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- March 1989 (Revised January 1992)
- Teaching Note
Philip Morris Companies and Kraft, Inc., Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-289-045). View Details
- December 2024
- Case
Tropo Farms
By: David E. Bell, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Namrata Arora and Natalie Kindred
- November 1984 (Revised April 1987)
- Background Note
Note on Restructuring Meat Packers in the 1980s
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Note on Restructuring Meat Packers in the 1980s." Harvard Business School Background Note 285-004, November 1984. (Revised April 1987.)
- July 2013
- Case
Novozymes: Establishing the Cellulosic Ethanol Value Chain
By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai
As the world's largest producer of industrial enzymes, Novozymes had invested heavily for many years to bio-engineer enzymes that could break down cellulose into fermentable sugar. In 2010, the company had launched what it thought would become a breakthrough product... View Details
Keywords: System Complexity; Industrial Enzymes; Ethanol; Collulosic Ethanol; Fermentation; Genomics; Genetic Engineering; Value Chain; Assembling Value Chain; Energy Sources; Renewable Energy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Growth; Production; Research; Research and Development; Science; Genetics; Natural Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Science-Based Business; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Vertical Integration; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Energy Industry; Denmark; United States
Shih, Willy, and Sen Chai. "Novozymes: Establishing the Cellulosic Ethanol Value Chain." Harvard Business School Case 614-001, July 2013.
- 2009
- Simulation
Finance Simulation: M&A in Wine Country (Facilitator's Guide)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman, W. Carl Kester and Heide Diener Abelli
- December 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Nestle S.A.
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
Peter Brabeck wants to focus Nestle as a wellness company in the global food system and do so in a way that provides both growth in sales and margins in both developed and developing countries. View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Development; Supply Chain Management; Food; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Sales; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Switzerland
Goldberg, Ray A., and Hal Hogan. "Nestle S.A." Harvard Business School Case 902-419, December 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- May 1985 (Revised February 1990)
- Case
American Food and Grains: Commodity and Ingredient Procurement
By: David A. Garvin
Keywords: Operations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Garvin, David A. "American Food and Grains: Commodity and Ingredient Procurement." Harvard Business School Case 685-095, May 1985. (Revised February 1990.)
- February 1977 (Revised December 1985)
- Case
Deere & Co.: Industrial Equipment Operations
Describes the pricing of Deere's crawler tractors used in a variety of construction and industrial applications. Includes a strategic, multimillion-dollar move into the large bulldozer market as well as the pricing of tractors, accessories, and parts. View Details
Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Price; Brands and Branding; Market Entry and Exit; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Shapiro, Benson P. "Deere & Co.: Industrial Equipment Operations." Harvard Business School Case 577-112, February 1977. (Revised December 1985.)
- April 1991 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Beatrice Companies--1985
By: David J. Collis
Describes the history of Beatrice Companies from its beginning as a dairy in 1891 to 1985, when the company was a $12 billion conglomerate. Focuses on the corporate strategies that Beatrice followed under each of its CEOs and concentrates on the company's strategic... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Collis, David J. "Beatrice Companies--1985." Harvard Business School Case 391-191, April 1991. (Revised January 1997.)
- January 2025
- Technical Note
U.S. and Global Agriculture: The Next Four Years
By: Forest Reinhardt, Sarah Dankens and Natalie Kindred
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Reinhardt, Forest, Sarah Dankens, and Natalie Kindred. "U.S. and Global Agriculture: The Next Four Years." Harvard Business School Technical Note 725-015, January 2025.
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
DOWNING: In one of the world’s poorest countries, the rain forest is key. At A Glance Total Area: 111,369 sq. km. Population: 3,441,790 Per Capita GDP: $500 All maps by Robert Littleford; Country Data: Cia World Factbook Thomas Downing (MBA ’81): LIBERIA Liberia’s rain... View Details
- Article
Power to the People
By: Eric D. Werker
Every nongovernmental organization has a mission statement. For example, CARE, one of the world's largest and best-funded NGOs, explains its mission as serving "individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Food; Service Operations; Inflation and Deflation; Experience and Expertise; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Knowledge; Poverty; Agribusiness; Diversity; Non-Governmental Organizations; Innovation and Invention; India
Werker, Eric D. "Power to the People." Foreign Policy, no. 169 (November–December 2008).
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
ANDRUS: Unemployed at graduation, an unlikely and inspiring odyssey takes him from his parents’ basement to the corner office of a company on the cutting edge. Photos by August Miller HBS Alumni of a certain vintage might recall a BusinessWeek article from a decade ago... View Details
- October 2019 (Revised November 2019)
- Case
C16 Biosciences: Lab-Grown Palm Oil
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
Synthetic biology start-up C16 Biosciences wants to solve a big problem: replace palm oil, a major contributor to deforestation and climate change, with a lab-grown substitute. CEO Shara Ticku has ambitious plans to supply her lab-grown palm oil to food manufacturers,... View Details
Keywords: Science-Based Business; Environmental Sustainability; Social Entrepreneurship; Product Development; Product Positioning; Venture Capital; Strategy; Decision Making; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Olivia Hull. "C16 Biosciences: Lab-Grown Palm Oil." Harvard Business School Case 820-008, October 2019. (Revised November 2019.)
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
and shared significant export agribusiness sectors, but whose organic food sector became significantly larger. While the power of incumbent vested interests and unsupportive public policies emerge as major explanatory factors, the article... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- January 1971 (Revised May 1984)
- Case
Vlasic Foods, Inc.
The chairman of a successful pickle company is concerned with the organizational implications of continued growth. Affords an opportunity to analyze the corporate strategy and the management style of the chief executive. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Style; Growth Management; Corporate Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Ackerman, Robert W. "Vlasic Foods, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 371-307, January 1971. (Revised May 1984.)
- February 1981 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Harris Seafoods, Inc.
Presents data relevant to a major capital expenditure--the construction of a shrimp plant. Designed to test student's ability to identify relevant cash flows, to estimate the cost of capital, and to decide whether or not to invest. View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr., and William A. Sahlman. "Harris Seafoods, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 281-054, February 1981. (Revised June 1993.)
- February 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Koita Foods
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Elie Ofek and Michael Norris
In 2018, Mustafa Koita, Founder and CEO of Dubai-based organic milk company Koita has to decide whether or not to pursue an investment from a potential competitor who is coming into his local market. View Details
Keywords: Organic Milk; Mom Blog; Entrepreneurship; Cash Flow; Food; Growth Management; Investment; Social Marketing; Ownership Stake; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United Arab Emirates; Dubai
Applegate, Lynda M., Elie Ofek, and Michael Norris. "Koita Foods." Harvard Business School Case 819-001, February 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- January 2018 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
Château Margaux: Launching the Third Wine (Abridged)
By: Elie Ofek
Château Margaux, one of only five prestigious estates in the Bordeaux Medoc wine region to have been classified as a "first-growth", is facing a host of strategic decisions in early 2013. Up until this point the estate had been selling two red wines, a first wine whose... View Details
Keywords: New Product Launch; Marketing Plan; Brand Management; Go To Market Strategy; Channels Of Distribution; Wine Industry; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; France
Ofek, Elie. "Château Margaux: Launching the Third Wine (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 518-070, January 2018. (Revised October 2021.)
- March 2017
- Teaching Plan
The Maine Food Cluster Project
By: Karen Mills
The case introduces Craig Denekas, the head of the Libra Foundation, an unusual, private foundation based in Maine, which owns three locally based food companies. Denekas has initiated a project to explore how to grow the food sector in Maine, benefiting not only... View Details