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- December 1999 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Introducing New Coke
On April 23, 1985, the Coca-Cola Co. announced a decision that would rock the world. The old Coke formula would be taken off the market and replaced with a smoother, sweeter taste. The reaction of the American people was immediate and violent, causing three months of...
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Keywords:
Failure;
Product Development;
Brands and Branding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Fournier, Susan M. "Introducing New Coke." Harvard Business School Case 500-067, December 1999. (Revised October 2001.)
- December 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In the fall of 1999, Kumio Egashira, president of Ajinomoto, a 90-year old, Japan-based processed foods and specialty chemicals company, and his team of senior executives were deciding how to globally maximize the synergies that existed between their food and amino...
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Food;
Chemicals;
Globalization;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Japan
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Ajinomoto Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 900-016, December 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
- July 1986 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
Frito-Lay, Inc.: Funding for Information Systems
Frito-Lay, Inc., a large snack foods company, has adopted a new method for allocating information systems resources. The method and its rationale are described in detail, along with user reactions. The new scheme is simple, but is it an improvement? Will it be...
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Keywords:
Resource Allocation;
Information Technology;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Vitale, Michael R. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: Funding for Information Systems." Harvard Business School Case 187-012, July 1986. (Revised August 1986.)
- October 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Supplement
Asda (B)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Describes Archie Norman's efforts over a five-year period to turn around the company by regaining financial control, delivering management, creating experimental projects where individuals felt free to innovate, instituting a back-to-roots strategy that put customers...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Customer Relationship Management;
Governance Controls;
Innovation and Invention;
Management;
Service Delivery;
Organizational Culture;
Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Asda (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 498-007, October 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- May 1998 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Taco Bell Inc. (1983-1994)
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Dave DeLong
Details the actions of John Martin, newly named CEO, as he leads Taco Bell through a decade of incremental and radical changes. By the end of the case, total system sales within Taco Bell, a Mexican style fast-food restaurant chain and a division of PepsiCo, have grown...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Transformation;
Economic Growth;
Food;
Leadership Style;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Design;
Performance Effectiveness;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Mexico
Applegate, Lynda M., Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Dave DeLong. "Taco Bell Inc. (1983-1994)." Harvard Business School Case 398-129, May 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
Sarah Endline
Sarah Endline is CEO of RIOT Strategic Advisory and the former founding CEO & Chief Rioter of sweetriot and a long time social entrepreneur. Sarah is a global thinker and industry disruptor in consumer products and retail with work and...
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- April 1979 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
Baby Foods Industry--1966-78
Keywords:
Food and Beverage Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Baby Foods Industry--1966-78." Harvard Business School Case 379-185, April 1979. (Revised July 1985.)
- March 1960
- Case
Midway Foods Corp. (E2)
By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott
Keywords:
Food and Beverage Industry
Learned, Edmund P., and Bruce R. Scott. "Midway Foods Corp. (E2)." Harvard Business School Case 306-141, March 1960.
- March 1960 (Revised May 1983)
- Case
Midway Foods Corp. (B1)
By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott
Keywords:
Food and Beverage Industry
Learned, Edmund P., and Bruce R. Scott. "Midway Foods Corp. (B1)." Harvard Business School Case 306-132, March 1960. (Revised May 1983.)
- June 1997
- Case
New York Bagel: Hungary, April 1994
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "New York Bagel: Hungary, April 1994." Harvard Business School Case 297-078, June 1997.
- January 1997 (Revised January 2003)
- Teaching Note
Eskimo Pie Corporation TN
Teaching Note for (9-293-084).
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Keywords:
Food and Beverage Industry
- June 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Hostile Bid for Red October, The
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Alan Bigman
Manatep Bank, a Russian investment bank, has just announced the country's first hostile tender offer for Red October, a confectionery company located in Moscow. As the chief financial officer of the target company, Yuri Yegorov must decide how to respond, how much his...
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Keywords:
Capital Markets;
Cash;
Governance Controls;
Financial Condition;
Investment Banking;
Financial Markets;
Trade;
Valuation;
Financial Management;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Moscow
Esty, Benjamin C., and Alan Bigman. "Hostile Bid for Red October, The." Harvard Business School Case 296-084, June 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- January 2024
- Case
CloudEats: Revolutionizing the Cloud Kitchen in Southeast Asia
By: Paul A. Gompers and Adina Wong
Philippines-headquartered cloud kitchen CloudEats harbored the ambition of becoming the largest cloud kitchen in Southeast Asia, but it was considering several strategic paths forward.
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- 2023
- Working Paper
Rapport in Organizations: Evidence from Fast Food
By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Parker Howell, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo
Common identity often provides a foundation for workplace rapport. Though gender is perhaps the most frequently studied dimension of identity among workers, little is known about how gender match between managers and their workers might affect team performance. Using...
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Keywords:
Management;
Relationships;
Gender;
Labor and Management Relations;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Employees;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Colombia
Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Parker Howell, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo. "Rapport in Organizations: Evidence from Fast Food." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-032, November 2023.
- February 1987 (Revised November 1991)
- Supplement
Distillers Company plc (C)
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Keywords:
Food and Beverage Industry
Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Distillers Company plc (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 287-066, February 1987. (Revised November 1991.)
- 2022
- Case
A Sweet Dilemma: Sourcing Palm Oil with Ferrero SpA and Nestlé
This case focuses on Ferrero SpA's sustainable palm oil sourcing strategy in light of its acquisition of Nestlé's U.S. confectionery brands, which in many ways does not comply with Ferrero's sustainable sourcing commitments. The case reviews Ferrero's rich family...
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Hoffman, Andrew J. "A Sweet Dilemma: Sourcing Palm Oil with Ferrero SpA and Nestlé." William Davidson Institute Case 7-951-326, 2022.
- April 2023
- Supplement
Fresh Food Generation
By: Brian Trelstad
Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
This case highlights one of five BIPOC entrepreneuers in the Boston area as part of the HBS Impact Investment Fund. In fall 2021, a team of... View Details
This case highlights one of five BIPOC entrepreneuers in the Boston area as part of the HBS Impact Investment Fund. In fall 2021, a team of... View Details
Trelstad, Brian. "Fresh Food Generation." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 323-704, April 2023.
- May 1986
- Case
Harris Seafoods, Inc., Software Case
Keywords:
Food and Beverage Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Harris Seafoods, Inc., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-094, May 1986.
- November 2022
- Supplement
Arcos Dorados’ Quest for the Digitalization of Last-Mile Delivery in Colombia (B)
By: Jorge Tamayo, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
In 2020, Francisco Staton, president of Arcos Dorados’ Caribbean Division, and Héctor Orozco, Managing Director of Arcos Dorados Colombia, were looking into Arcos Dorados’ options to consolidate its food delivery service in Colombia. This time the matter at hand hinged...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Decision Making;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Global Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Negotiation Tactics;
Logistics;
Service Delivery;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Improvement;
Partners and Partnerships;
Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Latin America;
South America;
Colombia
Tamayo, Jorge, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago, and Mariana Cal. "Arcos Dorados’ Quest for the Digitalization of Last-Mile Delivery in Colombia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 723-396, November 2022.