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- 14 Oct 2014
- News
The Steve Jobs of Beer
- 09 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
In This Classroom, Beer Can Improve Your Grade
Beer is much more fun. “In real life nobody tells you what is the number you have to maximize” “It’s a product where you get both vertical and horizontal differentiation. It’s a product everybody knows. It’s something that’s relatively...
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- January 2019
- Supplement
The De Beers Group: Launching GemFair for Artisanal Diamonds
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
In April 2018, the De Beers Group launched a pilot project called GemFair to create a new supply of ethically and environmentally sourced diamonds from artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) in Sierra Leone. Whether this project would yield a meaningful supply of rough...
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Keywords:
Diamonds;
New Business;
Strategy Development;
Strategy Execution;
Scope;
ESG;
Supply;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Value Creation;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mining Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Sierra Leone;
United Kingdom
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel Fisher. "The De Beers Group: Launching GemFair for Artisanal Diamonds." Harvard Business School Supplement 719-437, January 2019.
- July 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Athletic Brewing Company: Crafting the U.S. Non-Alcoholic Beer Category
By: Ayelet Israeli and Anne V. Wilson
Athletic Brewing Company (“Athletic,” for short) was founded by Bill Shufelt and John Walker in 2017. In creating Athletic, Shufelt and Walker opened the first U.S. brewery and taproom fully devoted to the production of non-alcoholic (NA) craft beer. By 2021, Athletic...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Brands and Branding;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Product Positioning;
Product Launch;
Product Design;
Product;
Competition;
Marketing;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth Management;
Cultural Entrepreneurship;
Culture;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Israeli, Ayelet, and Anne V. Wilson. "Athletic Brewing Company: Crafting the U.S. Non-Alcoholic Beer Category." Harvard Business School Case 523-021, July 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- October 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Boston Beer Company: Samuel Adams, Brewmaster Leading a Revolution
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Mollie H. Carter
Boston Beer Co. revolutionized the beer industry by identifying and responding to a new consumer segment. Using the excess capacity in the brewing industry to establish contract brewing arrangements and an extremely capable sales force, the company opened the...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Leadership;
Product Marketing;
Product Development;
Production;
Quality;
Salesforce Management;
Segmentation;
Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Mollie H. Carter. "Boston Beer Company: Samuel Adams, Brewmaster Leading a Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 597-040, October 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
- March 2020
- Case
Forbidden City: Launching a Craft Beer in China
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Carole Carlson
This case describes a difficult choice faced by Victor Wang, Managing Director of Singapore-based Eurasian Brewing Company (EBC), concerning the competing product launch plans of Le Jie, Vice President of EBC's China and East Asian operations, and Vivian Chin, EBC's...
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Keywords:
Subsidiary Management;
Craft Brewing;
Strategy;
Decision Making;
Organizational Structure;
Business Model;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Management Style;
Food and Beverage Industry;
China;
East Asia
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Carole Carlson. "Forbidden City: Launching a Craft Beer in China." Harvard Business School Brief Case 920-559, March 2020.
- April 1996 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Boston Beer Company, Inc., The
Capital markets may have overcapitalized the craft brewing industry during a flurry of new IPOs. In the context of this "hot" IPO market each individual company's valuation may seem reasonable. However, after careful analysis of each company's financial statement and...
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Keywords:
Initial Public Offering;
Analysis;
Valuation;
Industry Growth;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Boston
Hutton, Amy P., and Christopher Charron. "Boston Beer Company, Inc., The." Harvard Business School Case 196-138, April 1996. (Revised June 2000.)
- June 2017
- Teaching Note
The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Daniel P. Gross and Lauren G. Pickle
In September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of strategic initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore $1 billion diamond market for pre-owned (recycled) diamonds. According to Montgomery, the motivation for the...
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Keywords:
Diamonds;
Go-to-market Strategy;
Secondary Market;
Willingness To Pay;
Pilot Program;
Strategy Development;
Strategy Execution;
Scope;
Marketing;
Advertising;
Branding;
Customer Value;
Pawn Shops;
Jewelry;
Supply And Demand;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Advertising Campaigns;
Value Creation;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Advertising Industry;
Mining Industry;
United States;
United Kingdom;
Africa;
Botswana;
South Africa;
Namibia
- February 2017 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Daniel P. Gross and Lauren G. Pickle
In September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of strategic initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore the $1 billion diamond market for pre-owned (recycled) diamonds. According to Montgomery, the motivation for the...
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Keywords:
Diamonds;
Go-to-market Strategy;
Secondary Market;
Willingness To Pay;
Pilot Program;
Strategy Development;
Strategy Execution;
Scope;
Marketing;
Advertising;
Branding;
Customer Value;
Pawn Shops;
Jewelry;
Supply And Demand;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Advertising Campaigns;
Value Creation;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Advertising Industry;
Mining Industry;
United States;
United Kingdom;
Africa;
Botswana;
South Africa;
Namibia
Esty, Benjamin C., Daniel P. Gross, and Lauren G. Pickle. "The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 717-430, February 2017. (Revised May 2022.)
The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity
In September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of Strategic Initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore the opportunity to sell pre-owned (recycled) diamonds--current sales were estimated to be approximately $1... View Details
- August 2018 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
The De Beers Group: Launching Lightbox Jewelry for Lab-Grown Diamonds
By: Benjamin C. Esty
In May 2018, the De Beers Group shocked the diamond industry when it announced it was launching a new fashion jewelry brand of laboratory-grown (synthetic) diamonds. The reaction was swift as people sought to understand the company’s motivations: was it a “huge gamble”...
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Keywords:
Diamonds;
Differentiation;
New Business;
Strategy Development;
Strategy Execution;
Scope;
Adjacency;
Core;
Commoditization;
New Product Launch;
Mining;
Retail;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Disruption;
Value Creation;
Product Launch;
Segmentation;
Expansion;
Competitive Advantage;
United States;
United Kingdom
Esty, Benjamin C. "The De Beers Group: Launching Lightbox Jewelry for Lab-Grown Diamonds." Harvard Business School Case 719-408, August 2018. (Revised August 2018.)
- December 2001 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. (B)
Supplements the (A) case.
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Ghemawat, Pankaj. "De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 702-434, December 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction
exercise, administered in the computer lab. A software program simulates a supply chain from retailer through wholesaler and distributor up to the beer factory. Students take roles as a participant in the chain, seeing only the orders...
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- 1988
- Case
Case: Asahi Beer (Case on Asahi Beer)
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Keywords:
Food and Beverage Industry
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech
reassess how their strategy is working and to change initiatives if need be. It’s a high-impact lesson in driving corporate performance. Later that day, all nine sections played the latest version of the Beer Game. The simulation, first...
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- 29 Apr 2010
- News
Playing With Fire, Barbed Wire and Beer
- October 1996
- Supplement
Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Video
Ibarra, Herminia M., and Nicole Sackley. "Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 497-501, October 1996.
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
- November 1987
- Background Note
Note on Advertising Effectiveness in the Beer Industry
Salter, Malcolm S. "Note on Advertising Effectiveness in the Beer Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 382-096, November 1987.
- February 2023
- Teaching Note
Athletic Brewing Company: Crafting the U.S Non-Alcoholic Beer Category
By: Ayelet Israeli and Anne V. Wilson
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 523-021.
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