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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Do Good: Eat Chocolate
of what explains Endline’s role today as mastermind and chief rioter at sweetriot, a socially conscious chocolate company founded in 2005. Working directly with cacao farmers in Latin America to ensure a fair price for their labor,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Crop Production; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- October 2009
- Case
Digital Chocolate
By: Linda A. Hill and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Trip Hawkins founded Digital Chocolate in Silicon Valley in 2003 to develop outstanding games for mobile devices. By 2008, the company had expanded its operations into four countries, and Digital Chocolate was one of the top developers of soloplayer games for standard... View Details
Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Innovation and Management; Leading Change; Product Development; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry
Hill, Linda A., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Digital Chocolate." Harvard Business School Case 410-049, October 2009.
- January 2008 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
Chocolates El Rey
By: Rohit Deshpandé, Gustavo Herrero and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
In late November 2006, Jorge Redmond, CEO of Chocolates El Rey, called a meeting with senior management to discuss the company's growth strategy. A relatively small firm with sales of around $14 million, El Rey produced top quality chocolate made with single origin... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Globalized Markets and Industries; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Segmentation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Venezuela
Deshpandé, Rohit, Gustavo Herrero, and Regina Garcia-Cuellar. "Chocolates El Rey." Harvard Business School Case 508-052, January 2008. (Revised February 2010.)
- February 2010 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Zotter Living by Chocolate
By: Mukti Khaire, Stefan Aichinger, Monika Maria Elisabeth Hoffmann and Maximilian Georg Manfred Schnoedl
This case is about a boutique chocolate manufacturer's decision to grow. Zotter, an Austrian company that was a pioneer in the organic and Fairtrade chocolate movement, uses the traditional confit technique to make premium hand-scooped chocolates in unusual and... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Austria
Khaire, Mukti, Stefan Aichinger, Monika Maria Elisabeth Hoffmann, and Maximilian Georg Manfred Schnoedl. "Zotter Living by Chocolate." Harvard Business School Case 810-091, February 2010. (Revised June 2011.)
- 14 Feb 2019
- News
The Delicious History of Hershey Chocolate
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Batteries and Chocolates
Barnard, that just doesn't happen. At Barnard, I have two desk drawers reserved for gifts of chocolate and nice notes. At Harvard, I kept spare batteries there. Debora L. Spar (PMD 62, 1991), president of Barnard College, is the author,... View Details
- December 2010
- Article
Why You Aren't Buying Venezuelan Chocolate
By: Rohit Deshpandé
The article discusses the "provenance paradox," wherein consumers are unwilling to buy high-quality products from regions not commonly associated with excellence in certain product categories. Venezuelan chocolate maker Chocolates El Rey does little international... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Emerging Markets; Food and Beverage Industry; Venezuela
Deshpandé, Rohit. "Why You Aren't Buying Venezuelan Chocolate." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 12 (December 2010).
- 23 Dec 2015
- News
Mast Brothers Melt Their Artisanal Chocolate Image
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Birth Of Chocolate In America
- 28 Jan 2010
- News
Britain's strategic chocolate dilemma
- October 2009
- Supplement
Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (B)
Snow, Daniel C. "Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 610-035, October 2009.
- September 2005 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A)
By: Daniel C. Snow, Steven C. Wheelwright and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Scharffen Berger, a premium brand chocolate, is growing rapidly and must decide where and when to add capacity in the production line and with what technology. The company must consider the demands of marketing, the impact on quality and reputation, and the economics... View Details
Keywords: Production; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Capacity; Quality; Expansion
Snow, Daniel C., Steven C. Wheelwright, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A)." Harvard Business School Case 606-043, September 2005. (Revised April 2010.)
- April 1991 (Revised August 1991)
- Case
Nestle in Chocolate in 1990
By: David J. Collis
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David J. "Nestle in Chocolate in 1990." Harvard Business School Case 391-203, April 1991. (Revised August 1991.)
- January 1978
- Case
Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (D)
Rausser, Gordon C. "Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (D)." Harvard Business School Case 178-112, January 1978.
- January 1977
- Case
Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (C)
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 177-165, January 1977.
- January 1977
- Case
Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (B)
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 177-164, January 1977.
- January 1977
- Case
Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (A)
Rausser, Gordon C. "Mackintosh Chocolate Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 177-163, January 1977.
- April 2012
- Teaching Plan
Chocolates El Rey (TP)
By: Rohit Deshpande, Annelena Lobb and Kerry Herman
Deshpande, Rohit, Annelena Lobb, and Kerry Herman. "Chocolates El Rey (TP)." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 512-083, April 2012.
- July 2013
- Case
Montreaux Chocolate USA: Are Americans Ready for Healthy Dark Chocolate?
By: John A. Quelch and Diane Badame
Andrea Torres, director of new product development at a high-end chocolate confectionery company, leads her team through a carefully sequenced program of market research to support the development and launch of a new product, healthy dark chocolate with fruit. This is... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Food; Consumer Behavior; Nutrition; Product Launch; Product Development; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland; United States
Quelch, John A., and Diane Badame. "Montreaux Chocolate USA: Are Americans Ready for Healthy Dark Chocolate?" Harvard Business School Brief Case 914-501, July 2013.
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Building a Global Brand: Why You Aren't Buying Venezuelan Chocolate
Building a Global Brand: Why you arent buying Venezuelan chocolate
The next wave of global challengers will be firms from emergent market countries like Brazil, China, and India. Who are these companies and what are the barriers they are trying to overcome? View Details