Publications

Educators

December 2011 (Revised November 2012)
Case

Sustainable Tea at Unilever

By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Frederik Nellemann

Unilever's Lipton Tea had been successful with the first phase of its certification partnership with Rainforest Alliance. Now the company faced challenges in how to push forward with the transformation of more difficult parts of the supply chain and how to market... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Marketing; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

Educators

January 2012
Teaching Plan

Sustainable Tea at Unilever

By: Rebecca Henderson

Clubs

Coffee and Tea Club

January 2004 (Revised November 2004)
Case

Rwandan Tea Industry, The: Looking into the Future

By: Debora L. Spar

In 2003, the Rwandan government was focused on transforming the nation's tea industry into a world-class competitor. To accomplish this objective and stave off the downward prices that plagued the international tea market, the government believed that the industry... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Strategy; Privatization; Government and Politics; Developing Countries and Economies; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Rwanda

October 2024
Case

Boba Fete Tea Shop

By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Miles Mrowiec

Educators

Web

Coffee and Tea Club | MBA

Coffee and Tea Club Club Co-Presidents Kelly Chen Abenezer Mechale Sidney Li Club CFO Kelly Chen Mailing Address Student Clubs of HBS, Inc. - Coffee and Tea Club Harvard Business School 117 Western Ave.... View Details

12 Feb 2015
Video

Reading the Tea Leaves: Sourcing News from Chinese Social Media

October 1988 (Revised November 1989)
Case

Pepsi-Cola Fountain Beverage Division: Tea Breeze

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

October 2024
Supplement

Boba Fete Tea Shop – Instructor Worksheet

By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Miles Mrowiec

January 2007
Article

Acquisitions and Firm Growth: Creating Unilever's Ice Cream and Tea Business

By: G. Jones and Peter Miskell

This article provides a longitudinal case study of the use of acquisitions by the Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever to build the world's largest ice cream and tea businesses. The study supports recent resource-based theory which argues that complementary rather than... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Value; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Business and Shareholder Relations; Interests; Business Ventures; Employees; Food and Beverage Industry

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February 2004 (Revised April 2004)
Case

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., The

By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen

Analysts believe bankruptcy is a distinct possibility for A&P in the future. The company believes otherwise. View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

March 1991
Teaching Note

Pepsi-Cola Fountain Beverage Division: Tea Breeze, Teaching Note

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

October 2024
Supplement

Boba Fete Tea Shop – Student Worksheet

By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Miles Mrowiec

February 2004
Teaching Note

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., The (TN)

By: David F. Hawkins

Teaching Note to (9-104-070). View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry

2018
Case

Strategy at Yuhisai Koudoukan: Reading the Tea Leaves

By: Y. Grushka-Cockayne, H.L. Thanh-Trang, W. Baber and G. Yemen

February 2004
Supplement

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., The

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry

2006
Working Paper

Acquisitions and Firm Growth: Creating Unilever's Ice Cream and Tea Business

By: Geoffrey Jones and Peter Miskell