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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
people-watching, and the general ambience, it was extremely attractive to customers. Also, a key aspect of our strategy is to be preemptive; we get there ahead of the competition, and if we're a little late, we accelerate our development. Which View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
History Matters
marketing strategist in the wake of a softening economy, shrinking advertising budgets, and eroding consumer confidence, in addition to the aftershocks of September 11. “In this volatile environment, View Details
- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
another 30 years," says Lurtz, the Harvard-Newcomen Fellow at Harvard Business School. "How do you build these institutions that you need for market agriculture in a place where maybe there are laws on the books, but there's not much... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- News
A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions
Every evening on the streets of Pune, in western India, a 67-year-old man coordinates a food drive to benefit the people in his community. As a local leader in the Robin Hood Army, a nonprofit volunteer organization, he’s on the front... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
heavily in quality control and state-of-the-art equipment, a strategy that has helped him fend off competitors. A case in point is a Chinese company that launched a product similar to Aquamesh in 2000. “They tried to invade my market with... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
There are three ways to differentiate in retailing: location, location, and location. The problem is that as markets mature, location becomes less potent as a competitive advantage because the consumer has a growing abundance of... View Details
- December 2021
- Case
Danish Crown: Feeding the Future
By: David E. Bell, Damien P. McLoughlin, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej
Danish Crown, one of the world’s largest exporters of pork meat and one of Europe’s top five producers of beef, faced increasing headwinds in 2021, making CEO Jais Valeur feel like the core of the meat business was under attack. As a cooperative and prominent player in... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Food; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Nutrition; Cooperative Ownership; Change Management; Transition; Leadership; Leading Change; Marketing; Product Marketing; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Denmark
Bell, David E., Damien P. McLoughlin, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej. "Danish Crown: Feeding the Future." Harvard Business School Case 522-057, December 2021.
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
'Rooted' In Innovation
team, novel biotechnology that extends cassava’s shelf life from three days to 18 months. The process transforms the cassava tuber into nutritious food products that provide alternatives to wheat flour. The first product CassVita... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
organic practices. SFP provides the land and contributes to paying expenses; operators provide the labor, equipment, and fuel. The program is designed to deliver a stable income to investors in the fastest-growing segment of the food... View Details
- 23 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2024, over 100 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some of the types of companies that students worked at this summer... View Details
Rob Gierkink
Flashfood, a business that works with supermarkets to significantly reduce food waste while helping families with their weekly food bill. In 2016 Rob invested in Index, a point-of-sale technology company.... View Details
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
attract desirable customers. "On the face of it, price coherence seems good for consumers because they get a benefit for choosing the intermediary, and they pay no additional fee," says Benjamin G. Edelman, an associate professor at Harvard Business School in the... View Details
- 03 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Business of Animal Protection Club
altogether. In the business realm, the global pet care market is estimated at a quarter of a trillion dollars. Yet paradoxically, despite this increasing ethical clarity on the moral status of animals, business today is often a major... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
three-part interview with Harvard Business School Marketing professors Rajiv Lal and José B. Alvarez, they discuss who is winning this revolution and which brands appear to be losing ground. Sean Silverthorne: Among the retailers you have... View Details
- Profile
Daniel Serna
marketing projects. To learn more about agriculture itself, he studied at Yale. "Most people don't think of Yale as a big 'aggie' school," Dan explains. "But it has a long history in environmental and agricultural economics... View Details
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
on the expectations market will continue driving us from crisis to crisis to ruin—unless we act now.” Check out our review in the September Bulletin. Previous Next Business lessons for a global century Bill Roedy (MBA 1979) Former MTV... View Details
- 28 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews
and its reviews drop from three stars to two—does the rating system pick up on this change in a timely manner that is meaningful to diners? Is the same merit placed on old reviews as new ones? How will a diner know that the food and menu... View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
competitive troubles experienced by other food companies such as Barilla in the home country. Like many national brands in Italy, Barilla was being squeezed by private-label products—store brands that had been created in response to... View Details
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry
financial fundamentals for valuation; equity research and investment firm data; For a multimedia learning module on LSEG Workspace check out our Learn with Baker Library LSEG Workspace Introduction. Industry and View Details
- 21 May 2018
- Blog Post
Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago
high and access to fresh food is limited. To deepen Accion’s impact and with an eye towards Accion’s long term sustainability, I spent the better part of the last four years spearheading a joint venture to create The Hatchery Chicago, a... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government