Publications

16 Dec 2020
News

Our Favorite Stories of 2020

Can This Man Change the American Diet? Clover Food Lab takes a transparent approach to bringing its unique style of vegetarian, fast-casual food to customers. In this episode of Skydeck, we meet Ayr Muir,... View Details

19 Sep 2016
News

A Fresh Approach to Urban Farming

solving a critical need in Singapore. “HBS was centered on leadership and making a difference around a problem that you really cared about, and for me that problem was food security. For the last 10 years I’ve focused on agriculture, and... View Details

October 2010
Teaching Note

Whole Foods: Balancing Social Mission and Growth (TN)

By: Christopher Marquis and Bobbi Thomason

Teaching Note for 410023. View Details

Keywords: Food; Growth and Development; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Supply Chain; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Integration; Management Practices and Processes; Labor Unions; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

March 2018
Teaching Note

Sandlands Vineyards

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Greg Saldutte

Teaching Note for HBS No.718-438. View Details

29 Jan 2018
News

Clare Reichenbach Named New Chief Executive of James Beard Foundation

28 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews

and its reviews drop from three stars to two—does the rating system pick up on this change in a timely manner that is meaningful to diners? Is the same merit placed on old reviews as new ones? How will a diner know that the food and menu... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Food & Beverage

Web

Annual Cost of Attendance | MBA

for the 2025–2026 Academic Year 9-Month Total Cost Single Tuition $78,700 Course & Program Materials Fee $2,800 HUHS Student Health Fee (SHF) $1,800 Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) $4,308 HUSHP for Student Spouses/Dependents $0 Housing $18,900 ($2,100/mo) View Details

December 2017 (Revised February 2021)
Case

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 such as Vegemite, the iconic Australian... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Fast Casual

Cherng: Panda’s process designer. Peggy Cherng (OPM 25, 1997) and her husband, Andrew, share the titles of cochairman and co-CEO of Panda Restaurant Group (PRG), “one of the fastest-growing and most successful restaurant chains in the U.S.,” according to Bloomberg... View Details

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

01 Dec 2020
News

Steady as She Goes

customers interact with our team and how our team members view themselves. Celebrating that has become an important part of our year.” The events of 2020 meant putting aside financial concerns temporarily and focusing on community needs. During the fires, that meant... View Details

Keywords: April White; COVID-19; change management; leadership; women; grocery stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

29 Aug 2024
News

A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

supports the real estate industry through a platform that allows brokers to digitize their operations, enabling access to a larger client base and performance data, options that so far have not reached their full potential in Latin American countries. Another startup,... View Details

15 Aug 2017
Blog Post

Where Work Meets Passion: A Summer In Community Development

Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN) as they make headway on an exciting development project in central Detroit. They’re a small non-profit on a mission to make healthy and fresh foods available to... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

May 2025
Case

Fidji Simo: Growing the Pie at Instacart

By: Hubert Joly, Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Barnett

In January 2025, Instacart CEO Fidji Simo considers strategies for continuing to grow Instacart from a grocery delivery platform to a holistic grocery technology company, including in-store grocery technology and expanding partnerships across the grocery sector. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Customers; Food; Health; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Operations; Going Public; Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Canada

13 Feb 2013
News

Everything but the Cook

Keywords: e-commerce; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

November 1997 (Revised May 1999)
Case

Medical Foods, Inc.

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Tom Clay

Dr. Franklin Lowe is CEO of a new kind of company in a new kind of industry--medical foods. He must select a business model and partners that will help make this a viable business. View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Partners and Partnerships; Business or Company Management; Strategy; Business Startups; Health Care and Treatment; Food; Innovation and Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry