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  • March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
  • Supplement

Sandlands Vineyards

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Greg Saldutte
Approximately 80% of the wineries in the US breakeven or lose money. An even greater percentage lose money on an economic basis (i.e., after a charge for the cost of equity). Tegan Passalacqua is a successful, young, Californian winemaker who specializes in making... View Details
Keywords: Wine; Winery; Vineyard; Market Attractiveness; Porter's 5 Forces; Capital Investment; Industry Attractiveness; Performance Analysis; Napa Valley; Agriculture; Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Segmentation; Food; Supply Chain; Industry Structures; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; United States; California; Napa Valley
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  • 10 Jun 2022
  • Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

to purchase excess inventory then sells it directly to consumers at prices 40-70% off retail prices, diverting food that otherwise would have gone to waste. View Details
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • News

Case Study: Power Nappy

late at night, now that she’s up in the wee hours feeding her baby and scrolling Amazon on her phone, Saigal starts to question the exclusive direct-to-consumer route. “Are we losing out by not being on Amazon—and in retailers like Whole... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 2007
  • Working Paper

I'll Have the Ice Cream Soon and the Vegetables Later: A Study of Online Grocery Purchases and Order Lead Time

By: Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman
How do decisions made for tomorrow or two days in the future differ from decisions made for several days in the future? We use data from an online grocer to address this question. In general, we find that as the delay between order completion and delivery increases,... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Food; Decision Choices and Conditions; Conflict and Resolution; Emotions; Cognition and Thinking; Retail Industry; Retail Industry
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  • 28 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

marketing organization, selling 46 products, including pouched milk, cheese, butter, ice cream, and infant food through a million retailers across the country, and is the market leader in almost all the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2019
  • News

Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine

built, even as she and her brothers look ahead. With ambitious plans for the future—including a combined public tasting room and retail outlet set to open in 2020—the next generation is finding ways to put their own stamp on the... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
  • 27 Sep 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Charting 'Cheapflation': How Budget Brands Got So Pricey

of the costliest, according to an analysis of microdata from large retailers by Harvard Business School Professor Alberto Cavallo. In a forthcoming article in the Journal of Monetary Economics, Cavallo and coauthor Oleksiy Kryvtsov,... View Details
Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua

    Elbridge A. Stuart

    After making a small fortune in the retail grocery business, Elbridge A. Stuart founded Carnation in 1899 to manufacture evaporated milk. During Stuart’s tenure, the market for evaporated milk grew tremendously, as did Carnation, which... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco
    • Web

    Student Clubs | MBA

    Family Business Club Finance Club FinTech Club First Generation Students Club Food and Agriculture Club Football/Soccer Club Formula One Club French-Speaking Club Future of Mobility Future of Work Club G Gaming and Game Industry Club... View Details
    • 31 Mar 2022
    • Blog Post

    Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup

    silk and apply it to food, creating natural protection that slows spoiling and keeps food fresher for longer. Products can be integrated at any time from farm to shelf, allowing food producers, processors,... View Details
    • 01 Apr 2001
    • News

    Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni

    Northwest Harvest, Washington’s largest food bank, to help distribute food to people in need in Seattle. “It’s important for the club to give back to the community,” notes Kwiker, who also feels the event... View Details
    Keywords: Elena N. Berg; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Miscellaneous Store Retailers
    • 25 Mar 2022
    • Blog Post

    ClimateCAP 2022

    These included addressing food waste throughout the entire supply chain, working with farmers, suppliers, and big retailers on innovation, and using ESG metrics effectively. Finally, as Klaus Weber from... View Details

      Thomas S. Monaghan

      Monaghan founded the second largest pizza retailer in the United States. He discovered an effective new formula for Domino’s pizza, simplified the menu, limited toppings and pizza sizes, and concentrated on making deliveries in record... View Details
      Keywords: Food & Tobacco
      • 25 Apr 2016
      • News

      Trail Blazer

      Photography by Alexander Rubin Chuck McMinn (MBA 1978) has worked at enough in startups to know that the only guarantee in technology is that today’s hot product will eventually be replaced by more innovative technology. That’s why McMinn, founder and chair of the Napa... View Details
      Keywords: Jill Radsken; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores
      • 01 Jun 2015
      • News

      The End of Cows?

      Price is a market barrier for lab-grown beef, with production costs currently exceeding 250,000 euros per burger. (Photo courtesy of Cultured Beef) Price is a market barrier for lab-grown beef, with production costs currently exceeding 250,000 euros per burger. (Photo... View Details
      Keywords: Jason Feifer; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores
      • 03 Feb 2016
      • Research & Ideas

      The State of Customer Service Leadership

      Southwest Airlines, for instance, has continued as a legendary US-based service provider since its inception in 1971, IKEA of Sweden has evolved to teach the world’s retailers about the power of a well- defined and well-executed service... View Details
      Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Retail
      • 25 Feb 2020
      • News

      Beyond the Plastisphere

      schedule. (In 2018, S’well distributed bottles to every public high school student in New York City, where the company is headquartered, displacing as many as 54 million single-use plastic bottles in one fell swoop. The company also recently expanded its offerings to... View Details
      Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing
      • 31 Mar 2022
      • Blog Post

      Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup

      silk and apply it to food, creating natural protection that slows spoiling and keeps food fresher for longer. Products can be integrated at any time from farm to shelf, allowing food producers, processors,... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship
      • December 2017
      • Supplement

      Bega Cheese: Bidding to Bring Vegemite Back Home

      By: Benjamin C. Esty and Lauren G. Pickle
      In January 2017, the leadership team of Bega Cheese—the Australian dairy company—was considering a bid for Mondelēz International’s Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) grocery business which included several leading consumer brands (Vegemite—the iconic Australian spread,... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Value Drivers; Discounted Cash Flow (DCF); Dairy Industry; Corporate Scope; Diversification; Consumer Goods; Iconic Brands; Australia; Corporate Finance; Bidding Strategy; Cross Border; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Value Creation; Business Divisions; Capital Structure; Food; Bids and Bidding; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; Australia; United States
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      • 17 May 2017
      • News

      Nisa Godrej Takes Over

      India, Deepika Warrier is the vice-president for the company’s nutrition category. Hindustan Unilever, the country’s largest consumer goods maker, has two women in its executive team. Geetu Verma heads its foods division and Priya Nair is... View Details