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- March 1987 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program
By: W. Earl Sasser
In recent years, Au Bon Pain (ABP), a chain of upscale French bakeries/sandwich cafes based in Boston, confronted a set of human resource problems endemic to the fast food industry (i.e., a labor shortage which made it difficult to attract and maintain quality crew... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Managerial Roles; Retention; Employees; Performance Improvement; Recruitment; Problems and Challenges; Compensation and Benefits; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston
Sasser, W. Earl. "Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program." Harvard Business School Case 687-063, March 1987. (Revised October 1993.)
- February 1987 (Revised November 1991)
- Supplement
Distillers Company plc (B)
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Distillers Company plc (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 287-065, February 1987. (Revised November 1991.)
- February 1987 (Revised November 1991)
- Supplement
Distillers Company plc (C)
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Distillers Company plc (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 287-066, February 1987. (Revised November 1991.)
- February 1987 (Revised November 1991)
- Supplement
Distillers Company plc (D)
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Distillers Company plc (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 287-067, February 1987. (Revised November 1991.)
- February 1987 (Revised November 1991)
- Supplement
Distillers Company plc (E)
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Distillers Company plc (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 287-068, February 1987. (Revised November 1991.)
- December 1986
- Case
General Mills, Inc.: Manufacturing Year 2000 Task Force
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Juan Enriquez-Cabot
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Juan Enriquez-Cabot. "General Mills, Inc.: Manufacturing Year 2000 Task Force." Harvard Business School Case 587-111, December 1986.
- November 1986 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Kentucky Fried Chicken (Japan) Ltd.
Describes the internationalization of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food chain, focusing on KFC's entry into Japan. An entrepreneurial country general manager, Lou Weston, battles numerous problems to establish the business and is eventually highly successful.... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Entrepreneurship; Globalized Economies and Regions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Market Entry and Exit; Strategic Planning; Agency Theory; Perspective; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Kentucky Fried Chicken (Japan) Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 387-043, November 1986. (Revised December 1992.)
- October 1986
- Supplement
Colonial Foods: Performance Appraisal Interview, Video Transcript
By: Michael Beer and James G. Clawson
Transcript for Video (9-884-518). View Details
Beer, Michael, and James G. Clawson. "Colonial Foods: Performance Appraisal Interview, Video Transcript." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 487-027, October 1986.
- September 1986
- Case
Pure Foods Corp.: Aquaculture Project
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A. "Pure Foods Corp.: Aquaculture Project." Harvard Business School Case 587-077, September 1986.
- August 1986
- Case
Hannaford Brothers: Warehouse Inventory
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Hannaford Brothers: Warehouse Inventory." Harvard Business School Case 187-041, August 1986.
- August 1986
- Case
Creative Gourmets: Excellence Through Caring
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A. "Creative Gourmets: Excellence Through Caring." Harvard Business School Case 587-064, August 1986.
- 1986
- Chapter
Food Marketing Public Enterprises
By: James E. Austin and Michael J. Buckley
Keywords: Food; Marketing; Distribution; Public Sector; Government and Politics; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Austin, James E., and Michael J. Buckley. "Food Marketing Public Enterprises." In Marketing Perspectives of Public Enterprises in Developing Countries, edited by K.L.K. Rao.ICPE Monograph Series. Ljubljana, Yugoslavia: International Center for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries, 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
U.S. Retail Coffee Market (A), Software Case
Shapiro, Benson P. "U.S. Retail Coffee Market (A), Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 586-134, May 1986.
- May 1986
- Case
Harris Seafoods, Inc., Software Case
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Harris Seafoods, Inc., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-094, May 1986.
- May 1986 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
General Mills, Inc.: Yoplait Custard-Style Yogurt (A)
By: John A. Quelch
Yoplait's director of new product development is evaluating alternative line extensions including custard-style Yoplait. He must determine what additional research to recommend. Options include a mini-market test, a simulated test market and a fully-fledged test... View Details
Quelch, John A. "General Mills, Inc.: Yoplait Custard-Style Yogurt (A)." Harvard Business School Case 586-087, May 1986. (Revised July 1995.)
- May 1986
- Supplement
General Mills, Inc.: Yoplait Custard-Style Yogurt (B)
By: John A. Quelch
Yoplait's director of new product development is finalizing plans for the national introduction of custard-style Yoplait. Based on the results of a mini-market test and a BASES laboratory test market. View Details
Keywords: Food; Product Launch; Product Development; Product Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Quelch, John A. "General Mills, Inc.: Yoplait Custard-Style Yogurt (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 586-088, May 1986.
- April 1986
- Supplement
Lyric Dinner Theatre: Deborah Denenberg, General Manager, Video
Presents Deborah Denenberg, general manager, answering questions about her successful turnaround of an ailing dinner theatre. View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Restructuring; Business Ventures; Arts; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G. "Lyric Dinner Theatre: Deborah Denenberg, General Manager, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-523, April 1986.
- January 1986 (Revised December 1986)
- Case
Smartfood
Contains a description of a major financing decision confronting the management and advisors of Smartfood, Inc., a company which hopes to market a cheese flavored popcorn product. The primary pedagogic objective is to teach students about matching the financing plan... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Market Entry and Exit; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Management; Food and Beverage Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Smartfood." Harvard Business School Case 286-064, January 1986. (Revised December 1986.)
- September 1985
- Case
H.J. Heinz Co.: Plastic Bottle Ketchup (B)
By: John A. Quelch
The Heinz Ketchup product manager discovers she does not have sufficient finished inventory and production capacity to meet trade demand for a new plastic bottle ketchup. Alternatives include cancelling promotion events and putting the trade on allocation. View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Crisis Management; Innovation and Invention; Product Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry
Quelch, John A. "H.J. Heinz Co.: Plastic Bottle Ketchup (B)." Harvard Business School Case 586-036, September 1985.
- September 1985 (Revised September 1987)
- Case
H.J. Heinz Co.: Plastic Bottle Ketchup (A)
By: John A. Quelch
The Heinz Ketchup product manager must decide whether or not to launch a new plastic bottle and, if so, what marketing program and support to place behind it. View Details
Quelch, John A. "H.J. Heinz Co.: Plastic Bottle Ketchup (A)." Harvard Business School Case 586-035, September 1985. (Revised September 1987.)