impact on employment. The creative destruction response mainly involves a more rapid... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Five Important Steps before Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap

over a shared love of India (we both lived there at various times), startups, and the natural foods space. We even realized that we had a mutual friend who then turned out to be one of our first investors when we started Hilma! So today... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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In My Humble Opinion: Truth Teller

cites the importance of being open-minded, listening, and recognizing that turnarounds take time. “Instant change is no change,” he says—though the process still requires operating with a sense of urgency. “This is not the last chance... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

25 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

New Learning at American Home Products

in moving out of lower-value into higher-value paths as technologies and markets changed. Before World War II those managers became proficient in monitoring the processes of production and marketing in each of the different paths. After... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chemical; Health; Manufacturing; Pharmaceutical

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Finalists | New Venture Competition

that automates the customs brokerage process end-to-end to improve the efficiency of logistics companies. Latent Energy Rourke Pattullo (MBA 2025) Bahaa Hafez Latent Energy enables EV owners to monetize the excess capacity in their... View Details

24 Jul 2019
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Growing the Seeds of an Early-Stage Startup

The company aims to transform health food with a lesser known super-seed (Sacha Inchi), which has a superior nutritional profile compared to most conventional nuts and seeds. The mission was to do this not just through its products, but... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

25 Aug 2022
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Comfort Zone

and Brazil. It’s not a stretch to understand why this is the case: If airports can reduce processing time through security and reduce anxiety, they will be increasing leisure time inside the airport—and commercial revenues. “But a... View Details

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