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- February 1987 (Revised November 1991)
- Supplement
Distillers Company plc (C)
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Distillers Company plc (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 287-066, February 1987. (Revised November 1991.)
- 2022
- Case
A Sweet Dilemma: Sourcing Palm Oil with Ferrero SpA and Nestlé
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
This case focuses on Ferrero SpA's sustainable palm oil sourcing strategy in light of its acquisition of Nestlé's U.S. confectionery brands, which in many ways does not comply with Ferrero's sustainable sourcing commitments. The case reviews Ferrero's rich family... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J. "A Sweet Dilemma: Sourcing Palm Oil with Ferrero SpA and Nestlé." William Davidson Institute Case 7-951-326, 2022.
- April 2023
- Supplement
Fresh Food Generation
By: Brian Trelstad
Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
This case highlights one of five BIPOC entrepreneuers in the Boston area as part of the HBS Impact Investment Fund. In fall 2021, a team of... View Details
This case highlights one of five BIPOC entrepreneuers in the Boston area as part of the HBS Impact Investment Fund. In fall 2021, a team of... View Details
Trelstad, Brian. "Fresh Food Generation." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 323-704, April 2023.
- May 1986
- Case
Harris Seafoods, Inc., Software Case
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Harris Seafoods, Inc., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-094, May 1986.
- November 2022
- Supplement
Arcos Dorados’ Quest for the Digitalization of Last-Mile Delivery in Colombia (B)
By: Jorge Tamayo, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
In 2020, Francisco Staton, president of Arcos Dorados’ Caribbean Division, and Héctor Orozco, Managing Director of Arcos Dorados Colombia, were looking into Arcos Dorados’ options to consolidate its food delivery service in Colombia. This time the matter at hand hinged... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Global Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation Tactics; Logistics; Service Delivery; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Latin America; South America; Colombia
Tamayo, Jorge, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago, and Mariana Cal. "Arcos Dorados’ Quest for the Digitalization of Last-Mile Delivery in Colombia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 723-396, November 2022.
- August 2022 (Revised August 2025)
- Case
Fresh Food Generation
By: Brian Trelstad, Amy Klopfenstein and Mel Martin
This case highlights one of five BIPOC entrepreneurs in the Boston area as part of the HBS Impact Investment Fund. In fall 2021, a team of HBS students reviewed the financial statements of Fresh Food Generation (FFG), a Dorchester, Massachusetts-based food service... View Details
- September 2021
- Supplement
The Boston Beer Company (B): Growth and Uncertainty
By: Christina R. Wing and John Masko
The first three years of CEO Dave Burwick’s tenure were tumultuous for the Boston Beer Company. The company’s hard seltzer products continued to grow unexpectedly quickly, eclipsing the company’s legacy Samuel Adams beer products. Meanwhile, a polarizing political... View Details
- November 2020
- Supplement
Integrating Beam Suntory (B)
By: David G. Fubini, Rawi Abdelal and David Lane
Supplements (A) case: The spring 2014 acquisition of U.S. alcoholic spirits maker Beam Inc. by Japan’s Suntory Holdings vaulted Suntory from 15th to third-largest international spirits company in the world. Yet Suntory had borrowed nearly the entire $16 billion... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Communication; Borrowing and Debt; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Retention; Leadership; Supply Chain; Organizational Structure; Ownership; Relationships; Conflict and Resolution; Integration; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan; United States; Chicago
Fubini, David G., Rawi Abdelal, and David Lane. "Integrating Beam Suntory (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-004, November 2020.
- September 2020 (Revised October 2020)
- Case
Briscola—Pizza Society: Scaling Affordable Luxury
By: Gary P. Pisano and Federica Gabrieli
Riccardo Cortese and Federico Pinna were the CEOs of Briscola—Pizza Society, a restaurant chain they had founded in 2014 with a clear ambition: create a distinctive international pizza chain that would combine a fast-casual format with the devotion to quality that... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Geographic Location; Business Model; Ownership Type; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Italy
Pisano, Gary P., and Federica Gabrieli. "Briscola—Pizza Society: Scaling Affordable Luxury." Harvard Business School Case 621-031, September 2020. (Revised October 2020.)
- July 1981
- Supplement
American Distilling Co. (D)
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "American Distilling Co. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 281-011, July 1981.
- October 1974 (Revised October 1980)
- Case
Hamburgers, Inc.
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Hamburgers, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 275-037, October 1974. (Revised October 1980.)
- January 1974 (Revised May 1975)
- Case
Kellogg Co., Inc.
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Kellogg Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 274-122, January 1974. (Revised May 1975.)
- February 2019 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Hot Chicken Takeover
By: William R. Kerr, Manjari Raman and Olivia Hull
By December 2018, entrepreneur Joe DeLoss’s fried chicken company, Hot Chicken Takeover, has opened three restaurants in Columbus, Ohio, using an unconventional employment model that helps people with criminal records get back on their feet. DeLoss is proud of the... View Details
Keywords: Fair Chance Employment; Fair Chance Hiring; Open Hiring; Inclusive Hiring; Criminal Record; Homelessness; Therapeutic Employment; Corporate Culture; Managing The Future Of Work; Food; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Fairness; Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Employees; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Innovation Strategy; Job Offer; Job Interviews; Human Capital; Leadership; Growth Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Social Issues; Poverty; Welfare; Food and Beverage Industry; Ohio; United States
Kerr, William R., Manjari Raman, and Olivia Hull. "Hot Chicken Takeover." Harvard Business School Case 819-078, February 2019. (Revised May 2019.)
- August 2018
- Case
Tapping Growth at Lord Hobo Brewing Company
By: Ethan Rouen and Susanna Gallani
Lord Hobo Brewing Company accounts for its inventory process as it prepares to create its first set of professional financial statements for investors. View Details
Keywords: Inventory; Start-ups; Craft Brewing; Investing; GAAP; Brand Management; Accounting; Working Capital; Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Business Startups; Business and Shareholder Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston; New England; United States
Rouen, Ethan, and Susanna Gallani. "Tapping Growth at Lord Hobo Brewing Company." Harvard Business School Case 119-028, August 2018.
- June 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Back to the Roots
By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Leslie K. John
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, Back to the Roots cofounders... View Details
Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, Back to the Roots cofounders... View Details
Keywords: Organic Food; Startup; Crowdfunding; Sustainability; Transparency; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Product Development; Product Marketing; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Food; Food and Beverage Industry
Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Leslie K. John. "Back to the Roots." Harvard Business School Case 518-073, June 2018. (Revised October 2019.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- June 1999
- Teaching Note
Roy Rogers Restaurants TN
By: Robert L. Simons
Teaching Note for (9-189-100). View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- February 2018
- Case
Wiikano Orchards
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Katherine B. Hartman
Wiikano Orchards, a family-owned business, faces declining demand in a commodity industry. The president is considering rebranding Wiikano's apple juice, increasing its prices and promotions. If this proposal succeeds, wholesalers and retailers would be more likely to... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Price; Marketing Communications; Product Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., and Katherine B. Hartman. "Wiikano Orchards." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-517, February 2018.
- January 1998 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan
By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Alert: This case has been revised since its original publication; all amounts have been converted to euros and the dates have been updated to 2020. If you’ve taught with this case in the past, please note that changes may affect teaching plans and classroom use. Using... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Profit; Financial Statements; Food and Beverage Industry; Italy
Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan." Harvard Business School Case 198-088, January 1998. (Revised July 2019.)
- 5 Sep 2013
- Conference Presentation
The Color of Taste: Selling Food in Clear Packages in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States
By: Ai Hisano
This paper examines the role of color in the marketing and retailing of food products by focusing on the increasingly popular presentation of food in clear packages in the early-twentieth-century United States. In the 1910s, a candy company began using cellophane to... View Details
Hisano, Ai. "The Color of Taste: Selling Food in Clear Packages in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States." Paper presented at the CHORD Conference, Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution (CHORD), Leeds, UK, September 5, 2013.
- December 1996 (Revised November 2006)
- Background Note
General Mills, Inc.: Appendix of Comparable Company Data
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Financial ratios for comparable companies to be used in conjunction with an analysis of the General Mills Annual Report. View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr. "General Mills, Inc.: Appendix of Comparable Company Data." Harvard Business School Background Note 197-037, December 1996. (Revised November 2006.)