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Louis F. Bantle
During his tenure as CEO, Bantle generated a 10-fold increase in revenues (from $100 million to $1 billion) for United States Tobacco. He divested of non-core operating units and launched a major advertising initiative which enabled UST to achieve an 80%+ market share... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Roberto C. Goizueta
In a shrewd acquisition, Goizueta purchased Columbia Pictures for $750 million in 1982. Three years later, Columbia was Coca-Cola’s second most successful enterprise bringing in 14% of the operating income. In his first five years as CEO, Goizueta increased Coca-Cola’s... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Ernest Gallo
A marketing genius, Gallo targeted the “low end” of the wine market when he introduced Thunderbird in the 1950s. The marketing strategy was a resounding success, and Gallo sold an unprecedented 2.5 million cases of the wine in less than a year. In 1985, Gallo... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
H. Brewster Atwater, Jr.
Despite a worldwide recession, Atwater led General Mills through 10 consecutive years of market value growth. He re-focused General Mills on its core products and services, and in so doing, enabled the company to profitably expand on a global level. View Details
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Arthur C. Dorrance
In 1931, Dorrance began radio advertising, sponsoring famous radio programs like the George Burns & Gracie Allen Show and the Campbell Playhouse. Dorrance introduced Cream of Mushroom Soup in 1934, and in the same year renamed “Chicken with Noodles” soup “Chicken... View Details
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Joseph F. Cullman III
Cullman increased Philip Morris sales from $440 million to $2.6 billion in 1973. Cullman’s crowning achievement was capturing the male demographic for Marlboro cigarettes. He did this by developing a new Marlboro package, and establishing the “Marlboro Man” advertising... View Details
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Adolph Coors
Orphaned at age fifteen, Coors worked as an apprentice in a brewery in his native Prussia. Six years later, he began his westward journey as a stowaway aboard a ship headed for Maryland. Gradually moving west, Coors eventually landed in Colorado where he established... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 28 Sep 2017
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Kellogg Taps Steven Cahillane as Cereal Maker's Next CEO
- 21 Mar 2012
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O'Donnells donate $30 million to Harvard
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Inside the Learning: Sustainability—on Campus and Beyond
preparing, and serving food in ways that maximize sustainability while providing healthy meals. Learn more You can also play a role by being more mindful of your on-campus practices. Review some steps you can take to make your stay on... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
years later, it's clear that she made the right choice. As a director of the Atlanta office of McKinsey & Company and managing partner of McKinsey Southeast United States, Karch has become an expert on numerous business topics, such as retailing, mass merchandising,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo
DiRomualdo spent four years in the Navy as an aviation reconnaissance officer during the Vietnam War before earning his MBA. He then worked for several firms, most notably Hickory Farms, the faltering specialty foods company that he... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
devices were.” CollaborateUp specializes in bringing corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations together to take on big, complex issues, such as endangered species trafficking, international food security, and... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 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
- 03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017
broadly available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52046 October 2016 Business History Review The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940 By: Hisano, Ai Abstract—This article... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
This husband, father and former pilot in the Marine Corps takes on HBS and his vision of changing communities for the better.
talk to two classmates from the same company, that worked in the same country, are from the same city, but that have two completely different sets of experiences and aspirations. I want to start businesses that change communities for the better. In particular, I want... View Details
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Alpha Mengistu
the figurative food that nourished my grandmother's guests. I am here to give the same. And the beauty is, in providing that connection to others, I am finally at home. Anywhere and everywhere. View Details
- 13 Mar 2018
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March 13, 2018
No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/715035-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-076 Whole Foods and JANA Partners In 2017, JANA Partners decided to launch an activist campaign at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9
Kameda was the leading player in the Japanese rice cracker market and was looking to expand overseas to achieve growth, with the vision of becoming a global food company. Starting in 2008, it had tried to market its best-selling product... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business
Minimum wage hikes can drive poor-quality restaurants out of business. (Source: AndresCalle) A hike in the minimum wage can push restaurants out of business—but mainly the less desirable establishments already suffering from poor reputations, recent research shows. The... View Details