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- 16 Sep 2019
- News
Smarter Farming
proteins. We drink more milk and eat more meat than we have ever had in past generations, and that's starting to have an impact on the health that we're experiencing across the West. “What PAMU is trying to do is to create really... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: Price Check
Many products are sold for just one selling season. It’s extremely difficult to predict demand—sometimes demand actually increases as the price goes up due to perceived quality and popularity. These factors make selling fashion products quite different than selling,... View Details
- 10 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Long-Tail Economics? Give Me Blockbusters!
development projects, some with predictable sales results, others more risky. The former pay for the company's daily bread and butter and fund R&D on future blockbusters. Inverness Medical Innovations, for example, is following exactly this model, View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee
Cappuccino (Trad Cap). “Six ounces, one shot of espresso, perfect crema, perfect temperature. That’s still my go-to, although I also love our Havana Cappuccino. It has a little condensed milk and a bit of cinnamon.” Dream bean: “We have... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
period of flat revenues or declining revenues, that sends a message to everybody in the food industry ” China, for example, has seen its share of well-publicized cases of food contamination. In 2008, melamine was found in milk products... View Details
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
industry. He came to China in 2004 and set up Huaxia dairy farm with the goal to build a world-class dairy farm in China. In 2015, Huaxia had three farms in operation with approximately 20,000 cows (including 7,200 milking cows) and a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Innovation: Frozen Assets
diet and raised without antibiotics or hormones. There are no artificial colors and flavors. Almond or cashew milk is used in place of cream or butter. And instead of a tray, each dish is served in a paper pouch that emulates the French... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 12 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs
active ingredients for anti-nausea drugs, even the drug inside an EpiPen. There were also more mundane items like milking machine parts and telescopic gunsights for rifles. The careful selection avoided high-profile items like smartphones... View Details
Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications
- Web
Trade Cards - The Art of American Advertising
chromolithography in the 1870s and 1880s opened the door to a flood of colorful creations. By that time the trade card’s popularity had made it one of the most widespread advertising formats—promoting everything from baby milk to pianos... View Details
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
being the real culprit. While social networks claim to be enabling great social causes, users are starting to understand they're being milked indirectly for money. There's a sense of betrayal, a feeling that "you didn't tell me what... View Details
- 21 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design
responsibility for the company’s impact and considers ways in which they can help drive sustainability. Collaboration throughout the value chain. Another insight came from our next visit that same day, which was to Arla Foods. Arla uses Grundfos pumps to move View Details
- 11 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes
chromate was used to make milk look creamier; and various poisonous ingredients were used to create bright colors for various candies, reportedly causing some children to fall ill or even die. Hisano highlights key dates in food coloring... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 13, 2008
Sponsor of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the Official dairy supplier of the games, it is betting that the brand can go further beyond China. Will the day that tykes from Topeka have a bottle of Yili milk in their hands be coming... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
pricing, customer selection, and management of prices and accounts in an inherently uncertain, volatile demand environment. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/819003-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 719-424 The a2 View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
for its milk glass, which it made more of and for a longer period of time than any other company. But it was once recognized as a glassware innovator, pioneering several kinds of glass that are now usually attributed to other companies.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
Steven Rogers (MBA 1985) Before his 14th birthday, Steven Rogers (MBA '85) was already learning a lot about business. He had delivered newspapers and milk in his Southside Chicago neighborhood, bused tables at a downtown hotel,... View Details
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
loomed large. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/215036-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 910-403 GTC Biotherapeutics: Developing Medicines in the Milk of Goats GTC is the first company in the animal world to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
expansion for future generations. A rewritten version of an earlier case. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=605047 Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
School Module Note 608-076 Introduces students to the concepts covered in the Managing in the Information Age module on Network IT. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608076 Nestle Milk... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought
glasses at the tablet's display, the disagreeable words remained there. "You'd think," he said, to no one in particular, "someone might give a guy break. This being his first day and all " Shoving aside the cereal bowl, sloshing milk onto... View Details