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Charles E. Hires
Hires invented one of the world’s most popular soft drinks – root beer. He incorporated his company with a capitalization of $300,000, which steadily expanded into millions. He was also a pioneer in the production of condensed milk,... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
especially those with widely diversified product portfolios, are a dominant and critical enterprise model in emerging and developing economies and have lately attracted much attention in academic circles and business presses,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Nagisa Manabe (MBA 1991)
way that many brands would never experience. I was an investment banker before I went to HBS, and then I went into marketing. I never thought that a course in production and operations management would have anything to do with my life.... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- May 2022
- Supplement
Maestro Pizza (B): The Competition Awakens
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Fares Khrais
Maestro pizza opened its first store in 2013 after its founder, Khalid Al Omran, recognized an opportunity in Saudi Arabia to offer high quality pizza at affordable prices. The business grew rapidly and under the radar at first, but soon enough caught the attention of... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competition; Market Entry and Exit; Emerging Markets; Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Positioning; Disruption; Disruptive Innovation; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Social Media; Forecasting and Prediction; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Production; Service Delivery; Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Statements; Cost Management; Analysis; Quality; Performance Consistency; Customer Satisfaction; Profit; Family Ownership; Food and Beverage Industry; Saudi Arabia; Middle East
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Fares Khrais. "Maestro Pizza (B): The Competition Awakens." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-400, May 2022.
Theodore G. Montague
Montague transformed Borden from a struggling dairy products-centered business into a diversified multinational consumer goods provider. Looking for a way to lessen Borden’s reliance on government intervention, Montague pursued selective acquisitions and new View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Adolphus Busch
broader national reach. He went on to develop a number of additional new products including the still popular Michelob beer. More so than its founder, Busch is credited with the massive growth and popularity of the company. View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 19 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Evolution of Agribusiness
future challenges based on their unique vantage points. Through the study of agribusiness at Harvard Business School, the notion of the value-added food chain was born. Both the study and practice of agribusiness have evolved... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?
Now that scientists have mapped the human gene, can drug makers map a road to unlimited riches? For John Lechleiter, Executive Vice President of Eli Lilly and Company's Pharmaceutical Products and Corporate Development, there remain more... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)
analysis for a pet food company that I discovered an interest in marketing, branding, and product development—a spark that inspired me to pursue a career in marketing. At HBS, I gained a deeper understanding... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
pricing power from the manufacturer to the retailer, (2) the infiltration of more private-label products into the market, and (3) the rise in commodity costs as a result of inflation (for example, the Producer Price Index (PPI) which... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Circularity in Denmark
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details
- Web
Latin America - Global Activities 2020
products that support small business owners—predominantly women—who aren’t eligible for traditional loans. Pictured: Working with Fondo Esperanza, groups of microentrepreneurs meet regularly and are jointly liable for their credits. In... View Details
- 25 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
ClimateCAP 2022
developing, supporting, and progressing solutions to address the climate crisis. In the Food & Agriculture breakout panel, the likes of Indigo Ag, Apeel Sciences, and Benson Hill discussed the importance of thinking about solutions... View Details
Will K. Kellogg
Kellogg invented corn flakes and created a breakfast cereal empire. Practicing pioneering advertising techniques, he managed to change the American breakfast style. Today, the Kellogg Company carries on the tradition of innovative advertising and continues to develop... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 09 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
In This Classroom, Beer Can Improve Your Grade
simulations, but Strategic Brew stands alone in scope. All 940 first-year students play the game simultaneously as part of the required Strategy course. Roughly 40 faculty and project members manage and supervise the events. “It’s a View Details
- 10 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice
not enough to solve their problem,” Koning says. "Here’s a technology that allows us to put a phenomenal business adviser in the pockets of billions of people." “Maybe it’s that you have a food stall, but your View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead
(MBA 2002) BUECHLER: Our success starts with great products. We brew more than 100 new products we like to drink at our R&D facility every year. We couple that with an amazing team that loves to work hard and have fun. Finally, we love to... View Details
- May 2024
- Case
Pernod Ricard: Uncorking Digital Transformation
By: Iavor Bojinov, Edward McFowland III, François Candelon, Nikolina Jonsson and Emer Moloney
This case study explores the opportunities and challenges of the digital transformation journey of French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard. As part of the transformation, the company launched four key digital programs (KDPs) aimed at using data and artificial... View Details
Keywords: Business Organization; Business Divisions; Talent and Talent Management; Global Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Advertising; Sales; Organizational Culture; Product Development; Decision Making; Technology Adoption; Alignment; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; France; Europe
Bojinov, Iavor, Edward McFowland III, François Candelon, Nikolina Jonsson, and Emer Moloney. "Pernod Ricard: Uncorking Digital Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 624-095, May 2024.
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
Andrew Miller (MBA 1988), writer and coauthor, Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN Nick Taranto Photo courtesy of Nick Taranto "We will see more investment in the tech-enabled food space. Many investors and entrepreneurs... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Core Values Keep Airline Flying High
Good people are essential for success. Keep the product and the process simple. Deliver the most reliable service at the lowest cost. Invest the time to connect with employees and customers. These are the basic tenets fueling the... View Details