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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
hour. I stayed for three years. —Scott Benson (MBA 2008) Purchase Power Waking up at 5 a.m. to deliver papers by bike in all of Boston’s seasons: That was memorable. But being able to buy my first pack of baseball cards on my own, as a result: That was unforgettable!... View Details
- 27 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Working to Change the Food System
sugars or vegetable oils, using a lot less land and resources. It’s no secret that these are powerful organisms, but past attempts to scale production have faced challenging unit economics (high up-front capital costs for facilities,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
scions, often with more advanced training and international experience, began to push families into untapped markets in India and abroad. The expansion can serve as a diversification tactic. Abhishek Modi (MBA 2003), for instance, worked for his family conglomerate's... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
a beginning, a middle, and a finish. Their ready-to-drink cocktails are naturally low in sugar and calories (less than 2 grams and 35 calories). They are bottled and labeled with a sense of sophistication that would feel right at home on... View Details
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
Sugar Limited Harvard Business School Case 508-038 Until industry deregulation in 2006, Queensland Sugar ran Australia's single-desk marketing system for raw sugar exports.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine
Valley. Knudsen blends its wines from the highest quality blocks of grapes. What makes a good grape? Elevation influences the fruit’s sugar content (measured in “brix”), notes Knudsen Cowles: Those with optimal View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
Earl D. Babst
When Babst took over the helm of American Sugar Refining, he embarked on a major investment in equipment and initiated the construction of a modern refinery in Baltimore, Maryland. During his tenure, Babst also built and purchased mills... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Charles G. Bluhdorn
From 1960 to 1965, Gulf and Western’s growth was largely through expansion of its auto parts business. In 1965, Bluhdorn began to move toward diversification. He acquired such companies as New Jersey Zinc Company, Paramount Pictures, the South Puerto Rico View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 21 Sep 2015
- News
A Sustainable Success Story
Crown Maple, the flourishing maple sugaring business the Turners started in 2010 has helped them achieve both goals. Known for its distinctively rich flavor—achieved, in part, through sustainable, certified-organic harvesting practices... View Details
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Pan-American Photograph Collection - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
Collections Site Credits Pan-American Photograph Collection, 1913–1934 The Sugar Wharf , Kingston, Jamaica, 1934. Mss: 1416 1913–1934 P187 9 boxes, approx. 611 photographs Collection Guide The images in this collection came from companies... View Details
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Trade Publications - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
Tea and Spice Trades (New York, N.Y: Spice Mill Publishing Co, 1913-1920). Note: issues from January – June, 1916 online with Google The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer (New Orleans: Louisiana Planter and View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Chili recipes
for about an hour and until it reduces to a thicker consistency. Add the end, add more salt if needed and also throw in some more brown sugar at the very end (the brown sugar from earlier will already have... View Details
- Profile
Jennifer DeWhitt
While she was still in school, Jennifer DeWhitt bought sugar cubes from her classmates, which became raw material for candy pencils she subsequently sold. In itself, the effort may not seem so remarkable, except that Jennifer was only in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas
start-up in Bangalore cofounded by CEO Sidhant Jena (MBA 2011), has developed a mobile phone attachment that will enable patients to test their blood sugar and seamlessly transmit the results to a physician or nurse for appropriate... View Details
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
yielding better results in particular decisions has been by running experiments that alter blood glucose levels. Could you tell us more about that? A: We ran experiments where we manipulated the amount of sugar people ingested in a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
Grupo Beta San Miguel In November 2013, Dr. Jose Pinto, head of Grupo Beta San Miguel (BSM), Mexico's largest private sugar producer, is weighing the future prospects of the Mexican sugar industry as he... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Art of American Advertising
posters, broadsides, circulars, brochures, souvenir publications, and novelty items along with trade journals and other publications. It will be on display in the north lobby of Baker Library | Bloomberg Center at Harvard Business School until April 5. View Details
- 11 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
John Bracaglia, MBA 2020: “I Want to Find the Machine Learning Strategy That Avoids the Pitfalls While Fulfilling the Promise.”
one of the corporation’s flagship projects - the Baseline Study. The project is a longitudinal study of human health that he describes as “like a Google Earth of the body. By accumulating cross-sectional data – such as blood sugar levels,... View Details
- 09 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?
however, concern regulators themselves. It's important that agencies such as the USDA realize their susceptibility to these outside influences, less they short-circuit their reliance on scientific procedures. That is just what happened with the approval of GMO alfalfa... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
Special treat: A Parisian pear tart with ice cream. “A sweet tooth is just one tooth. I have a sugar mouth.” Good times: Listening to music, playing piano and guitar, dancing with family and friends. “I like musicians such as Angélique... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna