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01 Dec 2022
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Full Court Press

Dakar, Senegal, and Giza, Egypt, and observing the impact inside and outside the stadiums. “Just this season, we have engaged more than a hundred local vendors, entrepreneurs, and freelancers,” covering everything from uniform production to View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

with plans for at least three more in 2018. (The company also expanded its commitment to a physical retail presence with the purchase of Whole Foods Market in 2017.) For 20 years, physical bookstores have fretted about losing customers to... View Details

Keywords: April White

05 Nov 2019
News

Alumnus Named McDonald’s CEO

Chris Kempczinski (MBA 1997) has been named the new CEO of McDonald’s. Previously serving as McDonald's USA President, Kempczinski was instrumental in the recent turnaround of the iconic burger chain, a process which was detailed at length in a 2017 HBS Alumni Bulletin... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

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Harvard Business School

in the food and beverages industry. He began his career as product manager responsible for marketing at General Mills, and then went on to become marketing director at PepsiCo-Frito Lay, vice president of Marketing at Taco Bell, and vice... View Details

29 Aug 2023
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Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
Background Note

Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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30 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides

Will the trade-offs make competing products seem more appealing? Displaying a dish’s nutrition information might help diners make informed food choices. However, if the menu seems broadly unhealthy, it might send health-conscious... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

November 2019 (Revised February 2020)
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Constellation Brands' Investment in Canopy Growth: Aiming High

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott

In 2017, Constellation Brands, the U.S.-based beverage company, acquired a 9.9% equity interest in the Canadian marijuana company, Canopy Growth. In 2018, Constellation announced a subsequent investment in Canopy—taking its ownership interest to 37%. However, Canopy’s... View Details

Keywords: Equity Investment; Marijuana; Growth Investing; New Market Development; Beverage Industry; Equity; Investment; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Canada; United States

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10 May 2020
Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

array of activities on campus. She has events or activities to go to almost daily- Crimson Parents story times, craft time, festivals, school wide winter hot chocolate, dance shows, section food events, retreats... or simply hanging out... View Details

17 Dec 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’

both ways. Peter Levitt, a lawyer in Boston, says that his father often fine-tuned discussion points while eating breakfast at a diner on Western Avenue. After a big meal, Levitt père would skip lunch: "Dad enjoyed food so much that... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Retail

18 Jun 2024
Cold Call Podcast

How Natural Winemaker Frank Cornelissen Innovated While Staying True to His Brand

Keywords: Re: Tiona W. Zuzul; Food & Beverage; Agriculture & Agribusiness

May 2020 (Revised March 2022)
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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Global Economy (A)

By: Alberto Cavallo and Christian Godwin

In April 2020, the world struggled to contain the exponential escalation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dozens of countries had imposed restrictions on travel, work, and social gatherings. A large share of the global population was under lockdowns and... View Details

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20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

a bank, a lending company, or an equity transaction company, or move up the food chain and be able to provide richer, higher services much like we see in what we're terming the incubation space today. "We're focused, obviously, on... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

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

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

19 Aug 2017
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Getting Off the Well-worn Farm Track

As CEO of Landcorps, New Zealand’s largest farming company, Steven Carden (MBA 2003) is a careful observer of food trends. "My job, given that we have got a million acres of land, and that it takes a long time to shift from one land use... View Details

Keywords: Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing

Profile

Eryn Schultz

(everything from food entrepreneurship to non-profit management), I wasn't sure how to pick the right organization. Getting my MBA gave me a framework for figuring out what the next step was post-Accenture. How has your overall HBS... View Details

Keywords: Services; Consumer Products

01 Mar 2004
News

Ron Shaich’s Café Society

Ron Shaich (MBA 1978) is cofounder, chairman, and CEO of Panera Bread, the fast-growing bakery-café chain with over six hundred locations in mostly suburban markets across the United States. Panera’s ability to deliver high-quality food... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Apr 1997
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The Businesslike Gourmet: Karen Page on America's Foodservice Industry

Karen Page (MBA '89) is a consultant to Fortune 500 food companies in marketing strategy, culinary trends, and new product development. With her husband, Andrew Dornenburg, a professional chef, she has written the award-winning Becoming a... View Details