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- 16 Sep 2018
- News
Food Citizenship In An Age Of Technological Disruption
- May 1982 (Revised April 1984)
- Supplement
Consolidated Foods Corp. (B)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Goodpaster, Kenneth E. "Consolidated Foods Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 382-159, May 1982. (Revised April 1984.)
- 2015
- Dictionary Entry
Consistency of Food Products/Ingredients
By: Ai Hisano
Hisano, Ai. "Consistency of Food Products/Ingredients." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues, edited by Ken Albala, 280–282. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2015.
- April 2020
- Background Note
U.S. Food Retail During the Pandemic: March 2020
By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
This note, written in late March 2020 and mainly U.S. focused, looks at the unfolding impact of the coronavirus pandemic on food retailers and their suppliers. It allows student to consider the challenges facing food retail executives as they navigate urgent supply... View Details
Keywords: Coronavirus Pandemic; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Food; Supply Chain; Consumer Behavior; Demand and Consumers; Trade; Crisis Management; Health Pandemics; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Alvarez, José B., and Natalie Kindred. "U.S. Food Retail During the Pandemic: March 2020." Harvard Business School Background Note 520-098, April 2020.
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s ongoing struggle to win customers back months after a contaminated food crisis highlights the challenges companies face with keeping food safe. Chipotle has seen its shares tumble... View Details
- 08 Jun 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Food Security and Human Mobility During the Covid-19 Lockdown
- February 2019 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (D-1): Credit Agreement—Borrower Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (D-1): Credit Agreement—Borrower Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-027, February 2019. (Revised March 2021.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (C-1): Stockholders' Agreements—Majority Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (C-1): Stockholders' Agreements—Majority Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-025, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- August 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Mary Griffin at Derby Foods
By: Anthony J. Mayo and Joshua D. Margolis
Mary Griffin, Vice President of Consumer Products, must provide feedback to one of her direct reports, Simon York. York is a strong performer, but he has displayed some poor interpersonal skills in the manner in which he interacts with his team and the production... View Details
Keywords: Outcome or Result; Training; Interpersonal Communication; Labor and Management Relations; Management Skills; Management Style; Management Teams; Managerial Roles
Mayo, Anthony J., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Mary Griffin at Derby Foods." Harvard Business School Case 412-040, August 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-2): Stock Purchase Agreement—Seller's Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-2): Stock Purchase Agreement—Seller's Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-024, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-1): Stock Purchase Agreement—Buyer's Perspective
By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon
Subramanian, Guhan, and Mike Harmon. "Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (B-1): Stock Purchase Agreement—Buyer's Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 919-023, February 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- April 1991 (Revised August 1995)
- Supplement
Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (B)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the contest for the takeover of Anderson Clayton as industry players compete for one of the seven major dog food makers. View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Bids and Bidding; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David J. "Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-195, April 1991. (Revised August 1995.)
- 22 Feb 2016
- News
Cooking Up America’s Food Culture
he’d become an academic—instead he became instrumental in shaping our country’s food culture. Duda’s restaurant experience had been his education. In Miami, he’d been in the kitchen of the Spiral Restaurant, a new kind of counter-culture... View Details
Keywords: April White
- March 1960
- Case
Midway Foods Corp. (E2)
By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Learned, Edmund P., and Bruce R. Scott. "Midway Foods Corp. (E2)." Harvard Business School Case 306-141, March 1960.
- March 1960 (Revised May 1983)
- Case
Midway Foods Corp. (B1)
By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Learned, Edmund P., and Bruce R. Scott. "Midway Foods Corp. (B1)." Harvard Business School Case 306-132, March 1960. (Revised May 1983.)
- June 1986 (Revised October 2005)
- Teaching Note
Kemp Foods Corporation (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- October 1977 (Revised September 1983)
- Case
Colonial Food Services Co.
By: Michael Beer and James G. Clawson
The first case in a four-part case series which outlines the events leading up to a performance appraisal interview. Describes the background of the company. View Details
Beer, Michael, and James G. Clawson. "Colonial Food Services Co." Harvard Business School Case 478-005, October 1977. (Revised September 1983.)
- 17 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers
Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details
- April 1991 (Revised November 1993)
- Supplement
Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (D)
By: David J. Collis
Describes important developments in the pet food industry in 1989, 1990, and 1991, focusing on competitive dynamics among the industry's major players. View Details
Collis, David J. "Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-197, April 1991. (Revised November 1993.)
- June 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
Can Goodr Fight Food Insecurity at Scale?
By: Daniel Isenberg and William R. Kerr
Jasmine Crowe founded Goodr to redirect food waste to people in need. Now a profitable enterprise, she’s searching for Series A funding and encountering pushback. Scaling and contract concerns are also at the forefront of her mind, but so are her values. Feeding... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Investor Demand; Food; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Values and Beliefs; Social Issues; Race; Opportunities; Contracts; Mission and Purpose; Financing and Loans
Isenberg, Daniel, and William R. Kerr. "Can Goodr Fight Food Insecurity at Scale?" Harvard Business School Case 822-143, June 2022. (Revised October 2022.)