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- June 2005 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock
Can a short-sleeved, sandal-wearing, college dropout create a company manifesting love, joy, and happiness? Chainsaw John Mackey did. This CEO took a five-month sabbatical to hike the Appalachian Trail. More credentials: Sales-per-square foot of $690 and rising. Hiring... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Food; Management Practices and Processes; Groups and Teams; Success; Leadership Style; Management Teams; Business Growth and Maturation; Emerging Markets; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Wells, John R., and Travis Haglock. "Whole Foods Market, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 705-476, June 2005. (Revised April 2008.)
- 1986
- Chapter
Food Marketing Public Enterprises
By: James E. Austin and Michael J. Buckley
Keywords: Food; Marketing; Distribution; Public Sector; Government and Politics; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage 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.
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (E-2): Employment Agreement—Employee Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (E-2): Employment Agreement—Employee Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-030, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- November 1998
- Case
Wegmans Food Markets: Diabetes Counseling
By: Ray A. Goldberg, David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
Danny Wegman, president of Wegmans Food Markets, is trying to decide how to evaluate the success of a nutrition-counseling program for diabetics, and whether and how to expand the program beyond the two stores currently involved. Wegmans, with 57 stores and $2.3... View Details
Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Expansion; Programs; Human Needs; Financial Management; Health Care and Treatment; Nutrition; Consumer Behavior; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., David E. Bell, and Ann Leamon. "Wegmans Food Markets: Diabetes Counseling." Harvard Business School Case 599-057, November 1998.
- 2016
- Working Paper
Standardized Color in the Food Industry: The Co-Creation of the Food Coloring Business in the United States, 1870–1940
By: Ai Hisano
This working paper examines how, starting in the 1870s, food manufacturers in the United States began to use standardized color, achieved by synthetic dyes, as part of their marketing strategies. Food manufacturers along with dye makers and regulators co-created the... View Details
Keywords: Food; Supply and Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Hisano, Ai. "Standardized Color in the Food Industry: The Co-Creation of the Food Coloring Business in the United States, 1870–1940." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-037, October 2016.
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
As much as 40 percent of food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted. Source: Eivaisla After decades of wasteful food practices, where perfectly good food is discarded even as poverty keeps many families hungry, solutions are starting to come... View Details
- February 1986
- Case
General Foods Corp.: Project Duck Soup
General Foods must decide whether to acquire Entenmann's Bakery. Price and financing must also be decided. The teaching objectives include analysis of strategic fit, selection of purchase price, and financing method. Another issue is the debt to equity ratio that is... View Details
Fenster, Steven R., and Robert R. Glauber. "General Foods Corp.: Project Duck Soup." Harvard Business School Case 286-071, February 1986.
- January 1972
- Case
Northeastern Food Co. (B)
By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Bower, Joseph L. "Northeastern Food Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 372-216, January 1972.
- November 1991
- Case
Mitsubishi Corp.: Foods Group
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A. "Mitsubishi Corp.: Foods Group." Harvard Business School Case 592-054, November 1991.
- December 2009 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Rabobank: The Global Food and Agriculture Bank
By: David E. Bell, Ray A. Goldberg, Mary Louise Shelman and Aldo Sesia
Rabobank decides to focus primarily on food and agriculture firms and farms on a global basis. View Details
Bell, David E., Ray A. Goldberg, Mary Louise Shelman, and Aldo Sesia. "Rabobank: The Global Food and Agriculture Bank." Harvard Business School Case 510-024, December 2009. (Revised April 2010.)
- September 2010 (Revised January 2016)
- Case
Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a Social Business
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
Grameen Danone is a joint venture between the Grameen Group (a sister company of Grameen Bank) and Groupe Danone, a $2 billion (revenues) French food company. The company's goal was to provide nutritional yogurt (brand name Shoktidoi) for the nearly 50 million... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Food; Distribution; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Bangladesh; France
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "Grameen Danone Foods Ltd., a Social Business." Harvard Business School Case 511-025, September 2010. (Revised January 2016.)
- March 1981
- Case
Heinz U.S.A.: Baby Food
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Heinz U.S.A.: Baby Food." Harvard Business School Case 381-102, March 1981.
- March 1960
- Case
Midway Foods Corp. (B4)
By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Learned, Edmund P., and Bruce R. Scott. "Midway Foods Corp. (B4)." Harvard Business School Case 306-135, March 1960.
- March 1960 (Revised November 1968)
- Case
Midway Foods Corp. (B2)
By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Learned, Edmund P., and Bruce R. Scott. "Midway Foods Corp. (B2)." Harvard Business School Case 306-133, March 1960. (Revised November 1968.)
- November 2010
- Teaching Note
Belco Global Foods (TN)
By: C. Fritz Foley and Matthew Johnson
Teaching Note for 211033. View Details
- February 2003 (Revised November 2003)
- Supplement
J. Perez Foods (C)
By: John A. Davis and Kacie LaChapelle
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Davis, John A., and Kacie LaChapelle. "J. Perez Foods (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 803-163, February 2003. (Revised November 2003.)
- January 1980 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
Anderson Clayton Foods (A)
By: Walter J. Salmon and Steven R. Palesy
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Steven R. Palesy. "Anderson Clayton Foods (A)." Harvard Business School Case 580-004, January 1980. (Revised July 1985.)
- December 1982 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Breakfast Foods Corp. (B)
By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Bell, David E. "Breakfast Foods Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 183-135, December 1982. (Revised January 1994.)
- February 1982 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Breakfast Foods Corp. (A)
By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Bell, David E. "Breakfast Foods Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 182-202, February 1982. (Revised April 1994.)
- January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Food for Thought: Exiting Russia? (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose, Hugo Etchegoyhen and Lena Duchene
In September 2022, the French food companies Bonduelle and Danone each grappled with the difficult decision of whether to exit Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February. Both companies were deeply embedded in Russia’s agricultural supply chains and local... View Details