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  • October 2012
  • Case

Hill Country Snack Foods Co.

By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
Hill Country Snack Foods, located in Austin, Texas, manufactures, markets, and distributes snack foods and frozen treats. The CEO is passionate about maximizing shareholder value and believes in keeping tight control over costs and operating the business as efficiently... View Details
Keywords: United States; Financial Strategy; Debt Management; Retail Trade; Risk Management; Food; Capital Structure; Corporate Finance; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Texas
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Kester, W. Carl, and Craig Stephenson. "Hill Country Snack Foods Co." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-517, October 2012.
  • December 2017 (Revised April 2018)
  • Technical Note

A Note on the Snack Food Industry

By: David Bell, Kerry Herman and Amram Migdal
This note provides an overview of the snacking industry in 2017. View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe; Asia; China; Latin America; Middle East
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Bell, David, Kerry Herman, and Amram Migdal. "A Note on the Snack Food Industry." Harvard Business School Technical Note 518-064, December 2017. (Revised April 2018.)
  • October 2012
  • Teaching Note

Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (Brief Case)

By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
Keywords: United States; Debt Management; Retail Trade; Risk Management; Food; Capital Structure; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
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Kester, W. Carl, and Craig Stephenson. "Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 913-518, October 2012.
  • November 2017 (Revised November 2021)
  • Case

Irene Rosenfeld at Mondelēz International: Crafting a Corporate Strategy

By: Raffaella Sadun, David J. Collis, Amram Migdal and Kerry Herman
The case focuses on Irene Rosenfeld’s tenure as CEO of the global snack food company Mondelēz International. Beginning in 2006, she had led the company through many acquisitions, including France’s LU Biscuit and British confectionery company Cadbury, before, in 2012,... View Details
Keywords: Snack Food; Snack; Global Snacking; Packaged Food; Consumer Packaged; Kraft Foods; Kraft; Agribusiness; Change; Change Management; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Geography; Geographic Scope; Global Strategy; Leadership; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Planning; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Illinois
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Sadun, Raffaella, David J. Collis, Amram Migdal, and Kerry Herman. "Irene Rosenfeld at Mondelēz International: Crafting a Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 718-403, November 2017. (Revised November 2021.)
  • October 2012
  • Supplement

Hill Country Snack Foods Co., Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case) (CW)

By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
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Kester, W. Carl, and Craig Stephenson. "Hill Country Snack Foods Co., Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case) (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 913-520, October 2012.
  • 25 Apr 2018
  • News

Case Study: Can This Japanese Snack Food Company Break into the U.S. Market?

  • October 2012
  • Supplement

Hill Country Snack Foods Co., Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case) (CW)

By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
Keywords: United States; Debt Management; Retail Trade; Risk Management; Food; Capital Structure; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
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Kester, W. Carl, and Craig Stephenson. "Hill Country Snack Foods Co., Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case) (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 913-519, October 2012.
  • December 1994
  • Case

Snack Ventures Europe

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Don Daniels
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Europe
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Goldberg, Ray A., and Don Daniels. "Snack Ventures Europe." Harvard Business School Case 595-050, December 1994.
  • December 2009 (Revised October 2015)
  • Case

Diamond Foods

By: David E. Bell and Mary Louise Shelman
CEO Michael Mendes has transformed a grower-owned cooperative into a publicly traded top marketer of snack foods. Diamond's organization, culture, product development process, advertising and promotion strategy, and specifically its marketing department have been built... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Business Model; Customer Focus and Relationships; Leadership; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cooperative Ownership; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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Bell, David E., and Mary Louise Shelman. "Diamond Foods." Harvard Business School Case 510-013, December 2009. (Revised October 2015.)
  • March 2015 (Revised December 2016)
  • Case

Evans Food

By: Sunil Gupta
In April 2014, Hector Guerra (GMP 16) was discussing his company's dilemma with his living group of the General Management Program (GMP) at the Harvard Business School. Guerra was Vice President of Operations at Evans Food, a $100 million company, which produced pork... View Details
Keywords: Food; Production; Cost Management; Supply Chain; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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Gupta, Sunil. "Evans Food." Harvard Business School Case 515-095, March 2015. (Revised December 2016.)
  • 07 Sep 2014
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An MBA That Served up a Big Slice of the Snack Market

Keywords: Panera; Au Bon Pain; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places
  • June 2018 (Revised October 2019)
  • Case

Back to the Roots

By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Leslie K. John
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.

Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, Back to the Roots cofounders... View Details
Keywords: Organic Food; Startup; Crowdfunding; Sustainability; Transparency; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Product Development; Product Marketing; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Food; Food and Beverage Industry
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Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Leslie K. John. "Back to the Roots." Harvard Business School Case 518-073, June 2018. (Revised October 2019.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
  • August 2019
  • Teaching Note

Back to the Roots

By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Leslie K. John
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.

This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: Back to the Roots HBS case No. 518-073. Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a... View Details
Keywords: Organic Food; Startup; Crowdfunding; Sustainability; Transparency; Entrepreneurship; Product Development; Product Marketing; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Food; Food and Beverage Industry
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Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Leslie K. John. "Back to the Roots." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 520-028, August 2019. (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • News

Good Odds

to reduce waste, Imperfect Foods acquired a fraction of the airlines’ canceled orders. In April, Imperfect customers who usually purchased produce and staples could add on a single-serving cheese platter for $2.99—a View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; food industry; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing
  • 09 Jul 2017
  • News

Women in Business: Caron Proschan, Founder and CEO, Simply Gum

  • 07 Jun 2014
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Marius Andersen - Making A Difference

  • December 2017
  • Case

Mondelēz International

By: David Bell, Kerry Herman and Amram Migdal
Mondelēz International is a packaged foods company competing primarily in “snacks” around the globe. The case describes how and why the Kraft Inc. CEO, and later Mondelēz CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, created Mondelēz and how she positioned it as a growth company at a time... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Asia; China; Latin America; Middle East
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Bell, David, Kerry Herman, and Amram Migdal. "Mondelēz International." Harvard Business School Case 518-051, December 2017.
  • July 1986 (Revised August 1986)
  • Case

Frito-Lay, Inc.: Funding for Information Systems

Frito-Lay, Inc., a large snack foods company, has adopted a new method for allocating information systems resources. The method and its rationale are described in detail, along with user reactions. The new scheme is simple, but is it an improvement? Will it be... View Details
Keywords: Resource Allocation; Information Technology; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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Vitale, Michael R. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: Funding for Information Systems." Harvard Business School Case 187-012, July 1986. (Revised August 1986.)
  • July 2008 (Revised March 2010)
  • Case

McDonald's Plan to Win (A)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karla Ingrid Gravis and Annette Kristine Rodriguez
As of 2007, McDonald's had made significant progress on its “Plan to Win,” and the company was rewarded by reaching an all-time high share price. However, McDonald's competitors had expanded beyond the typical fast food giants, such as Wendy's and Burger King, as... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Competitive Strategy; Complexity; Supply and Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karla Ingrid Gravis, and Annette Kristine Rodriguez. "McDonald's Plan to Win (A)." Harvard Business School Case 709-419, July 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
  • 11 Jun 2025
  • Blog Post

Alumni Career Video | Nicole Ledoux (MBA 2008)

an unexpected pivot from finance to entrepreneurship, launching the healthy snack brand 88 Acres with no background in the food industry. She reflects on the challenge of building a new network from scratch... View Details
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