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Charles R. Shoemate
Shoemate presided over a dramatic growth period for CPC International (maker of Hellman’s mayonnaise, Thomas English muffins, and Knorr soups), building it into one of the world’s largest food producers. Through skillful acquisitions, CPC... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
in the food world are just several of the demands that have kept Thomas engaged in her new career. “Crisis management is the norm in the restaurant business,” she notes. “That doesn’t work for me because I was trained as an industrial... View Details
- 31 Aug 2016
- News
Managing McDonald’s Makeover
(McDonald's) (McDonald's) McDonald’s has a new head of US operations: Chris Kempczinski (MBA 1997). The former Kraft executive takes over effective January 1, and comes, according to the Associated Press, a year after new McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook took over and... View Details
- July 2009 (Revised October 2011)
- Case
VeeV on the Rocks?
By: Joshua D. Margolis, Christopher Marquis and Laura Winig
Three pressing challenges (equity split, extent of commitment to social responsibility, and product discoloration) confront VeeV, the world's first alcoholic beverage infused with acai berries. Brothers Courtney and Carter Reum founded VeeV in 2007 and the firm has... View Details
Keywords: Quality; Food; Business Growth and Maturation; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Equity; Food and Beverage Industry
Margolis, Joshua D., Christopher Marquis, and Laura Winig. "VeeV on the Rocks?" Harvard Business School Case 410-006, July 2009. (Revised October 2011.)
- 04 May 2015
- News
Selling Kentucky Bourbon in Japan
- 01 Aug 2013
- News
For Clover CEO, openness is first
- 16 Dec 2011
- News
A Texan in Tokyo
James L. Kraft
Kraft created a multi-million dollar processed food supply company. He was instrumental in perfecting the method of preserving cheese, so that it could be stored for a longer period of time in any climate. Consumption of cheese in America... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- March 2019
- Supplement
Koita Milk
By: Lynda M. Applegate, E. Ofek and Michael Norris
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Cash Flow; Food; Growth Management; Social Marketing; Ownership Stake; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United Arab Emirates; Dubai
Applegate, Lynda M., E. Ofek, and Michael Norris. "Koita Milk." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 819-703, March 2019.
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
First Pitch
Ario Keshani (MBA 2011) took his turn during his class’s One-Year Reunion to make a 30-second elevator pitch for souschef meals, a Maryland-based start-up that delivers ready-to-cook meals to customers’ doorsteps. Keshani was one of 20 classmates who participated in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
Wisconsin cheddar, but how about Wisconsin Ackawi or Wisconsin Asadero? Twenty years ago, Paul Scharfman (MBA 1979) acquired a small, undercapitalized cheese manufacturing operation in rural Wisconsin, about an hour’s drive from Madison. “From the start,” says... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
at the bars of Harvard Square—and carried that affinity with him to New York, where he took a job in finance at Perella Weinberg. At a Whole Foods located on the first floor of his apartment building, Murad could fill a growler with an... View Details
- April 2021
- Case
Glovo: Expanding Quick Commerce
By: Antonio Moreno and James Barnett
In March 2021, delivery app CEO Oscar Pierre and his team consider strategies to grow Glovo’s quick commerce delivery service and to approach their expansion in Kenya. View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Food; Global Strategy; Operations; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Africa; Kenya; Nairobi; Europe; Spain; Barcelona; Middle East; Central America; South America
Moreno, Antonio, and James Barnett. "Glovo: Expanding Quick Commerce." Harvard Business School Case 621-094, April 2021.
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
The Steve Jobs of Beer
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Chili recipes
Traditional Texas Recipe [winner] by Matt Ashbaugh (MBA 2014) Ingredients Sweet/fresh chilies: 3 whole New Mexico chilies, stems and seeds removed Hot chilies: 3 Arbol chilies, stems and seeds removed Rich/fruity chilies: 2 Ancho and 2 Pasilla chilies, stems and seeds... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry
Illustration by Jonathan Bartlett In an era of artisanal coffee bars blossoming in neighborhoods worldwide, how could a producer of award-winning beans be struggling to stay afloat? That was the puzzle confronting Chijioke Dozie (MBA 2008) when he cofounded Kaizen... View Details
- September 1985 (Revised September 1987)
- Case
H.J. Heinz Co.: Plastic Bottle Ketchup (A)
By: John A. Quelch
The Heinz Ketchup product manager must decide whether or not to launch a new plastic bottle and, if so, what marketing program and support to place behind it. View Details
Quelch, John A. "H.J. Heinz Co.: Plastic Bottle Ketchup (A)." Harvard Business School Case 586-035, September 1985. (Revised September 1987.)