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  • March 2020
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Cafe Kenya

By: Lynda M. Applegate and James T. Kindley
This case describes Café Kenya (CK), a Kenyan-based chain of casual quick-food restaurants. The chain was started in 2011 in Nairobi by Nekesa Kuria. Kuria started Café Kenya and grew it by reinvesting profits into company stores and through franchising. She also... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Kenya
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Applegate, Lynda M., and James T. Kindley. "Cafe Kenya." Harvard Business School Brief Case 920-551, March 2020.
  • August 1972
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Smokey Valley Cafe

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Anthony, Robert N. "Smokey Valley Cafe." Harvard Business School Case 157-001, August 1972.
  • April 2017 (Revised August 2019)
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Cafes Monte Bianco - Fixed Interest Solution

By: Robert L. Simons
This is the fixed interest solution to the analysis required in the case Cafes Monte Bianco (HBS No. 198-088) View Details
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Simons, Robert L. "Cafes Monte Bianco - Fixed Interest Solution." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 117-701, April 2017. (Revised August 2019.)
  • April 2017 (Revised August 2019)
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Cafes Monte Bianco - Varying Interest Solution

By: Robert L. Simons
This is the varying interest solution to the case Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan (HBS No. 198-088) View Details
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Simons, Robert L. "Cafes Monte Bianco - Varying Interest Solution." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 117-702, April 2017. (Revised August 2019.)
  • March 2020
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Cafe Kenya (Brief Case)

By: Lynda M. Applegate and James T. Kindley
Teaching Note for HBS No. 920-551. View Details
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Applegate, Lynda M., and James T. Kindley. "Cafe Kenya (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 920-552, March 2020.
  • June 1992 (Revised June 1993)
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Sorelle Bakery and Cafe

Two sisters begin a bakery/cafe and have difficulties organizing the work and defining their roles. The case is written from the mother's perspective as she tries to figure out how to keep the business from falling apart. View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Entrepreneurship; Family and Family Relationships; Retail Industry
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Barnes, Louis B. "Sorelle Bakery and Cafe." Harvard Business School Case 493-003, June 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
  • September 2001 (Revised June 2004)
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Cafe de Colombia

By: Rohit Deshpande and Alexandra de Royere
Discusses sustaining brand equity after a highly successful commodity-product branding ad campaign. View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Brands and Branding; Advertising Campaigns; Product; Goods and Commodities; Colombia
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Deshpande, Rohit, and Alexandra de Royere. "Cafe de Colombia." Harvard Business School Case 502-024, September 2001. (Revised June 2004.)
  • January 1998 (Revised July 2019)
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Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan

By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Alert: This case has been revised since its original publication; all amounts have been converted to euros and the dates have been updated to 2020. If you’ve taught with this case in the past, please note that changes may affect teaching plans and classroom use. Using... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Profit; Financial Statements; Food and Beverage Industry; Italy
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Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan." Harvard Business School Case 198-088, January 1998. (Revised July 2019.)
  • March 2020
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Cafe Kenya, Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case)

By: Lynda M. Applegate and James T. Kindley
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Applegate, Lynda M., and James T. Kindley. "Cafe Kenya, Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 920-554, March 2020.
  • March 2020
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Cafe Kenya, Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case)

By: Lynda M. Applegate and James T. Kindley
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Applegate, Lynda M., and James T. Kindley. "Cafe Kenya, Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 920-553, March 2020.
  • October 2018
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Recipe for Success: Growth and Evolution at Cafe Cupcake

By: Anthony Mayo and Heather Beckham
Café Cupcake (CC) is a fast-casual restaurant chain that offers artisan cupcakes and light fare throughout the southeastern United States and Texas. This case chronicles the growth and evolution of Café Cupcake. It also considers the specific human resource challenges... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Human Resources; Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Food and Beverage Industry
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Mayo, Anthony, and Heather Beckham. "Recipe for Success: Growth and Evolution at Cafe Cupcake." Harvard Business School Brief Case 919-509, October 2018.
  • November 2000 (Revised July 2019)
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Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan

By: Robert Simons and Indra Reinbergs
Teaching Note for (9-198-088). View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Cash Flow; Capital Structure; Business Earnings; Financial Statements; Business Plan; Profit; Cost Management; Performance Evaluation; Strategic Planning; Financial Management; Investment Return; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Italy
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Simons, Robert, and Indra Reinbergs. "Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 101-044, November 2000. (Revised July 2019.)
  • 04 Apr 2010
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Starbucks goes upmarket with Seattle test cafe

  • October 2018
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Recipe for Success: Growth and Evolution at Cafe Cupcake (Brief Case)

By: Anthony Mayo and Heather Beckham
Teaching Note for HBS No. 919-509. View Details
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Mayo, Anthony, and Heather Beckham. "Recipe for Success: Growth and Evolution at Cafe Cupcake (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 919-510, October 2018.
  • 01 Sep 2017
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A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry

Illustration by Jonathan Bartlett In an era of artisanal coffee bars blossoming in neighborhoods worldwide, how could a producer of award-winning beans be struggling to stay afloat? That was the puzzle confronting Chijioke Dozie (MBA 2008) when he cofounded Kaizen... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg; cafe; Cafe Neo; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
  • 12 Feb 2015
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The Real Rick's Cafe – Building a Business in Casablanca

  • 24 Dec 2014
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Panera Bread's Ron Shaich on How He Built a Pair of Fast-Casual Cafe Empires

  • January 2024 (Revised January 2025)
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Stay Green or Go In-Between? A Sprouting Debate at Life Alive Cafe

By: Michael S. Kaufman and Abi Chen
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Kaufman, Michael S., and Abi Chen. "Stay Green or Go In-Between? A Sprouting Debate at Life Alive Cafe." Harvard Business School Case 324-071, January 2024. (Revised January 2025.)
  • 27 May 2019
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Not So Fast: Cashless Backlash Delays Move to Walletless Economy

  • August 2013 (Revised July 2014)
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Coffee Wars in India: Café Coffee Day Takes On the Global Brands

By: David B. Yoffie and Tanya Bijlani
Café Coffee Day (CCD) is contemplating how to respond to the entry of Starbucks into the Indian coffee chain market. The case study describes the emergence of CCD as the leading coffee chain in India, with over 1,400 cafes in India. In early 2013, Starbucks, the... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Competitors; Competition; Market Entry and Exit; Retail Industry; India
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Yoffie, David B., and Tanya Bijlani. "Coffee Wars in India: Café Coffee Day Takes On the Global Brands." Harvard Business School Case 714-409, August 2013. (Revised July 2014.)
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