Food - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2006
News

Street Singer

apparent, however, is her passion and drive, whether she’s describing a recent IPO, her work with the Food Bank for New York City, or her relationship with God. Whatever the topic, her words come thick and fast, demonstrating the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Finance

06 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?

Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all, cigarette makers once used... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

27 Feb 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape

frictions throughout the value chain. With these structural impediments in mind, we visited WayCool Foods and Pixxel, two innovative companies that are attempting to improve economic conditions for farmers, while lowering the carbon... View Details

7 PM – 9 PM CDT, 01 May 2015

HBS Chicago Young Alumni Reception

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

8 PM – 10 PM EDT, 21 Apr 2015

HBS New York Young Alumni Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2010-2014 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in New York. View Details

6:30 PM – 9 PM EST, 18 Nov 2014

HBS Atlanta Young Alumni Reception

Members of the classes of 2005 - 2014, come and catch up with old friends at this unique event - HBS Young Alumni are invited to a private party at Eclipse di Luna for an evening of networking and socializing! Sponsored by HBS Alumni Relations & HBS Club of... View Details

7 PM – 9 PM PST, 26 Feb 2015

HBS San Francisco Young Alumni Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2010-2014 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in San Francisco. View Details

Portrait Project

Molli Hourihan

matzah ball soup, the noisy, opinionated dinner tables on which both were served. HBS helped prepare me for a career in food marketing. I'll bring households joy through the Milanos and Goldfish I sell, but I'll put my own family first.... View Details

Profile

Jeff Bernstein

experiences better." An observant Orthodox Jew, Jeff also appreciates the accommodations the school makes such as providing kosher options whenever food is brought to student classes or events. Lessons for the future Jeff got married... View Details

13 Jun 2017
Blog Post

7 Reasons Why the New MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program at Harvard is Next Level

career safety net Spangler dining food #3. Another one? In just two years, you get two degrees - i.e. efficiency is key here 🔑🔒 [https://media.giphy.com/media/GV3aYiEP8qbao/giphy.gif] #4. Harvard isn’t a traditional... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Students Forecast Climate Change’s Impact

Digital Initiative to facilitate online and offline conversations around classroom topics. Responses ranged from oil companies to ice-cream makers and almost everything in between. We’ve excerpted a few of them here. Shake Shack Data point: “The UN’s View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jun 2015
News

In My Humble Opinion: Priya Paul (OPM 28, 1999)

2014: The Election That Changed India, by Rajdeep Sardesai. Favorite US hotels: The NoMad and the Standard on the High Line in New York; the Delano in Miami. Any property owned by Aman Resorts. Perk of the job: “I’m a little bit of a foodie, so I love trying new... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

2022
Working Paper

Consumer Reviews and Regulation: Evidence from NYC Restaurants

By: Chiara Farronato and Georgios Zervas

We investigate the informativeness of hygiene signals in online reviews, and their effect on consumer choice and restaurant hygiene. We first extract signals of hygiene from Yelp. Among all dimensions that regulators monitor through mandated restaurant inspections, we... View Details

Keywords: Restaurants; Reviews; Hygiene; Yelp; Regulation; Food; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Consumer Behavior

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01 Oct 1998
News

Supplying Demand

line of generic foods to be sold in the United States - and had spawned his first nationwide trend in the process. His brandless foods concept helped propel Star from fourth place in Greater Boston sales... View Details

Keywords: Paul Michelman

Samuel M. Walton

1987, Wal-Marts numbered over 1,000 and had sales of $14 billion. Gaining momentum from the success of Wal-Mart, Walton created the highly successful bulk food store chain, Sam’s Wholesale Club, which also earned revenues in the billions.... View Details

Keywords: Retail

12 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Accounting Information as Political Currency

information standards in accounting (through the Financial Accounting Standards Board) and in food labeling (through the Food and Drug Administration). There are likely lessons for both regulatory agencies... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Dec 2021
News

Case Study: Let’s Dance

board chairman role to begin working on a related venture, a mutual bank to support lending to local food and farming businesses.) The changes slashed errors in half and doubled their packing speed. Operations have increased six-fold in... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

Portrait Project

Sarah Kalmbach

conversations with a Taiwanese exchange student or a local candidate running for office. And now today as I whip up French toast for lunch with a classmate, I’m thankful for what my mom’s hospitality taught me: that food brings people... View Details

26 Aug 2016
News

Improving Wellness Through Better Nutrition

diseases—heart disease, renal disease, celiac, diabetes, cancer—are influenced by the food we eat,” Burrough notes. By providing freshly made meals with ingredients customized to meet specific nutritional needs, Mom’s Meals helps seniors... View Details

27 Oct 2021
Blog Post

HBS Impact Investing Fund Course: An Experiential Education in Social Financing

to complete the course. The businesses operate in a wide range of areas including food services, health care, manufacturing, and composting. Students have been split into groups of four to five and paired with a member of the faculty... View Details

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