Whole Foods - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Jan 2018
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The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast

experience at McDonald's. The other piece was alignment. Alignment plays a really important role. And so the conversations, the side conversations, the helping people get more comfortable, being good at listening to their concerns and then trying to address those. I... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

with plans for at least three more in 2018. (The company also expanded its commitment to a physical retail presence with the purchase of Whole Foods Market in 2017.) For 20 years, physical bookstores have... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2022
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Full Court Press

Dakar, Senegal, and Giza, Egypt, and observing the impact inside and outside the stadiums. “Just this season, we have engaged more than a hundred local vendors, entrepreneurs, and freelancers,” covering everything from uniform production to View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Mar 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Ian Calhoun (MBA 2010)

direction, you're not going to end up with great results." Favorite food memory: Helping out with ravioli for Thanksgiving, chicken cacciatore in winter. "My grandmother is Italian." Post-work meal: Eaten around 11 p.m. or later, often at... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; 80 Thoreau; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Jun 2020
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Meal Plan

Image by John Ritter In 2019, US restaurants topped $860 billion in revenues; prior to COVID-19, Americans spent more for food away from home than food purchased for at-home consumption, whether it be a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; restaurants; COVID-19; pandemic; recovery; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Feb 2000
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Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story

Boston's Legal Sea Foods restaurant chain, where he met his future partner, Christopher Nessen. A production chef at the company, Nessen provided the culinary and technical expertise for Kettle Cuisine. He was well acquainted with the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2014
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Innovation: Frozen Assets

knew she was onto something when her son started snagging Luvo meals from the freezer after school. “This is a space where the consumer is actually ahead of the food industry,” Day says. “We have the opportunity to disrupt the View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

03 Mar 2020
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Can This Man Change the American Diet?

average American consuming 3.1 servings of meat daily, Muir (MBA 2004) realized that food was a place he could make a difference. In 2008 he started Clover Food Lab with the goal of making vegetables... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

10 Mar 2021
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Action Plan: Brewing Awareness

at the bars of Harvard Square—and carried that affinity with him to New York, where he took a job in finance at Perella Weinberg. At a Whole Foods located on the first floor of his apartment building, Murad... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; beer; India; leadership; COVID-19; manufacturing; marketing; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2006
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Entrepreneur's Notebook with Paul Conforti and Kim Moore (both MBA '97)

Names: Paul Conforti and Kim Moore (both MBA ’97) Company: Finale Dessert Company (established 1998) Locations: Park Plaza, Boston & Harvard Square, Cambridge Web: www.finaledesserts.com With vision, fortitude, and a whole lot of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; desserteries; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Mar 2005
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House of Bread on the Rise

ground daily on the spot. The sample board, always filled with fresh bread slices, gave customers the chance to try the regular and seasonal favorites, including Grandma’s White Bread, honey whole wheat, cinnamon swirl, nine-grain, and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Jun 2009
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The Maestro and the Market

with Julián Villanueva and Luc Wathieu (PMD 72, 1997). “Another view is that the product is the whole experience, from start to finish — so driving for two hours in the mountains is a crucial aspect of the product.” The case also... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Oct 2001
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Q&A: Orin Smith

the quintessential entrepreneur." When Schultz purchased the Starbucks name and assets in 1987 for $3.8 million, the company, founded in 1971, had six retail stores that sold whole bean coffee, tea, and spices. Three years later, there... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

01 Sep 2011
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The Spangler Effect

to meet Mr. Spangler, and we thanked him for the amazing building. What was really neat about the whole morning was he was so interested in hearing about what we were studying, and what cases we were doing. You could really feel how much... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2020
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Steady as She Goes

customers interact with our team and how our team members view themselves. Celebrating that has become an important part of our year.” The events of 2020 meant putting aside financial concerns temporarily and focusing on community needs. During the fires, that meant... View Details

Keywords: April White; COVID-19; change management; leadership; women; grocery stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

07 May 2020
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Ensuring Student Equity

learning programs, food and other basic resources, and health services for more than 1,200 children each week in this underserved community. “We had to rethink the operation of our food pantry. We had to... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

09 Jun 2017
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Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China

was extraordinary, just because of the upcoming Olympics and China entering WTO. The whole world was looking at China, so my venture really timed it very well, unintentionally. After the Olympics, inbound travel going to China tapered out... View Details

27 Aug 2019
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Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland

exclusively on stretching. After the 50-minute workout, guests enjoyed a brief cool-down with healthy refreshments, followed by an hour-long discussion. “Teaching this group was a lot of fun,” says Freeman. “It was a whole new experience... View Details