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Widely credited with pioneering the concept of the restaurant industry’s $80 billion “fast casual” segment, Ron Shaich (MBA 1978) started small: a 400-square-foot business in Boston’s Downtown Crossing that sold cookies. From those humble... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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In Harmony

time were military Jeeps”) to an American restaurant with rock music playing on the jukebox. “I remember distinctly eating a cheeseburger and drinking a milkshake,” he says. “It was the weirdest and most delicious meal I’d ever tasted.”... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographs by Jun Michael Park; private equity; fiction; financial crisis; leadership; Korea

07 Jul 2023
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A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions

teamed up with partner organization ReFood, and Ghose liked the model: repurposing surplus food from restaurants to feed the local community, with hyperlocalized food drives run by local volunteers. He brought the idea home to two friends... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Drop Everything, Read This

couched in the story of the rise of the restaurant Eleven Madison Park. —Ted Seides (MBA 1999) In Kelly Link’s latest collection of short stories, White Cat, Black Dog, the Pulitzer Prize finalist masterfully rewrites folk tales. I called... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

22 Nov 2023
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So You Want to Join a Startup

regional franchise of a fast-growing restaurant promotion company, was ultimately successful, named to the Inc 500 list of fastest growing private US companies, and launching Bessalel's 30-year career as an entrepreneur and investor.... View Details

19 Jan 2024
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The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

for a second restaurant location after a successful first location. The lesson I remember is that, when you start out, you spend the time getting everything exactly right: the best location, best chef, best manager, best opening date,... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Lifetime of Transformations By Ron Shaich (MBA 1978) Harvard Business Review Press Ron Shaich is a business visionary who has been part of building three iconic restaurant brands: Au Bon Pain, Panera Bread, and now Cava. Along the way, he... View Details

19 Apr 2024
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Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception

Clubs News Clubs News Houston Alumni Host Annual Energy CEO Summit The HBS Club of Houston presented its fourth annual Energy CEO Summit on April 3, which featured four of the industry’s top CEOs discussing trends and challenges around the theme of “Energy Security and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Aug 2001
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Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)

Still involved with the firm as chairman emeritus, Fisher also serves on the boards of numerous arts and educational institutions. An art collector and avid amateur cook, he is an investor, along with his wife, Jeanne, in a new Manhattan View Details

Keywords: Richard B. Fisher; Warren A. Law; Alumni Achievement Award; Finance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Jun 2023
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Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan

restaurants The French Laundry and Daniel and in recipes for meals offered by Blue Apron. It also can be found on the shelves of Whole Foods and Dean & Deluca, as well as on the company’s website, where a range of products are available... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

(avocado) to zanahoria (carrot); find over 3,300 food, street vendor, market, and restaurant entries in Mexican Spanish with detailed English descriptions; understand the impact of the “Columbian Exchange” of foods, technology, and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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A Third Act for Ron Shaich (MBA 1978)