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  • September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
  • Supplement

SUN Brewing (A) (CW)

The Khemka family of India--founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing--faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the ruble's massive devaluation in August 1998, the stock price of SUN brewing, which is publicly listed on the Luxemburg... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Emerging Markets; Family Business; Financing and Loans; Capital Markets; Decision Choices and Conditions; Food and Beverage Industry; India; Russia
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Villalonga, Belen, and Raphael Amit. "SUN Brewing (A) (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 207-703, September 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
  • November 1995 (Revised October 2001)
  • Teaching Note

Taco Bell Series TN

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Sarah Gant
Teaching Note for (9-692-058) and (9-694-076). View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
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Applegate, Lynda M., and Sarah Gant. "Taco Bell Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 196-073, November 1995. (Revised October 2001.)
  • April 2013 (Revised April 2013)
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Justin Anson Distillery, Inc.

A distiller increases whiskey production and income declines because of accounting methods in use. Questions are raised regarding the treatment of expenditures which can be classified as production, inventory, or period costs. The necessary aging process raises added... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Financing and Loans; Cost; Accounting; Food and Beverage Industry
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Vancil, Richard F. "Justin Anson Distillery, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 113-122, April 2013. (Revised April 2013.)
  • June 2001 (Revised September 2011)
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PepsiCo's Bid for Quaker Oats (A)

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Leonid P Sudakov
Throughout 1999, PepsiCo closely tracked several potential strategic acquisitions. In the fall of 2000, it appeared that the right moment for an equity-financed acquisition had arrived. At this time, PepsiCo management decided to initiate confidential discussions with... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Stock Shares; Negotiation; Strategy; Valuation; Food and Beverage Industry
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Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Leonid P Sudakov. "PepsiCo's Bid for Quaker Oats (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-458, June 2001. (Revised September 2011.)
  • August 2021
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Orchadio's First Two Split Experiments

By: Iavor I. Bojinov, Marco Iansiti and David Lane
Orchadio, a direct-to-consumer grocery business, needs to conduct its first two A/B tests—one to evaluate the effectiveness and functioning of its newly redesigned website, and one to market-test four versions of a new banner for the website. To do so, it will rely on... View Details
Keywords: Information Management; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Resource Allocation; Marketing; Measurement and Metrics; Customization and Personalization; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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Bojinov, Iavor I., Marco Iansiti, and David Lane. "Orchadio's First Two Split Experiments." Harvard Business School Case 622-015, August 2021.
  • November 2024
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Fyffes International SA

By: David E. Bell, Damien McLoughlin and Tonia Labruyère
Helge Sparsoe, CEO of Fyffes since 2020, had taken the tropical produce importer and distributor back to a path of stable level of profitability since he joined in 2020. He was now thinking about next steps for the business, which mainly traded in bananas. He was... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Change Management; Environmental Sustainability; Brands and Branding; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; Competition; Price; Value Creation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Republic of Ireland; Colombia; Guatemala; Costa Rica; Ecuador
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Bell, David E., Damien McLoughlin, and Tonia Labruyère. "Fyffes International SA." Harvard Business School Case 525-028, November 2024.
  • 22 Feb 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Mind of the Market: Extending the Frontiers of Marketing Thought

feelings about basic conceptions of the home, transitions children go through, the meaning of a certain meal, or what mothers think about the food and beverages their children... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2003
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Going Down Easy

the ingredients simple: “We set out to do a show that would really talk about the authentic food ways, the things that were kind of in danger of being trampled and lost as we move toward larger scale food,”... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
  • May 2000
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J & B

Michael Stoner finds himself called upon to reposition a once venerable and highly profitable brand of Scotch whisky. He must find a cultural trend. View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Product Positioning; Culture; Food and Beverage Industry
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McCracken, Grant D. "J & B." Harvard Business School Case 500-051, May 2000.
  • March 1995 (Revised July 1996)
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Mattson Foods, Inc. (Revised): The Bardolini Division

By: Steven C. Wheelwright
The Bardolini Division of Mattson Foods, with plants in the northeast and midwest, wants to open up the western market for its pizza. Management must decide whether to build a new plant on the West Coast, and what type of technology to put in the plant if they decide... View Details
Keywords: Logistics; Emerging Markets; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Business Plan; Capital Budgeting; Expansion; Buildings and Facilities; Strategic Planning; Marketing Strategy; Technology; Economic Systems; Food and Beverage Industry
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Wheelwright, Steven C. "Mattson Foods, Inc. (Revised): The Bardolini Division." Harvard Business School Case 695-058, March 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
  • May 1993 (Revised March 1995)
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PEPSI: The Indian Challenge

On November 9, 1987, the Government of India's Project Approval Board approved PepsiCo's second proposal to enter the country. The package that had been approved differed substantially, however, from the one that Pepsi and its local partners had proposed more than a... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Business and Government Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; India
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Ghemawat, Pankaj. "PEPSI: The Indian Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 793-060, May 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
  • April 1992
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Prelude Corp.: Afterthoughts

By: Norman A. Berg
Commentary by an executive familiar with the industry on what went wrong at Prelude and what the difficulties are in creating economies of scale in the lobster fishing industry. View Details
Keywords: Management; Problems and Challenges; Cost Management; Food and Beverage Industry
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Berg, Norman A. "Prelude Corp.: Afterthoughts." Harvard Business School Supplement 392-125, April 1992.
  • December 2018 (Revised June 2019)
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Wolfgang Puck: Setting the Table for the Future

By: Boris Groysberg and Matthew G. Preble
Chef Wolfgang Puck oversees a disparate business empire that includes fine dining restaurants, a catering business, and various licensed products that run from cookware, to soup, to fast-casual restaurants. His businesses activities are divided among three separate... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Growth and Development; Management Systems; Business Processes; Leadership; Transition; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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Groysberg, Boris, and Matthew G. Preble. "Wolfgang Puck: Setting the Table for the Future." Harvard Business School Case 419-001, December 2018. (Revised June 2019.)
  • August 2023 (Revised January 2024)
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Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (A)

By: Michael Parzen, Michael W. Toffel, Amram Migdal and Susan Pinckney
Arla implemented a data-based price incentive system to measure, track, and influence climate friendly changes to reduce CO2 emissions across the world’s fourth largest dairy cooperative. View Details
Keywords: Dairy Industry; Business Earnings; Earnings Management; Environmental Accounting; Agribusiness; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Making; Decisions; Voting; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Pollution; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Financial Strategy; Price; Profit; Revenue; Food; Geopolitical Units; Global Strategy; Ownership Type; Cooperative Ownership; Performance Efficiency; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Natural Environment; Science-Based Business; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; European Union; Germany; Denmark; Sweden; Luxembourg; Belgium
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Parzen, Michael, Michael W. Toffel, Amram Migdal, and Susan Pinckney. "Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (A)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 624-031, August 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
  • 26 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?

When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology; Information; Technology
  • 2023
  • Working Paper

The Impact of Unionization on Consumer Perceptions of Service Quality: Evidence from Starbucks

By: Isamar Troncoso, Minkyung Kim, Ishita Chakraborty and SooHyun Kim
The US has seen a rise in union movements, but their effects on service industry marketing outcomes like customer satisfaction and perceptions of service quality remain understudied. In this paper, we empirically study the impact on customer satisfaction and... View Details
Keywords: Labor Unions; Customer Satisfaction; Perception; Public Opinion; Employees; Food and Beverage Industry
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Troncoso, Isamar, Minkyung Kim, Ishita Chakraborty, and SooHyun Kim. "The Impact of Unionization on Consumer Perceptions of Service Quality: Evidence from Starbucks." Working Paper, 2023.
  • December 2024
  • Case

Yum China: People First

By: David E. Bell, Shu Lin and Nancy Dai
Joey Wat, CEO of Yum China Holdings, Inc., which operated KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell in mainland China, oversaw KFC’s milestone as the first Western quick-service chain in China to surpass 10,000 stores, with Pizza Hut exceeding 3,000 locations. This expansion was... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Franchise Ownership; Performance Efficiency; Expansion; Employees; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China
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Bell, David E., Shu Lin, and Nancy Dai. "Yum China: People First." Harvard Business School Case 525-038, December 2024.
  • November 2011
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Pacific Grove Spice Company

By: William E. Fruhan and Craig Stephenson
Pacific Grove Spice Company is a profitable, rapidly growing manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of quality spices and seasonings. The company's business model requires significant investment in accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets to support sales.... View Details
Keywords: Capital Expenditures; Investments; Acquisitions; Securities Analysis; Debt Securities; Opportunities; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Investment; Capital Budgeting; Business Model; Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Acquisition; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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Fruhan, William E., and Craig Stephenson. "Pacific Grove Spice Company." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-366, November 2011.
  • September 1985
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H.J. Heinz Co.: Plastic Bottle Ketchup (B)

By: John A. Quelch
The Heinz Ketchup product manager discovers she does not have sufficient finished inventory and production capacity to meet trade demand for a new plastic bottle ketchup. Alternatives include cancelling promotion events and putting the trade on allocation. View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Crisis Management; Innovation and Invention; Product Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry
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Quelch, John A. "H.J. Heinz Co.: Plastic Bottle Ketchup (B)." Harvard Business School Case 586-036, September 1985.
  • April 1996 (Revised June 2000)
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Boston Beer Company, Inc., The

Capital markets may have overcapitalized the craft brewing industry during a flurry of new IPOs. In the context of this "hot" IPO market each individual company's valuation may seem reasonable. However, after careful analysis of each company's financial statement and... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Analysis; Valuation; Industry Growth; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston
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Hutton, Amy P., and Christopher Charron. "Boston Beer Company, Inc., The." Harvard Business School Case 196-138, April 1996. (Revised June 2000.)
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