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- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
means my team is involved in a wide variety of tasks, ranging from purchasing, engaging with food donors, delivery scheduling, product inspection, and assortment optimization.” How do you use what you... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
A Natural Balance
food store or that it won't appeal to a luxury product consumer. We wanted to create something in a beautiful package, with high-quality, grade-A ingredients that are good for you." View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
industry to the production of mechanical (“dumb”) and electronic (“smart”) beds. Eventually, he expects to develop an entire suite of compact hospital room furnishings. The Alumni New Venture Contest was created with two goals in mind: to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Rural Renewal
products account for 1 to 2 percent of total food sales in the United States. Reade’s business is mostly wholesale, selling to one organic distributor, two local health-food stores, and two restaurants. “The... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the event focused on the risks and opportunities of the upcoming decades and what climate change means for agribusiness. Panelists and moderators spoke frankly about tackling present-day challenges—and pursuing solutions—specific to... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
with senior researchers James Weber and Mary Louise Shelman, examines the complex political and economic underpinnings of the ethanol industry and the dilemma facing the farmers of Mid-Missouri Energy (MME). The farmers must make major decisions about View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
You Are What You Eat
creative tension of competition and cooperation.... We are now in the grip of another agricultural revolution in which Elite Capital takes control of the food chain. It is false to argue that intensification is needed to feed the world... View Details
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
says Kendall, executive director of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, his family’s philanthropic organization, which is dedicated to creating a “resilient and healthy food system in New England that increases the View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
From the Ground Up
Paul Phillips (MBA 2003) is cofounder of Kai-Viti Water, which bottles and sells artesian water from the Fiji Islands. In this interview he talks about the company’s policy of dedicating profits from the company to support basic education needs of children in the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock
producing its oil, each of the five or six key field that are still around 90 percent of their production are in real danger of a pending production collapse. You might see the View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data
The expression “letting the fox guard the henhouse” comes to mind when you first hear about Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) systems, where a product manufacturer actually places orders for the retailer, determining quantities based upon... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
A Match Made in Heaven
Back in the 1980s, while working as a high-priced management consultant, Jim Koch (MBA ’74) decided what this country really needed was an exceptional glass of beer. He drained his savings, maxed out his credit cards, and using an old family recipe perfected in his... View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- News
Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni
founded by CEO Caren Kelleher (MBA 2010). In addition to an abundance of “scrumptious food and plenty of holiday cheer,” the club also enjoyed a tour of the Gold Rush production facilities, led by Kelleher... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
Relief Turkish Philanthropy Funds Red Crescent (Turkey) (Syria) HBS COMMUNITY NEWS MARCH 29 Hakan Polatoğlu (AMP 178, 2010), board member at the Eskisehir-based food producer Eti, notes that his company has been producing a special... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy
As the new managing director of Hall & Woodhouse, one of England’s leading regional breweries, Matt Kearsey (AMP 193, 2017) knows that the best-tasting beer requires more than premium hops and pure spring water. “We give the process the time it needs,” he says. “We... View Details
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
support the community that gives us our daily inspiration. Not just by providing quality, high-performance fitness wear, but also by giving opportunities to those within our community who might not otherwise have access to the necessary resources to help them become... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
and agriculture production on the West Coast and in the Far East, and later consulting for several East Coast software companies, Sprinkles made his first pilgrimage to Mexico in 1999 on a four-day journey without View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Kelp Is on the Way
Petrochemicals are all around us—from ubiquitous plastic packaging to the inconspicuous lining of your takeaway coffee cup, and in everyday products like soaps, deodorants, and toothpaste. But that will change, according to Matthew Perkins (MBA 2009). When industries... View Details