Food and Chemicals - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 1992 (Revised September 2019)
Case

The House of Tata

The case traces the evolution of the Tata group, one of the largest and highly respected Indian business houses, from its 19th century founding and early growth in diverse industries, to its response to changes in government regulation in independent India, up to its... View Details

Keywords: Indian Economy; International Business; Government And Business; Government Regulation; Synergy; Conglomerates; Business Conglomerates; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; India

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10 Nov 2014
HBS Case

How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World

helped to popularize Peruvian cuisine throughout Latin America and increasingly the world. "The big mission is to use Peruvian food as an instrument to put our culture in the world," Gastón Acurio... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

13 May 2013
Blog Post

This husband, father and former pilot in the Marine Corps takes on HBS and his vision of changing communities for the better.

talk to two classmates from the same company, that worked in the same country, are from the same city, but that have two completely different sets of experiences and aspirations. I want to start businesses that change communities for the... View Details

07 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century

products and brand. Standardized, branded condiments, the entrepreneur realized, would be affordable to large numbers of urban Americans. These goods would also be appealing. As cities expanded, fewer households had access to their own... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn

07 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

'Be Yourself (Within Reason)' and Other Job Search Survival Tips

their first response isn’t, “That’s so cool!” Silverthorne: I was surprised by your emphasis on physical training and food strategies. Is the academic job market that rigorous? Rouen: To be fair, I have no... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting; Education

December 1980 (Revised February 1998)
Case

McDonald's Corp. (Condensed)

By: W. Earl Sasser and David C. Rikert

Describes the operating system of McDonald's, the world's most successful fast food chain. The case does not have a decision focus; it is designed for use with Burger King Corp. Students are asked to compare the operating systems of these two fast food hamburger... View Details

Keywords: Service Operations; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry

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05 Dec 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

The U.S. energy policy, under the Obama administration, authorized a handful of gas exporters, despite pressure from domestic chemical and utility interests, and approved oil... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

1988
Book

Innovation and Competition: The Global Management of Petrochemical Products

By: Robert B. Stobaugh

Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry

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08 May 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

unexpected networking opportunities, generating a tight community of German businesspeople in India. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54465 How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 1993 (Revised December 1993)
Case

Empresas la Moderna: Tobacco, Fruit, and Vegatables in Mexico

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Mexico

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February 2022
Case

US Foods: Driving Post-Pandemic Success?

By: David E. Bell, Olivia Hull and Amy Klopfenstein

In November 2021, US Foods CEO Pietro Satriano must decide his company’s trajectory following the COVID-19 pandemic. US Foods suffered due to business closures and social distancing during the height of the pandemic. While the situation improved following the return of... View Details

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December 2000 (Revised January 2001)
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Promise of Functional Foods, The

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Laure Mougeot Stroock

This case presents a definition of functional foods or nutraceuticals (food or food ingredients that could provide a health benefit beyond the traditional nutrients they contain), a description of some of the major obstacles to their commercialization and... View Details

Keywords: Food; Private Sector; Public Sector; Health; Product Development; Production; Commercialization; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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2007
Working Paper

Mental Accounting and Small Windfalls: Evidence from an Online Grocer

By: Katherine L. Milkman, John Beshears, Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman

We study the effect of small windfalls on consumer spending decisions by examining the purchasing behavior of a sample of online grocery shoppers over the course of a year. We compare the purchases customers make when redeeming a $10-off coupon they received from their... View Details

Keywords: Spending; Consumer Behavior; Mathematical Methods; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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By: Geoffrey G. Jones

I currently teach the history of global entrepreneurship over the last 200 years. The 28-session course called Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism has become one of the most popular second year electives in the MBA program at the Harvard Business School. The cases,... View Details

June 2013
Supplement

Novozymes/Henrik Meyer, V.P. of Marketing and Business Development, Novozymes

By: Krishna G. Palepu

Video Supplement to the case, "Novozymes: Cracking the Emerging Markets Code." View Details

Keywords: Business To Business Marketing; Emerging Markets; Strategy; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; China; Denmark

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23 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52673 Harvard Business School Case 517-050 Beingmate Founded in 2002, Hangzhou, China–based Beingmate was a major producer of infant formula and related products in the high-demand Chinese... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

April 2003
Teaching Note

Achieving Customer Satisfaction at Pizza Hut (TN) (A) and (B)

By: V.G. Narayanan

Teaching Note for (2-101-006) and (2-101-042). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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06 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

understanding the lack of diversity in entrepreneurship and the venture capital industry. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52704 Cellophane, the New Visuality, and the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2012 (Revised March 2014)
Teaching Note

Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A) and (B)

By: Juan Alcácer

The teaching plan to accompany "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A)," HBS No. 713-430; "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (B)," HBS No. 713-471. It is divided into an introduction, followed by three discussion... View Details