Publications

1976
Chapter

Cereal Fortification: Barriers to Implementation

By: James E. Austin and Donald S. Snodgrass

Keywords: Food; Food and Beverage Industry

March 2021 (Revised May 2021)
Case

ALDDN: Advancing Local Dairy Development in Nigeria

By: Meg Rithmire and Debora L. Spar

In 2020, Ndidi Nwuneli, founder and CEO of Sahel Consulting in Nigeria, faced a thorny set of problems. Her firm partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in a large project to develop the local dairy industry as a way to facilitate equitable growth and... View Details

Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Food; Rural Scope; Growth and Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Equality and Inequality; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Nigeria

November 2015 (Revised June 2017)
Case

Mission Impossible? Yummy77 Delivers Groceries within the Hour

By: Benjamin Edelman

Yummy77 considers alternative operational models to reduce cost, improve speed, and increase appeal. Can one of these approaches succeed where others have failed? View Details

Keywords: Grocery Delivery; Operations; Platforms; Logistics; Distribution; Food; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China

Profile

Paul Scharfman

created jobs and improved his community’s water system. Focusing on efficiencies to fuel growth and create jobs, Scharfman’s Specialty Cheese has doubled its workforce to 100 people over the past five years.... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Retail

September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
Supplement

Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A2)

By: V.G. Narayanan, Fabrizio Ferri and James Weber

The A1 and A2 versions of the “Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A)” split the original A case into two parts. The A1 case ends as activists Sardar Biglari and Phil Cooley prepare to meet with CEO Don Smith at Friendly's headquarters in September 2006. The... View Details

Keywords: Investment Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Conflict and Resolution; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

6 PM – 8 PM CDT, 25 Sep 2015

HBS Chicago Young Alumni Reception

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

7 PM – 9 PM PST, 16 Nov 2015

HBS San Francisco Young Alumni Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2011-2015 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in San Francisco View Details

29 Aug 2023
News

Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

they're like, "Well, I believe that concrete is the most important choice that we need to make, and so I need to work in concrete." Well, that's not true. I mean, there's a lot of things that are really important View Details

7 PM – 9 PM PST, 17 Nov 2015

HBS Los Angeles Young Alumni Reception

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

7 PM – 9 PM PST, 11 Feb 2015

HBS Los Angeles Young Alumni Reception

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

February 2025 (Revised February 2025)
Case

Managing Complexity at mymuesli

By: Thomas Graeber and Stacy Straaberg

In April 2009, direct-to-consumer e-commerce muesli brand mymuesli faced a flood of customer questions. The breakfast cereal startup enabled users to order personalized muesli on its website by choosing from 75 organic ingredients for a total of 566 quadrillion... View Details

Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Decisions; Food; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Product Launch; Problems and Challenges; Behavior; Competitive Advantage; Customization and Personalization; Segmentation; Internet and the Web; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Germany

June 2011 (Revised April 2014)
Case

sweetriot 2.0

By: Christopher Marquis, Donna Khalife and Bobbi Thomason

In the fall of 2010, Sarah Endline, CEO and Founder of sweetriot, an organic chocolate company, was deciding the best way to grow her organic chocolate company, while keeping her chocolate physically and conceptually on the shelf. She wanted to grow the offerings and... View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Profit; Business Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; Experience and Expertise; Economic Growth; Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; New York (state, US)

8 PM – 10 PM EDT, 06 Apr 2016
HBS Alumni Events

HBS New York Young Alumni Networking Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2011-2015 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in New York. View Details

7 PM – 9 PM GMT, 04 Nov 2015

HBS London Young Alumni Reception

HBS Young Alumni, MBA 2006-2015, are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in London. Registration required. View Details

7 PM – 9 PM EST, 05 Nov 2015

HBS Washington, D.C Young Alumni Reception

HBS Young Alumni, MBA 2006-2015, are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in Washington, D.C.. Registration required. View Details

01 Jun 2020
News

Meal Plan

Holdings, a $300 million fund with investments in several restaurant concepts including Tatte Bakery, CAVA, Life Alive, BJ’s Restaurants and Clover Food Labs. Christian, can you walk me through how the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; restaurants; COVID-19; pandemic; recovery; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Mar 2018
News

Every Trick in the Book

beloved,” she says. But beloved didn’t pay the bills, and by 2015, after decades of pressure from big chains and the internet, the small, independent store was on the verge of closing. That’s when Brody, a... View Details

Keywords: April White

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PST, 07 Mar 2017
HBS Alumni Events

HBS Los Angeles Young Alumni Networking Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2002-2016 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in Los Angeles. View Details

December 2017 (Revised January 2018)
Teaching Note

Bega Cheese: Bidding to Bring Vegemite Back Home

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Lauren G. Pickle and Greg Saldutte

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