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- June 1999 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
The California Wine Cluster
By: Michael E. Porter and Gregory C Bond
Describes the California wine cluster, or the group of interconnected wineries, grape growers, suppliers, service providers, and wine-related institutions located in California. Also describes the wine cluster in France, Italy, Australia, and Chile, the four other...
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Agribusiness;
Geographic Location;
Industry Clusters;
Business and Government Relations;
Competition;
Food and Beverage Industry;
California
Porter, Michael E., and Gregory C Bond. "The California Wine Cluster." Harvard Business School Case 799-124, June 1999. (Revised February 2013.)
- Web
2.3.1 Drug & Alcohol Policy - MBA
Batten Hall (the Hives) and the Chao Center. If alcohol is being served, food must also be served. Events with alcohol are limited to four (4) hours in duration. Restaurant Associates guidelines limit the supply of alcohol at any given...
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- 22 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup
Douglas Conant is an introvert. But when he took over as president and CEO of struggling Campbell Soup Co., he realized he had to break out of his comfort zone, get in front of his staff, and make some bold declarations from the get-go. "As introverts, we assume...
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- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
be the best way to motivate employees. "When deciding how much effort to exude, workers not only respond to their own compensation, but also respond to pay relative to their peers as they socially compare," the paper states. That's important View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
- March 2019
- Case
DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome
By: Ayelet Israeli and David Lane
DayTwo is a young Israeli startup that applies research on the gut microbiome and machine learning algorithms to deliver personalized nutritional recommendations to its users in order to minimize blood sugar spikes after meals. After a first year of trial rollout in...
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Keywords:
Start-up Growth;
Startup;
Positioning;
Targeting;
Go To Market Strategy;
B2B2C;
B2B Vs. B2C;
Health & Wellness;
AI;
Machine Learning;
Female Ceo;
Female Protagonist;
Science-based;
Science And Technology Studies;
Ecommerce;
Applications;
DTC;
Direct To Consumer Marketing;
US Health Care;
"USA,";
Innovation;
Pricing;
Business Growth;
Segmentation;
Distribution Channels;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Startups;
Science-Based Business;
Health;
Innovation and Invention;
Marketing;
Information Technology;
Business Growth and Maturation;
E-commerce;
Applications and Software;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Israel;
United States
Israeli, Ayelet, and David Lane. "DayTwo: Going to Market with Gut Microbiome." Harvard Business School Case 519-010, March 2019.
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Bringing a Taste of Japan to the World - Global Activities 2020
from investors in Japan, and in November 2019, with Nakamura and some friends, he presided over a mostly successful “Yasu & Masa’s Ramen” pop-up event in Cambridge. “Everyone ate well, and no one got food poisoning,” he laughs, “but it...
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- June 2012
- Class Lecture
Why You're Not Buying Venezuelan Chocolate: The Provenance Paradox
By: Rohit Deshpandé
A product's country of origin establishes its authenticity. This is the provenance paradox. Consumers associate certain geographies with the best products: French wine, Italian sports cars, Swiss watches. Competing products from other countries - especially developing...
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Keywords:
Global Business;
Branding;
Strategic Planning;
Strategic Positioning;
Emergent Countries;
Consumer Perception;
Developing Markets;
Brands and Branding;
Geographic Location;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Perception;
Emerging Markets;
Product Positioning;
Global Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Venezuela
Deshpandé, Rohit. "Why You're Not Buying Venezuelan Chocolate: The Provenance Paradox ." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 512-703, June 2012.
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Connell House | About
Connell Limited Partnership, he built one of the largest privately owned companies in the United States. Connell Family In the 1980s, Connell was working for the Ogden Corporation, a New York-based conglomerate with operations ranging from View Details
- 10 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone
learning more advanced coding. Build shared platforms like the United Nations Development Programme’s Accelerator Labs. This network of small teams exchange information to combat a range of problems, from food shortages in Zimbabwe to...
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by Lane Lambert
- Profile
Ashley McCray
of college, I conducted my own medical research in rural Tanzania. While there, I realized my passion for helping people was not in medicine but food, specifically food insecurity. I came back from that trip and decided to not apply to...
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
pedagogy and technology has evolved to accommodate students in Cambridge, Allston, New Haven, and beyond, particularly during COVID-19. Participants will leave with a newfound appreciation of what online education can and should be in the years to come. Slides...
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- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
How to Avoid a Price Increase
seems to support this logic. First, consumers themselves report a greater sensitivity (or awareness) of price than of quantity. Second, in tracking the sale of snack foods we found that consumers reacted greatly to periodic changes in...
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by Manda Salls
- 24 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class
be a wonderful part of what I do.” Medoff advises current students, “Invest time with this group. There’s no substitute for the time you’ll spend together.” Niyati Gupta Current role: CEO and Co-Founder, Stealth Mode Food Startup Becoming...
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- 20 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle
participants a description about a consumer named Matthew who shopped at either an upscale grocery store or instead used grocery-delivery service Peapod. Though Whole Foods was perceived as more of a luxury brand, the participants rated...
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by Michael Blanding
- Profile
Dilan Gomih
Even food can be a managerial exercise." Dilan's ambitions are entrepreneurial in nature. “I'm looking for the intersection between wellness and media," she says. “If there's a company out there, great but if not, I get to...
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- August 2009
- Case
Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old
The case contrasts the tradition-bound Old World wine industry with the market-oriented New World producers, the battle for the US market, the most desirable export target in 2009 due to its large, fast-growing, high-priced market segments. The case allows analysis of...
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Keywords:
Trade;
Global Strategy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Consumer Behavior;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competition;
Food and Beverage Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old." Harvard Business School Case 910-405, August 2009.
- October 2020 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Union Square Hospitality Group: Hospitality Included
By: Peter Boumgarden, Ryan W. Buell, Lamar Pierce and Richard Ryffel
In 2015, Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), helmed by famous restauranteur Danny Meyer, sent shockwaves through the restaurant industry by announcing the end of tipping in its restaurants. Under its new policy, Hospitality Included (HI), USHG would charge higher...
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Keywords:
Restaurants;
Tipping;
Revenue Sharing;
Service Operations;
Policy;
Change;
Human Resources;
Management;
Food and Beverage Industry
Boumgarden, Peter, Ryan W. Buell, Lamar Pierce, and Richard Ryffel. "Union Square Hospitality Group: Hospitality Included." Harvard Business School Case 621-047, October 2020. (Revised August 2022.)
- January 1996 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream, Inc.: A Period of Transition
By: David J. Collis and Melinda B. Conrad
Bob Holland takes over as CEO of this iconoclastic ice cream company in February 1995 when it faces a major crisis. Holland must now develop a strategy that both adapts to the external environment and is consistent with the company's unique heritage.
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Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Adaptation;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Culture;
Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David J., and Melinda B. Conrad. "Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream, Inc.: A Period of Transition." Harvard Business School Case 796-109, January 1996. (Revised May 2005.)
- December 2018 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters
At the end of 2016, the leadership team of Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters—Robert Peck, Chase Damiano, and Jeremy Martin—had begun an ambitious retail expansion strategy in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for their specialty coffee business. That October, they...
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Keywords:
Cold Brew Coffee;
Specialty Coffee;
On-premise Coffee Market;
Retail Expansion Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Model;
Brands and Branding;
Expansion;
Strategy;
Decision Making;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
MacKay, Alexander, and Ramon Casadesus-Masanell. "Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters." Harvard Business School Case 719-451, December 2018. (Revised December 2019.)
- 06 Dec 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?
it has acquired Whole Foods, the market value of US big name retailers selling foods immediately drops 10 to 20 percent. The exchange of information and news, fake or fact, among large segments of the world’s population is controlled by...
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