Food Safety - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

compliance. Similarly, AmberCo, a Mexican provider of catering services and food service solutions with around 380 employees, deployed a wide variety of communication tools—video capsules, emails, posters—to help employees learn new View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

24 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class

degree, the connection between her work and her education is clear. “You can't talk about farming without the government entering the equation, whether it's thinking through complex stakeholders through producer associations or working with government bodies for... View Details

28 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1)

opened a small American Chinese restaurant in Dallas, and in the classic fashion to save money, I would often help out. At HBS, I have had the privilege to explore, reflect, and find my calling. I realize that I love food and restaurants!... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

overcoming every obstacle that the pandemic presented, to ensure the continuity of the School's work. Every team leaned in--from food service workers to security to technology and administrative support--whether on campus or remote. Their... View Details

01 Jun 2020
News

Meal Plan

delivering their food followed health and safety protocols. CC: Order-ahead for pickup will continue to hold strong, but I’m a little more skeptical on the topic of third-party delivery providers [such as... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; restaurants; COVID-19; pandemic; recovery; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Jun 2016
News

Feedback

food, the health and safety of its consumers will fare better as well. All countries maintain their social fabric through food and family. Doug realized early on that food is... View Details

2013
Article

Where Not to Eat? Improving Public Policy by Predicting Hygiene Inspections Using Online Reviews

By: Jun Seok Kang, Polina Kuznetsova, Yejin Choi and Michael Luca

Restaurant hygiene inspections are often cited as a success story of public disclosure. Hygiene grades influence customer decisions and serve as an accountability system for restaurants. However, cities (which are responsible for inspections) have limited resources to... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Food; Governance Compliance; Mathematical Methods; Applications and Software; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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19 Dec 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

New Year, New Habits

number of actions that build society. The following studies reveal proven methods of encouraging healthy eating and exercise. A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety Basic tweaks to the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2015
News

The End of Cows?

from a lab rather than a living animal, Alvarez believes consistency—not the myriad environmental or safety benefits of replacing factory farming—may become the main reason consumers adopt it. Once a lab-grown hamburger is perfected,... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

01 Mar 2015
News

Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward

another study, I found that households that became newly eligible for food stamps in an expansion that started around 2000 were about 20 percent more likely to have an entrepreneur in the family. The social View Details

Keywords: April White; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Private Households; Personal Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

Shara Ticku

challenges—including climate change, food security, the environmental and safety impacts of natural resource extraction, and more. Before founding C16 Biosciences, Shara worked at Goldman Sachs, the Clinton... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products & Packaged Goods;#2;#Agriculture;#13;#Biotech & Life Sciences;#28;#Energy, Oil, Renewables, & Environment;#35;#Food & Beverages;#56;#Personal Health & Wellness

Fast Answer

Market trends, opportunities in advanced technology fields

transportation technologies, biotechnology, chemicals, energy and resources, engineering, the environment, food and beverage, fuel cell and battery technologies, healthcare, information technology, instrumentation and sensors... View Details

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

17 Sep 2020
News

HBS Goes Back To School

procedures, introducing everything from directional and spacing decals on the floors to food delivery. “It’s an important service for the school, and our hope is that community members take it as seriously as these associates do with... View Details

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Tim Day Fitness Room | About

to provide users with an enhanced fitness experience. The open floor plan includes a centrally located staff desk and social area, allowing staff to service the entire area more efficiently and provide increased safety oversight. The... View Details

02 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Ray A. Goldberg

discussions. Known as the Private and Public, Scientific, Academic, and Consumer Food Policy Group (PAPSAC), the organization is dedicated to using a multidisciplinary approach to "assist the food... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Agriculture & Agribusiness

01 Jun 2018
News

What I Do: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002)

it’s consistent from company to company.” Her new COO role at Code for America, a San Francisco–based nonprofit dedicated to improving civic tech and “strengthening America’s basic social safety net,” has proven this maxim true. “I... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

15 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

partnership with the online review platform Yelp helped the researchers evaluate consumers’ interest in dining at restaurants as well as ordering food for delivery and takeout. The team found that: People across the US had largely stopped... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage

February 1992 (Revised September 2003)
Supplement

Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-2)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Bronwyn Halliday and Michael Santoro

Beech-Nut's CEO must decide what to do. Asks students to consider how much evidence of impurity should be enough to trigger management's acknowledgment of a problem. What are the cognitive and attitudinal factors and pressures that lead people to persist in beliefs... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Risk Management; Attitudes; Nutrition; Cognition and Thinking; Food and Beverage Industry