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- June 1983 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
ValuPlus Supermarkets, Inc.
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Salmon, Walter J. "ValuPlus Supermarkets, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 583-164, June 1983. (Revised October 1993.)
- March 1981 (Revised July 1985)
- Supplement
Morris Alper & Sons, Inc. (D): Introduction to Video 2
Introduces Video 2. View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Morris Alper & Sons, Inc. (D): Introduction to Video 2." Harvard Business School Supplement 581-101, March 1981. (Revised July 1985.)
- January 1978 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.: Crangrape Advertising and Promotion
Greyser, Stephen A. "Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.: Crangrape Advertising and Promotion." Harvard Business School Case 578-133, January 1978. (Revised April 1994.)
- March 1991 (Revised January 1996)
- Case
The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Examines the General Mills Board of Directors' role in the General Mills joint venture with Nestle S.A. to sell cereals outside of North America. It raises the more general question of the appropriate role for the board of directors in strategy formulation. View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Trade; Corporate Governance; Managerial Roles; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; North America
Lorsch, Jay W. "The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning." Harvard Business School Case 491-117, March 1991. (Revised January 1996.)
- June 1982
- Supplement
Konigsbrau-Hellas A.E. (C)
By: John J. Gabarro and Colleen Kaftan
Gabarro, John J., and Colleen Kaftan. "Konigsbrau-Hellas A.E. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 482-119, June 1982.
- 1994
- Other Unpublished Work
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of the Southwest: 118 FTC 452
By: Dennis A. Yao
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- December 1993 (Revised September 2003)
- Supplement
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Prosecutors in the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Consumer Litigation reflect on their case against the Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Lawsuits and Litigation; Management; Family Ownership; Cognition and Thinking; Food and Beverage Industry
Paine, Lynn S. "Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-105, December 1993. (Revised September 2003.)
- November 1993 (Revised September 1998)
- Supplement
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (C): Conclusion
By: Lynn S. Paine
Describes the results of the charges related to the sale of the apple juice products. View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (C): Conclusion." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-104, November 1993. (Revised September 1998.)
- May 1992
- Teaching Note
Tom Monaghan: In Business for God, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-392-079). View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- January 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Sam Steinberg--1959-69 (B)
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Sam Steinberg--1959-69 (B)." Harvard Business School Case 392-060, January 1992. (Revised March 1993.)
- Web
Past Issues - Alumni
from the Top HBS professor Carl Kester discusses leadership with five of his classmates — chief executives from the Class of 1977 Distinct Yet of a Piece Profiles from the Class of 1977 What's Cookin' Four Views from the Frontlines of the View Details
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two
the eighteenth-century pottery and china manufacturer; H.J. Heinz, who started the famous food company in 1869; and Marshall Field, the late nineteenth-century Chicago retailer. Below, in Part Two, Koehn shares her thoughts on how three... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
Overview
Dr. Lurtz researches the history of agricultural economies in Latin America. She has a particular interest in export agriculture and attendant state- and locally-driven modernization projects. Her current work looks to the coffee economy of southern Mexico in the 19th... View Details
Keywords: Coffee Production; Institutions; Property Rights; Labor History; Credit; Modernization; Development Economics; Rural Scope; Trade; Food; Agribusiness; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Economies and Regions; Goods and Commodities; History; Growth and Development; Emerging Markets; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Latin America; Mexico; Central America
- July 1997
- Teaching Note
U.S. Bank of Washington (TN)
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-292-057). View Details
- December 1970 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Harmon Foods, Inc.
Prediction and shipment has been a scheduling and budgetary problem. Multiple regression is suggested as a solution. Evaluation of regression coefficients leads to better understanding of trend, seasonality, and promotion effectiveness. View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Production; Forecasting and Prediction; Budgets and Budgeting; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Whiston, William B. "Harmon Foods, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 171-248, December 1970. (Revised September 2006.)
- September 2024
- Case
Eat App: Building and Monetizing an End-to-End Dining Experience Solution
By: Elie Ofek and Ahmed Dahawy
Founded in 2015 in Bahrain, Eat App was an up-and-coming player in the global restaurant management software business. In early 2024, having shifted to a product-led growth strategy, the company’s co-founders faced a host of decisions that could greatly impact their... View Details
Keywords: Price; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Marketing; Negotiation Deal; Internet and the Web; Value Creation; Profit; Revenue; Applications and Software; Product; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Bahrain; United Arab Emirates; Abu Dhabi; Dubai
Ofek, Elie, and Ahmed Dahawy. "Eat App: Building and Monetizing an End-to-End Dining Experience Solution." Harvard Business School Case 525-019, September 2024.
- March 2022 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Sunōmi Switchel: Time to Switch?
By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Shani Carter McKinney and Alexandra Horvitz
Nicole Blank has bootstrapped her functional beverage company, Sunōmi Switchel, to contracts with leading grocery retailers. She is now faced with a series of choices for if and how to continue to grow the business. View Details
Keywords: Startup; Start-up; Startup Management; Burnout; Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial Journey; Bootstrap; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Startups; Crisis Management; Financial Condition; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; District of Columbia
Hyde, Lindsay N., Shani Carter McKinney, and Alexandra Horvitz. "Sunōmi Switchel: Time to Switch?" Harvard Business School Case 822-078, March 2022. (Revised February 2023.)
- February 2021
- Case
A Cultural Transformation at Southeastern Grocers
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Jonah S. Goldberg and Joseph A. Paul
When Anthony Hucker, the CEO of Southeastern Grocers (SEG), took over in that role in July 2017, the company was in dire financial and operational condition and was headed towards bankruptcy. SEG, the fifth largest grocery chain in the U.S. in early 2021, operated... View Details
Keywords: Business Transformation; Strategy Execution; Retail; Organizational Culture; Transformation; Growth and Development Strategy; Performance; Success; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; United States; Florida
Srinivasan, Suraj, Jonah S. Goldberg, and Joseph A. Paul. "A Cultural Transformation at Southeastern Grocers." Harvard Business School Case 121-049, February 2021.
- September 2020
- Supplement
Commonwealth Joe: January 2020 Update from CEO Robert Peck
By: Alexander J. MacKay
At the end of 2016, the leadership team of Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters—Robert Peck, Chase Damiano, and Jeremy Martin—had begun an ambitious retail expansion strategy in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for their specialty coffee business. That October, they... View Details
Keywords: Cold Brew Coffee; Specialty Coffee; On-premise Coffee Market; Retail Expansion Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Brands and Branding; Expansion; Strategy; Decision Making; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
MacKay, Alexander J. "Commonwealth Joe: January 2020 Update from CEO Robert Peck." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 721-851, September 2020. (Link to Supplement.)
- June 2020
- Case
MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe? (Abridged)
By: Boris Groysberg, John D. Vaughan and Matthew Preble
This is an abridged version of “MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe?” HBS Case No. 416-004. Scott and Ally Svenson, the founders of MOD Pizza, had to make a number of decisions in planning how to scale their small company. They wanted to grow MOD from 45 stores as of May 2015... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Service Delivery; Organizational Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Service Industry; Service Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, John D. Vaughan, and Matthew Preble. "MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe? (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 420-118, June 2020.