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- April 2018
- Supplement
Breakfast at the Paramount
By: Ryan W. Buell
The Paramount is a 44-seat diner on Charles Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. A frequent "Best of Boston" award winner, the restaurant is a perennial favorite among locals and tourists, particularly for brunch on the weekends, when lines often stretch...
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- January 2018
- Case
OldTown Berhad
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Greg Saldutte
In December 2017, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE, a Dutch coffee company) made an offer to acquire OldTown Berhad (OTB), a Malaysian coffee company. Three large shareholders, representing more than half of the outstanding shares, have agreed to tender their shares, and...
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Keywords:
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF);
Malaysia;
Coffee;
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG);
Free Cash Flow (FCF);
Multiples;
Bidding Premia;
Netherlands;
Tender Offer;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Valuation;
Value Creation;
Food;
Investment Return;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Malaysia;
Netherlands;
Singapore;
Asia
Esty, Benjamin C., and Greg Saldutte. "OldTown Berhad." Harvard Business School Case 218-058, January 2018.
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
Wisconsin cheddar, but how about Wisconsin Ackawi or Wisconsin Asadero? Twenty years ago, Paul Scharfman (MBA 1979) acquired a small, undercapitalized cheese manufacturing operation in rural Wisconsin, about an hour’s drive from Madison. “From the start,” says...
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- June 1984
- Case
Federal Trade Commission and the Shared Monopoly Case against the Ready-to-Eat Cereal Manufacturers
By: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Monopoly;
Courts and Trials;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
McCraw, Thomas K., and Richard S. Tedlow. "Federal Trade Commission and the Shared Monopoly Case against the Ready-to-Eat Cereal Manufacturers." Harvard Business School Case 384-265, June 1984.
- October 2019 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Carme Ruscalleda: The Chef as an Artist
By: Boris Groysberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Annelena Lobb
In October 2018, Chef Carme Ruscalleda, the most-starred woman chef in the world at the time, closed the doors of her Restaurant Sant Pau (Sant Pau), as she had on almost every night for the past 30 years—this time for the last time. Ruscalleda had opened the...
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Keywords:
Restaurants;
Sant Pau;
Personal Development and Career;
Family Business;
Leadership Style;
Innovation and Invention;
Food;
Success;
Food and Beverage Industry
Groysberg, Boris, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Annelena Lobb. "Carme Ruscalleda: The Chef as an Artist." Harvard Business School Case 420-028, October 2019. (Revised April 2020.)
- 2013
- Article
Where Not to Eat? Improving Public Policy by Predicting Hygiene Inspections Using Online Reviews
By: Jun Seok Kang, Polina Kuznetsova, Yejin Choi and Michael Luca
Restaurant hygiene inspections are often cited as a success story of public disclosure. Hygiene grades influence customer decisions and serve as an accountability system for restaurants. However, cities (which are responsible for inspections) have limited resources to...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Food;
Governance Compliance;
Mathematical Methods;
Applications and Software;
Public Administration Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Public Administration Industry
Kang, Jun Seok, Polina Kuznetsova, Yejin Choi, and Michael Luca. "Where Not to Eat? Improving Public Policy by Predicting Hygiene Inspections Using Online Reviews." Proceedings of the Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (2013): 1443–1448.
- December 2009 (Revised November 2012)
- Teaching Note
Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old (TN)
Teaching Note for [910405].
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- April 2012
- Case
Introducing iSnack 2.0: The New Vegemite
By: Anat Keinan, Francis Farrelly and Michael Beverland
Vegemite is an iconic Australian breakfast spread and is often seen as a quintessential Australian product. This case focuses on Kraft's decision to revitalize brand performance through the introduction of a brand extension. Drawing on extensive social media analysis...
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Keywords:
Food;
Product Launch;
Conflict and Resolution;
Brands and Branding;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Keinan, Anat, Francis Farrelly, and Michael Beverland. "Introducing iSnack 2.0: The New Vegemite." Harvard Business School Case 512-020, April 2012.
- September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
Siba Mtongana: A Pioneering Chef in South Africa
By: Boris Groysberg, Susan Seligson, Katherine Connolly Baden and Robin Abrahams
For Siba Mtongana, South African celebrity chef, the year 2020 was fraught with challenges and unknowns. Her brand was strong and she was certain it would survive. But as she fine-tuned her growth and innovation strategy in a shaky, unpredictable economy in the midst...
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Keywords:
Food;
Crisis Management;
Health Pandemics;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
South Africa
Groysberg, Boris, Susan Seligson, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Robin Abrahams. "Siba Mtongana: A Pioneering Chef in South Africa." Harvard Business School Case 421-026, September 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- September 1998 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
SADAFCO
SADAFCO has long enjoyed a dominant position in the milk and ice cream markets in Saudi Arabia. In the mid-1990s, this dominance was under threat as Nestle, Unilever, and Mars all entered the ice cream market. The case outlines the Saudi Arabian ice cream wars.
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Keywords:
Competition;
Food;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Saudi Arabia
Arnold, David J. "SADAFCO." Harvard Business School Case 599-021, September 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
- June 2011
- Teaching Note
Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 (TN)
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for 711462.
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- 09 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Reflections on Student Conferences in 2020
Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Nourishing Global Food System "Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Nourishing Global Food System" was the 2nd annual conference hosted by the Food, Agriculture, and...
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- 11 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Opportunities in the Plant-Based Economy
personalized nutrition, food equity, land stewardship, and beyond. As future leaders, we’d love to explore how this industry will navigate its own transition, and ensure that benefits are shared equitably,...
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- May 1986
- Supplement
General Mills, Inc.: Yoplait Custard-Style Yogurt (B)
By: John A. Quelch
Yoplait's director of new product development is finalizing plans for the national introduction of custard-style Yoplait. Based on the results of a mini-market test and a BASES laboratory test market.
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Keywords:
Food;
Product Launch;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Quelch, John A. "General Mills, Inc.: Yoplait Custard-Style Yogurt (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 586-088, May 1986.
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine
learn about our competitive set.” Identify your story. “We consulted many industry professionals, including a marketing specialist, and they challenged us: ‘How do you see yourself? How are you different?’ Even if you have a long history,...
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Keywords:
Ryan Jones
- Web
Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Business School with an interest in explo... FOCUS Foods Wins Social Enterprise Grand Prize 2015 Julia Kurnik Barakat Bundle Wins Social Enterprise Runner-Up 2015 Karima Ladhani HSPH 2015 HBS NVC: One Simple Idea Can Change Everything...
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- March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Jessica Droste Yagan
McDonald's seeks to learn from a successful response to Greenpeace's Amazon deforestation campaign in order to make its supply chain more socially and environmentally responsible.
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Keywords:
Food;
Supply Chain Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Management Systems;
Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Jessica Droste Yagan. "McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain." Harvard Business School Case 907-414, March 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
- 20 Dec 2018
- News
Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni
acquisitions, and exploring literature on thought leadership. But many didn’t realize they had access to Baker and wanted to know how to navigate all that it offers. The webinar showed participants how to find information on any business topic, including trends and...
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Keywords:
Margie Kelley
- Fast Answer
Consumer goods: market research
markets. Strong in consumer goods, and food & beverage industries in American and European countries. IBISWorld
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