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- October 2002 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Codex Alimentarius and Food Labeling
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
Codex Alimentarius is a set of international food standards devised by the Codex Commission, a body within the United Nations jointly sponsored by the FAO and WHO. The purpose of the standards is to harmonize global trade in food products and agricultural commodities,... View Details
Keywords: Standards; Trade; Agreements and Arrangements; Food; Agribusiness; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Globalization; Health; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Hal Hogan. "Codex Alimentarius and Food Labeling." Harvard Business School Case 903-417, October 2002. (Revised February 2006.)
- February 1998 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Delamere Vineyard
Delamere Vineyard is a small, integrated winemaking business in Tasmania, specializing in pinot noir (red) and chardonnay (white) wines. Richard Richardson, Delamere's owner and winemaker, manages and operates the vineyard and winery largely alone. His products have... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Quality; Production; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Australia
West, Jonathan. "Delamere Vineyard." Harvard Business School Case 698-051, February 1998. (Revised June 2000.)
- November 1993 (Revised December 1993)
- Case
Empresas la Moderna: Tobacco, Fruit, and Vegatables in Mexico
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Empresas la Moderna: Tobacco, Fruit, and Vegatables in Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 594-050, November 1993. (Revised December 1993.)
- September 1974 (Revised April 1975)
- Case
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (B)
A consumer attitude survey involving more than 1,000 cranberry users has been conducted. Multivariate statistical procedures including factor analysis, cluster analysis and multiple discriminant analysis have been employed to suggest four attitude segments in the... View Details
Keywords: Surveys; Product Positioning; Mathematical Methods; Consumer Behavior; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
DeBruicker, F., and Jan-Erik Modig. "Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 575-040, September 1974. (Revised April 1975.)
- March 1995 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Stonyfield Farm: September 1994
Samuel Kaymen and Gary Hirshberg founded Stonyfield Farm in 1983, in part to demonstrate that "environmentally and socially responsible businesses can also be profitable." In 1994, the company has grown to over $21 million in revenues, derived mainly from refrigerated... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Food; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; New Hampshire; California; Russia
Bhide, Amar, and Mark Thurber. "Stonyfield Farm: September 1994." Harvard Business School Case 395-157, March 1995. (Revised May 1997.)
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Walking the TalkTalk
Harding: Tiddlywinks and telecom. Other Newsmakers Bob Gannon (OPM 16, 1990) David Miller (MBA ’03) Allison O’Kelly (MBA ’99) Amos Schocken (MBA ’70) Mike Stone (MBA ’88) Tom Tiller (MBA ’91) Bill Wyman (MBA ’65) Ammara Yaqub (MBA ’05) Describing herself to London’s... View Details
- June 2023
- Case
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine in 2022: Consequences for Agriculture
By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Russia's brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine that begain in February 2022 caused major destruction to Ukraine's agriculture sector, one of the most productive and important in the world. This note provides a brief overview of certain singificant moments and moments... View Details
- Article
What to Know About Locating in a Cluster
By: Willy C. Shih and Sen Chai
As a study of two industry clusters in Denmark shows, factors that can make clusters attractive—easy people movement and knowledge spillovers—can also make it harder for individual companies to retain proprietary knowledge. View Details
Keywords: Clusters; Clustering; Competitiveness; Life Sciences; Telecommunications; Science-based; Research And Development; Industry Clusters; Research; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Geographic Location; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Denmark
Shih, Willy C., and Sen Chai. "What to Know About Locating in a Cluster." Art. 57117. MIT Sloan Management Review 57, no. 1 (Fall 2015): 104–107.
- February 2014
- Case
BGI: Data-driven Research
By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai
BGI has the largest installed gene-sequencing capacity in the world, and to Zhang Gengyun, general manager of the Life Sciences Division, this represented an opportunity to apply his training as a plant breeder and his early career work as a biochemist to improving... View Details
Keywords: Genomics; Gene Sequencing; Life Sciences; Plant Breeding; Human Genome Program; Beijing Genomics Institute; BGI; Rice Genome; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Research; Research and Development; Science; Genetics; Science-Based Business; Strategy; Commercialization; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China; United States
Shih, Willy, and Sen Chai. "BGI: Data-driven Research." Harvard Business School Case 614-056, February 2014.
- November 2020
- Teaching Note
DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome
By: Ayelet Israeli
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-010. 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.... View Details
Keywords: Start-up Growth; Startup; Positioning; Targeting; Go To Market Strategy; B2B Vs. B2C; B2B2C; 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
- January 2025
- Case
Barilla: Feeding the Future
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Italy
Reinert, Sophus A., Forest L. Reinhardt, Dante Roscini, and Carlota Moniz. "Barilla: Feeding the Future." Harvard Business School Case 725-016, January 2025.
- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Trail Blazer
Photography by Alexander Rubin Chuck McMinn (MBA 1978) has worked at enough in startups to know that the only guarantee in technology is that today’s hot product will eventually be replaced by more innovative technology. That’s why McMinn, founder and chair of the Napa... View Details
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
Professor Mukti Khaire's challenge to management students is lofty, even by Harvard MBA standards. Don't just change the way people live, change the way they think. Change culture. In her new elective course, Creative High-Impact Ventures: Entrepreneurs Who Changed the... View Details
- December 2022 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
Applegate Farms
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Consumer Behavior; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Brands and Branding; Integration; Strategy; Change Management; Change; Organizational Structure; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Reinhardt, Forest L., José B. Alvarez, and Natalie Kindred. "Applegate Farms." Harvard Business School Case 723-025, December 2022. (Revised July 2023.)
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
prohibiting marketing and restricting the places and times at which alcoholic beverages could be sold. Diageo’s Mey Icki investment in 2011 was the company’s biggest acquisition in more than a decade. Having been caught off guard by the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Teaching Interest
Immersive Field Course: Decarbonization and Sustainable Production
By: Willy C. Shih
A course looking at pioneering efforts in sustainable production methods and technologies supporting the energy transition. View Details
- January 2018
- Supplement
OldTown Berhad
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Greg Saldutte
In December 2017, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE, a Dutch coffee company) made an offer to acquire OldTown Berhad (OTB), a Malaysian coffee company. Three large shareholders, representing more than half of the outstanding shares, have agreed to tender their shares and... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Discounted Cash Flow (DCF); Malaysia; Coffee; Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG); Free Cash Flow (FCF); Multiples; Bidding Premia; Netherlands; Tender Offer; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Value Creation; Food; Investment Return; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Malaysia; Netherlands; Singapore; Asia
- December 2017
- Supplement
Bega Cheese: Bidding to Bring Vegemite Back Home
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Lauren G. Pickle
In January 2017, the leadership team of Bega Cheese—the Australian dairy company—was considering a bid for Mondelēz International’s Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) grocery business which included several leading consumer brands (Vegemite—the iconic Australian spread,... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Value Drivers; Discounted Cash Flow (DCF); Dairy Industry; Corporate Scope; Diversification; Consumer Goods; Iconic Brands; Australia; Corporate Finance; Bidding Strategy; Cross Border; Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Value Creation; Business Divisions; Capital Structure; Food; Bids and Bidding; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Australia; United States
- Article
The Upside to Large Competitors
By: Neeru Paharia, Anat Keinan and Jill Avery
Large companies are often viewed as a major threat for startups and small companies; big companies have more financial resources and greater scale, market power, and brand awareness than small ones. However, our research finds that a smaller brand can actually benefit... View Details
Keywords: Brand Management; Competition; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Paharia, Neeru, Anat Keinan, and Jill Avery. "The Upside to Large Competitors." MIT Sloan Management Review 56, no. 1 (Fall 2014).