food and beverage - Publications - Faculty & Research

December 2007
Case

Akshaya Patra: Feeding India's Schoolchildren

By: David M. Upton, Christine Ellis, Sarah Lucas and Amy Yamner

Describes a highly successful effort by an Indian Charity to feed poor schoolchildren at lunchtime. This provides two significant benefits. It improves nutrition for the children, and helps keep them in school since the provided meal is occasionally the only meal they... View Details

Keywords: Food; Service Operations; Education; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Food and Beverage Industry; India

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Judges - Alumni

from Harvard Business School. Alejandra is also an angel investor and Shark on Shark Tank Mexico, where she has invested in over 25 startups, primarily in e-commerce and food &... View Details

7 PM – 9 PM EDT, 25 Mar 2015

HBS Boston Young Alumni Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2005-2014 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in Boston. View Details

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDT, 13 Mar 2015

HBS Dallas Young Alumni Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2005-2014 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in Dallas. View Details

December 2017 (Revised March 2018)
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Kellogg Company/eighteen94 capital

By: David Bell, Damien McLoughlin and Natalie Kindred

With 33,000 employees and revenues of $13 billion in 2016, Kellogg Company was the world’s largest producer of branded packaged cereal and a leader in branded convenience foods. Founded in 1906 and based in Michigan, the company had a proud history of product and... View Details

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31 May 2017
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Can Amazon Do What Walmart Couldn’t, Stop the 'Wheel of Retailing'?

it, “The acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon (which took place after this month’s column was posted) shows that there still are vast opportunities for Amazon to avoid the mechanics of the wheel The wheel begins to turn only when volume... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

How to Avoid a Price Increase

quantity than raise prices, conclude Harvard Business School marketing professor John Gourville and University of Texas professor Jonathan Koehler. They recently published their findings in a working paper, "Downsizing Price Increases: A... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

10 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly

While the US Food and Drug Administration has chiseled away pharmaceutical review times over the years to speed innovative drugs to market, the opposite seems to have occurred in the agency's approval of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Technology

7 PM – 9 PM PST, 08 Mar 2017
HBS Alumni Events

HBS San Francisco Young Alumni Networking Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2012-2016 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in San Francisco View Details

Portrait Project

Jennifer Wu

Mom lay on the bathroom floor, her face ashen as she threw up once more. Dad and I hovered over her, fretful and anxious, as we debated calling an ambulance. Thankfully, it turned out to be a bout of View Details

June 1999
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Furr's/Bishop's, Inc. (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick

Keywords: Food; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

government, and NGOs, sharing insights on a range of issues including health care, national talent, food security, and sustainability. They also talked about the role of the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

May 1986
Supplement

General Mills, Inc.: Yoplait Custard-Style Yogurt (B)

By: John A. Quelch

Yoplait's director of new product development is finalizing plans for the national introduction of custard-style Yoplait. Based on the results of a mini-market test and a BASES laboratory test market. View Details

Keywords: Food; Product Launch; Product Development; Product Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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Inside the Learning: Boston By the Season

Street to people-watch on a warm summer evening. Spend an afternoon on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Take advantage of food trucks, fountains, beer and wine gardens, and an oasis... View Details

05 Nov 2019
News

Alumnus Named McDonald’s CEO

having a record year for cash flow. The Journal also noted that Kempczinksi had planned a global town hall meeting with employees. “I’ll share a bit more about my background and perspective,” he wrote in an internal memo, “but most... View Details

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

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Influence: Medium-Low 80 1980 s 19 Software industry booms PC use expands in scale and scope CAD/CAM revolutionizes manufacturing Space shuttle Influence: Medium-High 90 1990 s Boom in connectivity Cloning, stem cell research DVDs... View Details

7 PM – 9 PM EDT, 14 Apr 2016
HBS Alumni Events

HBS Boston Young Alumni Networking Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2006-2015 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in Boston. View Details

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST, 05 Feb 2015

HBS Miami Young Alumni Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2000-2014 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in Miami. View Details

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On Campus Logistics - Recruiting

the room when you arrive. Interviews: A CPD staff member will meet you outside of your room 10 minutes before your first interview with your interview schedule, applicant materials, and food vouchers. Room... View Details

April 1990
Case

Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)

By: James E. Austin

The new vice president of infant and dietetic products of Nestle Alimentana S.A. has to make recommendations on the company's marketing programs for its infant formulas in developing countries. The U.S. subsidiary is currently the target of a consumer boycott because... View Details