Publications

March 1999
Teaching Note

Newman's Own, Inc. TN

By: James E. Austin

Teaching Note for (9-399-052). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

October 1998 (Revised November 1998)
Case

Describes the creation and evolution of this food marketing corporation. All its after-tax profits are donated to charity by Paul Newman, the distinguished actor and social entrepreneur. The company has grown into a $100 million enterprise and donated cumulatively $89... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Food; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Advantage; Food and Beverage Industry

November 1994 (Revised March 1996)
Case

Pepsi's Regeneration, 1990-1993

By: David A. Garvin and Donald N. Sull

Craig Weatherup, the president and CEO of Pepsi Cola, leads a change process that completely transforms his company. It includes a new vision, operating philosophy, strategy, and organizational structure. He also introduces process improvement techniques and builds new... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Systems; Standards; Organizational Structure; Outcome or Result; Performance Improvement; Problems and Challenges; Food and Beverage Industry

November 1993 (Revised September 2003)
Supplement

Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-3)

By: Lynn S. Paine

Describes Beech-Nut's resolution of the apple juice matter. View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; United States

June 1993 (Revised October 1993)
Supplement

McDonald's and the Environment (B)

McDonald's announces its decision to change from polystyrene "clamshells" for its sandwich packaging to a new paper wrap. View Details

Keywords: Communication; Environmental Sustainability; Food and Beverage Industry

February 1992 (Revised September 2003)
Supplement

Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-2)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Bronwyn Halliday and Michael Santoro

Beech-Nut's CEO must decide what to do. Asks students to consider how much evidence of impurity should be enough to trigger management's acknowledgment of a problem. What are the cognitive and attitudinal factors and pressures that lead people to persist in beliefs... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Risk Management; Attitudes; Nutrition; Cognition and Thinking; Food and Beverage Industry

January 1992
Case

Tom Monaghan: In Business for God

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Describes the personal history of Thomas Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza, his role in building the company, his strong religious convictions, and the ways those have influenced company policy. The question is when to draw lines between individuals' religious... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Religion; Business or Company Management; Management Teams; Policy; Personal Characteristics; Food and Beverage Industry

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January 1992
Teaching Note

Coca-Cola versus Pepsi Cola and the Soft Drink Industry TN

By: Francis Aguilar

Teaching Note for (9-391-179). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

June 1991 (Revised April 2005)
Teaching Note

IBP and the U.S. Meat Industry (TN)

Teaching Note for (9-391-006). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; United States

April 1991 (Revised November 1993)
Supplement

Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (D)

Describes important developments in the pet food industry in 1989, 1990, and 1991, focusing on competitive dynamics among the industry's major players. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Food and Beverage Industry

April 1991 (Revised October 1993)
Case

Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A)

Describes the pet food industry in the mid-eighties prior to the breakout of a major competitive battle as manufacturers fight for share. Illustrates how when there are benefits to play in multiple markets, competitors will take action in one market to preserve their... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Markets; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership Stake; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry

March 1991 (Revised May 1995)
Case

Kraft General Foods: The Merger (A)

Describes Philip Morris' acquisitions of General Foods in 1985 and Kraft, Inc. in 1989, focusing on the integration of Kraft and General Foods that forms a $30 billion food subsidiary. Details the steps required to merge these two large companies, emphasizing the... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Subsidiaries; Business or Company Management; Managerial Roles; Business Processes; Cooperation; Integration; Food and Beverage Industry

February 1989 (Revised October 1994)
Case

Asahi Breweries Ltd.

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Focuses on competitive repositioning, organizational renewal, and personal leadership. Describes how Asahi Breweries was faced with a major capacity expansion decision after succeeding in increasing market share dramatically in the traditionally stable Japanese beer... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Leadership; Organizational Structure; Product Launch; Management Teams; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Mission and Purpose; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan

August 1987 (Revised June 1992)
Case

Adolph Coors in the Brewing Industry

Describes a company that had traditionally followed a strategy quite distinct from its major competitors', its eventual decision to imitate them, and its subsequent performance. View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Performance; Food and Beverage Industry

August 1984 (Revised June 1985)
Teaching Note

Federal Trade Commission and the Shared Monopoly Case against the Ready-to-Eat Cereal Manufacturers, Teaching Note

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Keywords: Monopoly; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

22 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 22

certain. What worried the company's leadership was the prospect of Reb A taking off—that is, being widely accepted by consumers and used by food and beverage (F&B) companies in mainstream mass-market products such as carbonated soft... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 1978 (Revised April 1981)
Background Note

Note on the Corn Wet Milling Industry--1973-77

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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November 1992 (Revised August 2001)
Case

Eskimo Pie Corporation

By: Richard S. Ruback

In early 1991, Reynolds Metals, the makers of aluminum products, decided to sell its holding of Eskimo Pie, a marketer of branded frozen novelties. Reynolds had an offer from Nestle to acquire Eskimo Pie. However, Reynolds decided instead to make an initial public... View Details

Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Decisions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Performance Productivity; Leadership; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Expansion; Ownership; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

December 1990 (Revised November 1992)
Case

Anheuser-Busch and Campbell Taggart

In 1984, the SEC accused Paul Thayer and eight others of insider trading. Some of Thayer's inside information came from his position on the board of Anheuser-Busch, where he had learned about Busch's 1982 merger with Campbell Taggart before the merger was publicly... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Capital Markets; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States