Publications

December 1997 (Revised May 2008)
Supplement

Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (B)

By: John J. Gabarro

This is the supplement to “Wolfgang Keller at Königsbräu-TAK (A).” This case is a modernized revision of the popular case “Wolfgang Keller at Königsbräu-Hellas (B).” View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Greece

July 1998
Teaching Note

Pepsi's Regeneration, 1990-1993 TN

By: David A. Garvin

Teaching Note for (9-395-048). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

January 1992 (Revised March 1993)
Case

Sam Steinberg--1905-58 (A)

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

April 1991 (Revised August 1991)
Case

Nestle in Chocolate in 1990

By: David J. Collis

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

June 1989
Teaching Note

Asahi Breweries Ltd., Teaching Note

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Teaching Note for (9-389-114). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Japan

April 1988 (Revised January 1992)
Case

General Mills, Inc.: Corporate Strategy

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry

Portrait Project

Danielle Slutzky

grandchildren be filled only with overflowing sweetness. My life is sweet, which makes my job urgent: to unleash the hope that food provides. I want to make the food industry... View Details

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

01 Jun 2001
News

Back in the 1980s, while working as a high-priced management consultant, Jim Koch (MBA ’74) decided what this country really needed was an exceptional glass of beer. He drained his savings, maxed out his credit cards, and using an old... View Details

Keywords: Samuel Adams; The Boston Beer Company; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing

20 Mar 2025
Blog Post

Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)

What were you doing prior to HBS? What made you decide to go to HBS? Before HBS, I worked on TPG’s impact assessment team, Y Analytics, focused on energy, agriculture, food, and industrial deals. I learned... View Details

04 Mar 2025
Blog Post

WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley

computing, cloud computing, and robotics redefining the future. Organized by the Tech Club and launched in 1996, WesTrek has connected generations of students with alumni and... View Details

Keywords: Technology

04 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 4

These new establishments were concentrated in industries where women entrepreneurs have been traditionally active and the entry was mainly found among household-based establishments. We measure View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

19 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 18

analysts' forecasts of firm performance actually reflect any of these factors and which are considered most important. We use survey data from 967 analysts ranking 837 companies to judge how their forecasts are related to evaluations of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Business of Animal Protection Club

slaughtered for food than the number of humans that have ever lived on the planet– and a vast majority will be raised in horrific conditions that, if applied to dogs or cats, could warrant animal cruelty... View Details

February 2007 (Revised February 2009)
Case

A Differentiation Strategy at ASDA

By: David E. Bell and Nitin Sanghavi

The Wal-Mart CEO has challenged his company to do more to help mankind. The British subsidiary, ASDA, is reviewing its activities in the environment/social arena. View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trends; Values and Beliefs; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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