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  • April 1990
  • Case

Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)

By: James E. Austin
The new vice president of infant and dietetic products of Nestle Alimentana S.A. has to make recommendations on the company's marketing programs for its infant formulas in developing countries. The U.S. subsidiary is currently the target of a consumer boycott because... View Details
Keywords: Product Marketing; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Food; Business Subsidiaries; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Switzerland
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  • 25 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

perceptions of firms' size and/or market power. Benchmarks as Limits to Arbitrage: Understanding the Low-Volatility Anomaly Authors:Malcolm Baker, Brendan Bradley, and Jeffrey Wurgler Publication:Financial Analysts Journal 67, no. 1... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Sep 2016
  • First Look

September 6, 2016

a persuasive story to compete with the scandal narrative. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51509 August 2013 Business History National Image as a Competitive Disadvantage: The Case of the New Zealand Organic View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • December 2010 (Revised March 2013)
  • Case

Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
For Asian Agri and other Indonesian palm oil producers, the future promised rising demand from fast-growing Asian populations, but also intensifying criticism from environmental groups. With the highest yield and lowest production cost of any edible oil, palm oil... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Natural Environment; Marketing Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Indonesia; Malaysia
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  • 13 Sep 2017
  • Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Gorton's Seafoods

across the United States and Canada. We are constantly engaged with consumers who want food that is delicious and healthy, and we continue to innovate in order to provide products that satisfy these needs. The Gorton's brand offers a... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

    Gunnar Trumbull

    Gunnar Trumbull is the Phillip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

    Professor Trumbull’s primary area of expertise in political economy, with a focus on consumer and regulatory politics. His book Strength in... View Details

    Keywords: food; food; food; food; food; food; food; food; food; food
    • September 1985 (Revised September 1987)
    • Case

    H.J. Heinz Co.: Plastic Bottle Ketchup (A)

    By: John A. Quelch
    The Heinz Ketchup product manager must decide whether or not to launch a new plastic bottle and, if so, what marketing program and support to place behind it. View Details
    Keywords: Decisions; Food; Product Launch; Innovation and Invention; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • 2016
    • Working Paper

    Reviews, Reputation, and Revenue: The Case of Yelp.com

    By: Michael Luca
    Do online consumer reviews affect restaurant demand? I investigate this question using a novel dataset combining reviews from the website Yelp.com and restaurant data from the Washington State Department of Revenue. Because Yelp prominently displays a restaurant's... View Details
    Keywords: Revenue; Network Effects; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Washington (state, US)
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    • August 2016 (Revised July 2017)
    • Case

    Diageo and Mey Icki: Turkish Delight or Turkish Hangover?

    By: Dante Roscini and Gamze Yucaoglu
    In September 2013, two years after its $2.1 billion acquisition of Mey Icki Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Mey Icki), the principal spirits company in Turkey specializing in the local beverage, raki, Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company, was concerned about new... View Details
    Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Emerging Markets; Government Legislation; Taxation; Valuation; Business and Government Relations; Government and Politics; Risk Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Middle East; Turkey
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    • February 2012 (Revised March 2014)
    • Case

    Sweet Deal—Industry Self-Regulation of Breakfast Cereal Advertising to Children

    By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Dennis Yao, Britta Kelley and Lizzie Gomez
    In response to growing concern about childhood obesity, in February 2006 the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) announced an initiative to examine its self-regulatory program on children's advertising. The existing program was a voluntary cross-industry program... View Details
    Keywords: Food; Advertising; Ethics; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • May 2005 (Revised September 2005)
    • Case

    Gallardo's Goes to Mexico

    By: Clayton M. Christensen
    The theories of market segmentation and brand building in Chapter 3, What Products Will Customers Want to Buy? in The Innovator's Solution by Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor suggest that when companies segment markets and build brands in ways that match how the... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Global Strategy; Brands and Branding; Segmentation; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Mexico
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    • May 1986 (Revised July 1995)
    • Case

    General Mills, Inc.: Yoplait Custard-Style Yogurt (A)

    By: John A. Quelch
    Yoplait's director of new product development is evaluating alternative line extensions including custard-style Yoplait. He must determine what additional research to recommend. Options include a mini-market test, a simulated test market and a fully-fledged test... View Details
    Keywords: Food; Product Development; Product Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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    • September 2013 (Revised June 2016)
    • Case

    The Morning Star Company: Self-Management at Work

    By: Francesca Gino, Bradley R. Staats, Brian J. Hall and Tiffany Y. Chang

    Morning Star, a collection of affiliated companies, had grown steadily since 1970 when Chris Rufer, president and founder, started the business hauling tomatoes to processing plants in a truck. The company's main products continued to be tomato-based, including a... View Details

    Keywords: Business or Company Management; Motivation and Incentives; Working Conditions; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Food; Management Practices and Processes; Compensation and Benefits; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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    • 20 Nov 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: November 20

      PublicationsThe Unbundling of Advertising Agency Services: An Economic Analysis Authors:Mohammad Arzaghi, Ernst R. Berndt, James C. Davis, and Alvin J. Silk Publication:Review of Marketing Science (forthcoming) Abstract We address a... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • May 2016 (Revised December 2016)
    • Case

    Camposol

    By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
    With $289 million in 2015 revenues, Camposol is a Peruvian grower, exporter, and marketer of fruits and vegetables, with a focus on the high-growth, high-margin blueberry category. Camposol aspires to become Peru’s first multinational branded produce company. It... View Details
    Keywords: Blueberries; Avocado; Asparagus; Agriculture; Peru; Retail; Produce; Agricultural Production; Branding; Brand Strategy; Commercialization; Camposol; Aquaculture; Agribusiness; Marketing; Trade; Vertical Integration; Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Family Business; Growth and Development; Growth Management; Food; Supply Chain; Distribution; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Peru; South America; United States; China
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    • February 1980 (Revised April 1981)
    • Case

    Poland Spring Bottling Corp.

    By: Benson P. Shapiro
    Poland Spring is a small domestic bottler of mineral water trying to compete in a rapidly expanding market against Perrier, the dominant brand, and 20 other foreign and domestic waters. Company management must decide how to position and promote its product with limited... View Details
    Keywords: Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Competition; Globalized Markets and Industries; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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    • June 1990 (Revised August 1994)
    • Case

    Sorrell Ridge: Slotting Allowances

    By: John A. Quelch
    Management is attempting to penetrate the California retail grocery market with the company's line of all-fruit preserves. Substantial up-front fees (slotting allowances) have been requested by the chains. Management must decide how to respond. View Details
    Keywords: Food; Distribution; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; California
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    • 20 Mar 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

    They're attracting the attention of venture capital firms, who are starting their own "venture catalyst" experiments. They're catching the eye of potential startups, looking for ways to get to market faster and with more value... View Details
    Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
    • March 2020
    • Case

    Forbidden City: Launching a Craft Beer in China

    By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Carole Carlson
    This case describes a difficult choice faced by Victor Wang, Managing Director of Singapore-based Eurasian Brewing Company (EBC), concerning the competing product launch plans of Le Jie, Vice President of EBC's China and East Asian operations, and Vivian Chin, EBC's... View Details
    Keywords: Subsidiary Management; Craft Brewing; Strategy; Decision Making; Organizational Structure; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Management Style; Food and Beverage Industry; China; East Asia
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    • 15 Jan 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

    forthcoming American Journal of Therapeutics Food and Drug Administration Guidance Documents and New Medical Devices: The Case of Breast Prostheses By: Weitzman, Rachel E., Ariel Dora Stern, and Daniel B. Kramer Abstract—No abstract... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman