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- May 2017
- Article
Psychologically Informed Implementations of Sugary-Drink Portion Limits
By: Leslie John, Grant Donnelly and Christina Roberto
In 2012, the New York City Board of Health prohibited restaurants from selling sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces. Although a state court ruled that the Board of Health did not have the authority to implement such a policy, it remains a legally viable... View Details
Keywords: Nutrition; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Public Administration Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; New York (city, NY)
John, Leslie, Grant Donnelly, and Christina Roberto. "Psychologically Informed Implementations of Sugary-Drink Portion Limits." Psychological Science 28, no. 5 (May 2017): 620–629.
- Article
Population and Nutrition: A Case for Integration
By: James E. Austin and F. James Levinson
Austin, James E., and F. James Levinson. "Population and Nutrition: A Case for Integration." Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society 52, no. 2 (Spring 1974): 169–184.
- 27 Jul 2022
- News
Alumna-Led Reproductive Health Startup Raises $4.7 Million
tells Forbes. “I started doing a lot of research with my OB and learned that it was likely due to a folic acid deficiency during the first few weeks of my pregnancy, which tipped me off to the importance of targeted, high-quality nutrition.” Perelel’s vitamin program... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Elevator Pitch: Good Vibrations
showing that vibration at a precise frequency stimulates bone growth and improves bone density, OsteoBoost will be coupled with an app to track daily use and encourage good nutritional habits. The Why: One in four American men and half of... View Details
- 12 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa
right soil nutrition can substantially increase its carbon-sequestering capabilities. He argues that this “leapfrogging” of traditional agricultural development presents the opportunity to ensure global food security while helping to... View Details
- 28 May 2021
- News
Unspent Love
of paper origami fish to swim across the ceiling of the family dining room, Kingston writes. “My mother, who put her business degree to use running a small nutritional beverage company with my father in Santa Rosa, Calif., while raising... View Details
- 17 May 2017
- News
Nisa Godrej Takes Over
India, Deepika Warrier is the vice-president for the company’s nutrition category. Hindustan Unilever, the country’s largest consumer goods maker, has two women in its executive team. Geetu Verma heads its foods division and Priya Nair is... View Details
- November 2005
- Supplement
Nestle's Milk Districts: Case Supplement
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman
Nestle as the largest milk company in the world, has a history of economic development, nutrition, health, and food safety in all the major countries of the world. Each milk model is tailor-made to the needs of each country's political, social, and economic priorities. View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Nutrition; Health; Food; Government and Politics; Social Psychology; Economics; Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Kerry Herman. "Nestle's Milk Districts: Case Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 906-411, November 2005.
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
How to Close the Health Gap
In developed countries, tuberculosis has been nearly eradicated, thanks to good nutrition and antibiotics. But those remedies are not available to 90 percent of the world’s population, and 1.7 million people die each year from the... View Details
- Profile
Gopesh Mittal
While consulting with McKinsey & Co on industry projects ranging from education to energy utilities in India, Gopesh Mittal discovered a deep interest in one especially important field, health care. “I worked for a health care company that was launching a new,... View Details
- 27 Jun 2016
- News
Ulf Mark Schneider Has Plans to Make Nestlé Healthy
the company since 1922. A piece in Fortune notes that the appointment “could trigger a series of acquisitions by the Swiss food giant to further its ambitions in nutrition and medical foods.” Schneider comes to the foodmaker from... View Details
- March 2016
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Doug Rauch and the Daily Table
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Peter Zimmerman and Penelope Rossano
Former Trader Joe’s President Doug Rauch developed an innovative idea to address the challenge of food insecurity, food waste, and nutrition. His concept was a new retail grocery model, offering nutritious affordable food to a food insecure population in the inner city... View Details
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
From the Ground Up
children would come to school, but not have lunches with them, so they wouldn't have proper nutrition during school. They were often just embarrassed to come to school. And school supplies––in addition to being required to have a uniform,... View Details
- 24 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Growing the Seeds of an Early-Stage Startup
The company aims to transform health food with a lesser known super-seed (Sacha Inchi), which has a superior nutritional profile compared to most conventional nuts and seeds. The mission was to do this not just through its products, but... View Details
- April 2009 (Revised April 2009)
- Background Note
Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger in the Developing World
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Djordjija Petkoski and Kerry Herman
The millennium objectives of reducing poverty and malnutrition are not being met. How do the private, public, and NGO sectors of society work together to achieve better results and include the recipients in the process? View Details
Keywords: Food; Nutrition; Poverty; Partners and Partnerships; Non-Governmental Organizations; Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., Djordjija Petkoski, and Kerry Herman. "Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger in the Developing World." Harvard Business School Background Note 909-406, April 2009. (Revised April 2009.)
- 19 Oct 2011
- News
A Good Look
Levy: Ingredients for beauty from an unlikely source. Photo courtesy Kerty Levy A company that manufactures the nutritional ingredients used in animal feed doesn’t seem like the most likely incubator for a beauty products division. But... View Details
- March 2016
- Teaching Note
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Laurent Adamowicz and Bon'App
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
After a successful career as Chairman and CEO of Paris-based luxury food company, Fauchon, Laurent Adamowicz sought to provide a solution to a large scale complex problem. Ultimately, Adamowicz created a mobile application to provide consumers with more accessible and... View Details
- December 2010 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
The Full Yield
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Noemie Myriam Delfassy
New firm created to provide understanding of the role of food in health and nutrition. View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Food; Health Care and Treatment; Nutrition; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Noemie Myriam Delfassy. "The Full Yield." Harvard Business School Case 911-402, December 2010. (Revised August 2012.)
- May 2009
- Teaching Note
The World Food Programme during the Global Food Crisis (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Eric D. Werker
Teaching Note for [709024] and [709052]. View Details
- Profile
Olivia Melendez
and width of their physical storefronts, not their nutritional content). Most of my friends were partial to the “skinny deli”, but the “fat deli” was my first-ever summer job, so I remain fiercely loyal. View Details