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- 15 May 2020
- News
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managing director of Food-X, the firm's accelerator program focused on the food industry. But now, as he considered his next decade, and the world as it looked to his 17-year-old daughter, he realized he needed to shift his focus. "It... View Details
- November 2011
- Article
KFC's Radical Approach to China
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
Global companies face a crucial question when they enter emerging markets: how far should they go to localize their offerings? Typically they try to sell core products or services pretty much as they've been sold in Europe or the United States, with headquarters... View Details
Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "KFC's Radical Approach to China." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 11 (November 2011).
- June 1999
- Case
Furr's/Bishop's, Inc. (C)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Furr's/Bishop's, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 499-074, June 1999.
- March 1993 (Revised January 1998)
- Case
Gallo Rice
By: John A. Quelch
Describes a company marketing branded rice products to three different countries--Italy, Argentina, and Poland. Explores the differences and similarities between the countries in terms of consumers, competition, products, and margins. View Details
Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "Gallo Rice." Harvard Business School Case 593-018, March 1993. (Revised January 1998.)
Nathan Cummings
By 1966, Cummings had grown Consolidated Foods into the nation’s fastest growing food processor, with sales of $830 million. Cummings’ most significant acquisition was Sara Lee, which he purchased in 1956... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 08 Jan 2016
- News
Investing in Sustainability
later, as an analyst at Fidelity and a portfolio manager at SAC Capital. “I spent 15 years researching and trading in the food and energy space,” says Tiller. “In the course of doing my research, I developed views not just on what was... View Details
- 22 Jul 2014
- News
Hungry for Change
associated with food insecurity in Minnesota ($1.6 billion annually, according to a study by the University of Minnesota) and what it will take to fix the problem ($300 million, with an estimated 100 million meals missed at $3 each). "We... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
Investing in Sustainability
Nicholas Tiller (MBA 1998) grew up in a farming community, but it was his experience in hedge-fund management in the food and energy sectors that led him to establish Sustainable America, a nonprofit with the aim of reducing US oil... View Details
Marjorie M. Post
Under Marjorie’s leadership, Postum Cereal was expanded through acquisitions, which enabled her to take the company public. The company was eventually reorganized to form the General Foods Corporation, which remains one of the largest... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Forecasting ’15
Food Lab “The cronut is not the last of its type. We’ll continue to see a lot of excitement and hype around crazy food things, usually something that is fat-on-fat-on-sugar-on-more-fat. But in 2015 we’ll... View Details
- September 2006
- Teaching Note
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation Series (LCA) (TN)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Aldo Sesia
- 06 Jul 2015
- News
Lights! Camera... Market!
support and market their film,” says Simon, senior director of marketing at Hain Celestial, a leading natural and organic food company based in New York and maker of Terra Chips, a brand of unique vegetable chips, including its signature... View Details
- 26 Jan 2015
- News
The Ingredients for Success
something in a different way.” Markowitz was surrounded by creative types recently as she presented NOCHI’s plans to a group that included restaurant owners, tourism officials, chefs, and food business entrepreneurs. Ti Martin stood up to... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
Boston's Legal Sea Foods restaurant chain, where he met his future partner, Christopher Nessen. A production chef at the company, Nessen provided the culinary and technical expertise for Kettle Cuisine. He was well acquainted with the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- October 1988
- Case
Edward Litton and Philippine Fresh Mango Exports to Japan
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Edward Litton and Philippine Fresh Mango Exports to Japan." Harvard Business School Case 589-054, October 1988.
- 1978
- Chapter
The Marketing Factor for Nonconventional-Protein Products
By: James E. Austin, J. A. Quelch, Joe R. D'Cruz and Edward T. Popper
Austin, James E., J. A. Quelch, Joe R. D'Cruz, and Edward T. Popper. "The Marketing Factor for Nonconventional-Protein Products." Chap. 9 in Protein Resources and Technology, edited by Max Milner, Nevin S. Scrimshaw, and Daniel I.C. Wang, 111–135. Westport, CT: AVI Publishing Company, 1978.
Howard Heinz
Taking the helm of Heinz from his father, Howard continued to build the company through internal growth and development. He deftly managed the company through the Depression by introducing low cost, processed food products including Heinz... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Action Plan: A New ’Cue
opinion of what barbecue is and how it should be made.” How would he please people across the barbecue spectrum? Corsello’s solution was bold. He and his partner Jeff Mauro, of Food Network fame, would serve “creative barbecue.” The... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Going Down Easy
Duda Photo courtesy A&E/THE WELL-SEASONED TRAVELER The Well-Seasoned Traveler, a food series on the A&E network, goes to the source for enlightenment: Italy for pasta, France for truffle hunting, Tokyo for sushi, Switzerland for... View Details