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- September 2006
- Supplement
Nest Fresh Eggs (B)
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Amabile, Teresa M. "Nest Fresh Eggs (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 807-060, September 2006.
- September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Supplement
SUN Brewing (A) (CW)
The Khemka family of India--founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing--faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the ruble's massive devaluation in August 1998, the stock price of SUN brewing, which is publicly listed on the Luxemburg... View Details
- February 2006
- Teaching Note
Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved Nutrition (TN)
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman
- December 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
C.W. Post
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
In 1906, C.W. Post had to move his latest breakfast product--corn flakes--from store shelves into cereal bowls nationwide. Post genuinely believed his corn flakes and other breakfast foods would make people well. Through sampling and other innovative sales and... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Sales; Food and Beverage Industry; Battle Creek
Nohria, Nitin, Anthony Mayo, and Mark Benson. "C.W. Post." Harvard Business School Case 406-063, December 2005. (Revised April 2011.)
- November 2005
- Supplement
Nestle's Milk Districts: Case Supplement
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman
Nestle as the largest milk company in the world, has a history of economic development, nutrition, health, and food safety in all the major countries of the world. Each milk model is tailor-made to the needs of each country's political, social, and economic priorities. View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Nutrition; Health; Food; Government and Politics; Social Psychology; Economics; Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Kerry Herman. "Nestle's Milk Districts: Case Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 906-411, November 2005.
- 2008
- Working Paper
An Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions
By: Craig James Chapman and Thomas J. Steenburgh
Prior research hypothesizes managers use "real actions," including the reduction of discretionary expenditures, to manage earnings to meet or beat key benchmarks. This paper examines this hypothesis by testing how different types of marketing expenditures are used... View Details
Keywords: Performance Expectations; Earnings Management; Marketing Strategy; Financial Reporting; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry
Chapman, Craig James, and Thomas J. Steenburgh. "An Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-073, February 2008. (Revised February 2009, December 2009, June 2010, July 2010.)
- November 1988 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Roy Rogers Restaurants
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Roy Rogers Restaurants is a subsidiary of Marriott Corp. which sells franchises to own and operate standardized fast food restaurants. Many franchise owners operate more than one restaurant. One of these, presently operating 16 restaurants and committed to develop 30... View Details
Keywords: Franchise Ownership; Business Model; Cost Management; Quality; Transformation; Food and Beverage Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Roy Rogers Restaurants." Harvard Business School Case 189-100, November 1988. (Revised November 1996.)
- October 1998 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Boston Beer Company: Light Beer Decision
By: Linda A. Cyr, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Michael J. Roberts
Boston Beer's current light-beer offering, Boston Lightship, has not been successful, and a student team is charged with investigating the problem and recommending a strategy. Highlights issues around branding, target customer selection, and cannibalization, and... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Brands and Branding; Customers; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston
Cyr, Linda A., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Michael J. Roberts. "Boston Beer Company: Light Beer Decision." Harvard Business School Case 899-058, October 1998. (Revised November 2001.)
- March 2003 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
The Australian Wine Cluster: Supplementary Information
By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell
Supplements The California Wine Cluster. View Details
Porter, Michael E., and Orjan Solvell. "The Australian Wine Cluster: Supplementary Information." Harvard Business School Supplement 703-492, March 2003. (Revised March 2010.)
- February 2003 (Revised November 2003)
- Supplement
J. Perez Foods (C)
By: John A. Davis and Kacie LaChapelle
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Davis, John A., and Kacie LaChapelle. "J. Perez Foods (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 803-163, February 2003. (Revised November 2003.)
- January 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Newport Creamery (B)
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Newport Creamery (B)." Harvard Business School Case 803-131, January 2003. (Revised May 2003.)
- January 2003 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Newport Creamery (A)
By: Paul Marshall and Todd Thedinga
Describes the operating challenges of Newport Creamery, a Rhode Island-based chain of ice cream restaurants. Profiles the company's transition from longtime family ownership to a real estate developer, the developer's expansion strategy, and the company's subsequent... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Crisis Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Food and Beverage Industry; Rhode Island
Marshall, Paul, and Todd Thedinga. "Newport Creamery (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-130, January 2003. (Revised October 2012.)
- September 2001 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Eskimo Pie Corporation (Abridged)
In early 1991, Reynolds Metals, the makers of aluminum products, decided to sell its holding of Eskimo Pie, a marketer of branded frozen novelties. Reynolds had an offer from Nestle to acquire Eskimo Pie. However, Reynolds decided instead to make an initial public... View Details
Keywords: Food; Initial Public Offering; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Business Divisions; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry
Ruback, Richard S. "Eskimo Pie Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 202-037, September 2001. (Revised December 2003.)
- May 2001
- Teaching Note
Campbell Soup Company: A Leader in Continuous Replenishment Innovations TN
By: Ananth Raman
Teaching Note for (9-195-124). View Details
- 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
- February 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Henry Heinz: Making Markets for Processed Foods
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Outlines many of the supply-side innovations, such as improved transportation, communication, and technological developments, that greatly expanded the productive capacity of the United States in the late 19th century. Explores a range of demand-side shifts, including... View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Supply and Industry; Innovation and Invention; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Koehn, Nancy F. "Henry Heinz: Making Markets for Processed Foods." Harvard Business School Case 801-289, February 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- December 2000
- Case
Daymon Associates
By: Ray A. Goldberg
How does a firm act as a coordinater between the food retailer and manufacturer and satisfy both? View Details
- May 2000
- Case
J & B
Michael Stoner finds himself called upon to reposition a once venerable and highly profitable brand of Scotch whisky. He must find a cultural trend. View Details
- June 1999
- Case
Furr's/Bishop's, Inc. (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Furr's/Bishop's, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 499-064, June 1999.
- February 2000 (Revised August 2003)
- Teaching Note
Boston Chicken, Inc. TN
By: Paul M. Healy
Teaching Note for (9-198-032). View Details