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- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
can be successful only if you have your operations in order first and in advance of sales! After taking this class, I knew that I wanted to be an entrepreneur. It helped me prepare for and develop an expertise managing fast growth. Most... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977
Administrator, US Small Business Administration Download Mills profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1953 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1977 Joins General Foods 1981 Joins McKinsey & Company 1983 Joins E.S.... View Details
- 24 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class
be a wonderful part of what I do.” Medoff advises current students, “Invest time with this group. There’s no substitute for the time you’ll spend together.” Niyati Gupta Current role: CEO and Co-Founder, Stealth Mode Food Startup Becoming... View Details
- 18 Jan 2018
- News
The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast
had not voted on marketing this nationally, but we had to order equipment. So we were kind of getting ahead of ourselves. But I think as this demonstrated to us, we actually had the ability to take on a bit more risk in order to be fast. Our mantra, at the time, was... View Details
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Toffel : Finalist for the 2021 MSOM Responsible Research Award from the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society (MSOM) for his article with Maria Ibanez, “How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
company that does business in more than 200 countries and uses more than 25 crops sourced from over 7 million acres in 60 different countries, PepsiCo has an opportunity and a responsibility to use our size and scale to help build a food... View Details
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
capturing an audience of 56 million viewers. A 60 second spot cost $85,000. Advertisers were hooked from the start. Fast forward to 2019 and the Super Bowl is still one of the most watched events at major network television, but now,... View Details
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?
staffing, services, physical space, strategic guidance and more — are popping up in the private sector almost as fast as the dot.com companies they hope to hatch. They're pulling in veteran entrepreneurs and established Internet players... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
The Businesslike Gourmet: Karen Page on America's Foodservice Industry
and yes. With less time to eat, many Americans rely on fast food and have no real knowledge or expectation of quality. But many other Americans - consumers and chefs - have traveled in recent years to places... View Details
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
allow you to go off-roading (curb? no problem!). Plus, exercising with my daughter saves time, and she has a blast going fast on runs. Alice Liu | Class of 2021 Little(s): Mia (1) Pre-HBS Industry: Technology Investment Banking at J.P.... View Details
Fred DeLuca
Hoping to earn enough money to go to college, DeLuca borrowed $1,000 from a family friend and opened his first sub shop in 1965. Though he struggled for a few years, he did pay his way through college. After graduation, DeLuca jumped on the franchising boon in the... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Meal Plan
Image by John Ritter In 2019, US restaurants topped $860 billion in revenues; prior to COVID-19, Americans spent more for food away from home than food purchased for at-home consumption, whether it be a... View Details
D. Wayne Calloway
Calloway is credited with streamlining PepsiCo’s organization, empowering its employees at all levels, and generating substantial growth. Under his leadership, Calloway organized PepsiCo into three major business units: soft drinks, snack foods, and View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Roger A. Enrico
Enrico helped to transform PepsiCo through a number of major initiatives including the spin-off of its fast food restaurant chains (Tricon), the acquisition of Tropicana, and the initial public offering of... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Glen W. Bell
Bell foresaw the possibilities for fast food restaurants in the early 60’s, and in so doing, built an 800+ chain business. He is principally responsible for making Mexican fast... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging
- 03 Mar 2020
- News
Can This Man Change the American Diet?
average American consuming 3.1 servings of meat daily, Muir (MBA 2004) realized that food was a place he could make a difference. In 2008 he started Clover Food Lab with the goal of making vegetables... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee
“At the time, it was the highest-volume pizza operation in the world. I learned how to make pizzas very fast and rose to become a store manager during college.” On deadline: “I was editor of a Navy magazine called Surface Warfare, and at... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Fast Answer
Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry
sectors including restaurants and food retail. Relevant topics covered include: -consumer trends in dining out -restaurant and food service segments including: full service restaurants, quick... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The Maestro and the Market
food manufacturers, and the launch of an elBulli hotel and a chain of reasonably priced restaurants called Fast Good. But what is the balance between leveraging the Adrià/elBulli brand and breaking its core... View Details
John Y. Brown, Jr.
Brown, along with a group of investors, purchased Kentucky Fried Chicken from its founder, Colonel Harland Sanders, for $2 million in 1964. Brown grew Kentucky Fried Chicken from 600 to 3,500 franchises. Brown, alongside McDonald’s Ray Kroc, is recognized with... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging