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Dilan Gomih
Even food can be a managerial exercise." Dilan's ambitions are entrepreneurial in nature. “I'm looking for the intersection between wellness and media," she says. “If there's a company out there, great but if not, I get to... View Details
- Web
2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
at how CS50's pedagogy and technology has evolved to accommodate students in Cambridge, Allston, New Haven, and beyond, particularly during COVID-19. Participants will leave with a newfound appreciation of what online education can and should be in the years to come.... View Details
- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
- Web
Introducing LivelyHood, A Volunteer Nonprofit Founded in Response to COVID-19 - MBA
reposted the story and asked if anybody had ideas about how to help. But then more stories and experiences started to come into sight. My mom told me about how upset she was that our local town’s community center was ending its daily food... View Details
- 22 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup
Douglas Conant is an introvert. But when he took over as president and CEO of struggling Campbell Soup Co., he realized he had to break out of his comfort zone, get in front of his staff, and make some bold declarations from the get-go. "As introverts, we assume... 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
- December 2018 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters
By: Alexander MacKay and Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
At the end of 2016, the leadership team of Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters—Robert Peck, Chase Damiano, and Jeremy Martin—had begun an ambitious retail expansion strategy in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for their specialty coffee business. That October, they... View Details
Keywords: Cold Brew Coffee; Specialty Coffee; On-premise Coffee Market; Retail Expansion Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Brands and Branding; Expansion; Strategy; Decision Making; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
MacKay, Alexander, and Ramon Casadesus-Masanell. "Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters." Harvard Business School Case 719-451, December 2018. (Revised December 2019.)
- 06 Dec 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?
it has acquired Whole Foods, the market value of US big name retailers selling foods immediately drops 10 to 20 percent. The exchange of information and news, fake or fact, among large segments of the world’s population is controlled by... View Details
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
How to Avoid a Price Increase
seems to support this logic. First, consumers themselves report a greater sensitivity (or awareness) of price than of quantity. Second, in tracking the sale of snack foods we found that consumers reacted greatly to periodic changes in... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 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
- March 2019
- Case
DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome
By: Ayelet Israeli and David Lane
DayTwo is a young Israeli startup that applies research on the gut microbiome and machine learning algorithms to deliver personalized nutritional recommendations to its users in order to minimize blood sugar spikes after meals. After a first year of trial rollout in... View Details
Keywords: Start-up Growth; Startup; Positioning; Targeting; Go To Market Strategy; B2B2C; B2B Vs. B2C; Health & Wellness; AI; Machine Learning; Female Ceo; Female Protagonist; Science-based; Science And Technology Studies; Ecommerce; Applications; DTC; Direct To Consumer Marketing; US Health Care; "USA,"; Innovation; Pricing; Business Growth; Segmentation; Distribution Channels; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Startups; Science-Based Business; Health; Innovation and Invention; Marketing; Information Technology; Business Growth and Maturation; E-commerce; Applications and Software; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Israel; United States
Israeli, Ayelet, and David Lane. "DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome." Harvard Business School Case 519-010, March 2019.
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips
health preferences and tastes. Some customers may prefer smaller portions. Meanwhile, the prices for certain organic foods and things like wild-caught fish seem to be going up in a very transparent way, and people seem less concerned... View Details
- February 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
Ample Hills Creamery
By: Tom Eisenmann, Lindsay N. Hyde and Tom Quinn
Ample Hills Creamery started in 2010 as a temporary ice cream pushcart in Brooklyn, New York City. On the strength of inventive flavors and clever marketing, husband-and-wife founders Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna built a premium, artisanal dessert empire of 16 retail... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Business Growth and Maturation; Partners and Partnerships; Logistics; Profit; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Food and Beverage Industry
Eisenmann, Tom, Lindsay N. Hyde, and Tom Quinn. "Ample Hills Creamery." Harvard Business School Case 822-073, February 2022. (Revised October 2022.)
- 26 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India
year) offers optimism. If individuals in rich countries contribute USD 700 each, we could potentially meet the funding needs. 2) Where is the Current Funding Going? 80% of the allocated funds are directed towards energy and mobility, accounting for 40% of emissions.... View Details
- 2018
- Working Paper
Survival of the Fittest: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Firm Exit
By: Dara Lee Luca and Michael Luca
We study the impact of the minimum wage on firm exit in the restaurant industry, exploiting recent changes in the minimum wage at the city level. We find that the impact of the minimum wage depends on whether a restaurant was already close to the margin of exit.... View Details
Luca, Dara Lee, and Michael Luca. "Survival of the Fittest: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Firm Exit." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-088, April 2017. (Revised August 2018.)
- October 2022 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
Aphro Beverages
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Amram Migdal
This case focuses on distribution, sales, and product decisions as Aphro Beverages reaches an inflection point in its growth trajectory. In 2020, Aphro Beverages, based in Accra, Ghana, successfully launched its brand and brought two new alcoholic spirits products to... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Food; Geography; Geographic Scope; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Resource Allocation; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Digital Marketing; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Operations; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Product; Product Design; Product Development; Supply Chain; Sales; Salesforce Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Africa; Ghana
Cespedes, Frank V., and Amram Migdal. "Aphro Beverages." Harvard Business School Case 823-044, October 2022. (Revised December 2022.)
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
you will, for an alternative to the high-yield, soil-depleting cycle of tilling, pesticides, and fertilization that could ultimately endanger the planet’s ability to grow enough food for its people. Through gardens planted with heirloom... View Details
- August 2009
- Case
Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old
The case contrasts the tradition-bound Old World wine industry with the market-oriented New World producers, the battle for the US market, the most desirable export target in 2009 due to its large, fast-growing, high-priced market segments. The case allows analysis of... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Global Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old." Harvard Business School Case 910-405, August 2009.
- September 2011 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Pepsi-Lipton Brisk
By: Thales S. Teixeira and Alison Caverly
This case showcases key decisions in promoting the re-launch of Brisk, a ready-to-drink iced tea by Pepsi-Lipton. The decisions are: creative, media and metrics selection. It also deals with budget allocation to traditional (Super Bowl, television) and new (viral ads... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Advertising Campaigns; Decision Making; Media; Product Launch; Resource Allocation; Performance Effectiveness; Budgets and Budgeting; Food and Beverage Industry
Teixeira, Thales S., and Alison Caverly. "Pepsi-Lipton Brisk." Harvard Business School Case 512-011, September 2011. (Revised December 2012.)
- 11 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams
What we learned about BTG Bioliquids and biofuels We left our visit with some key considerations and food for thought. First, it was interesting to witness how threat and opportunity are merely different sides of the same coin. While the... View Details