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- December 2021
- Case
Danish Crown: Feeding the Future
By: David E. Bell, Damien P. McLoughlin, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej
Danish Crown, one of the world’s largest exporters of pork meat and one of Europe’s top five producers of beef, faced increasing headwinds in 2021, making CEO Jais Valeur feel like the core of the meat business was under attack. As a cooperative and prominent player in...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Food;
Environmental Management;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Nutrition;
Cooperative Ownership;
Change Management;
Transition;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Marketing;
Product Marketing;
Corporate Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Europe;
Denmark
Bell, David E., Damien P. McLoughlin, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej. "Danish Crown: Feeding the Future." Harvard Business School Case 522-057, December 2021.
- February 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
Ample Hills Creamery
By: Tom Eisenmann, Lindsay N. Hyde and Tom Quinn
Ample Hills Creamery started in 2010 as a temporary ice cream pushcart in Brooklyn, New York City. On the strength of inventive flavors and clever marketing, husband-and-wife founders Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna built a premium, artisanal dessert empire of 16 retail...
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Logistics;
Profit;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Food and Beverage Industry
Eisenmann, Tom, Lindsay N. Hyde, and Tom Quinn. "Ample Hills Creamery." Harvard Business School Case 822-073, February 2022. (Revised October 2022.)
- February 1998 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Delamere Vineyard
Delamere Vineyard is a small, integrated winemaking business in Tasmania, specializing in pinot noir (red) and chardonnay (white) wines. Richard Richardson, Delamere's owner and winemaker, manages and operates the vineyard and winery largely alone. His products have...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Quality;
Production;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Australia
West, Jonathan. "Delamere Vineyard." Harvard Business School Case 698-051, February 1998. (Revised June 2000.)
- June 2003
- Case
In-N-Out Burger
By: Youngme E. Moon, Lucy Cummings, Sonali Sampat, Sam Thakarar and Kerry Herman
In-N-Out Burger is a fast-food chain with 171 company-owned locations in three states--California, Nevada, and Arizona. It has an extremely hardcore customer base and the company appears to be in good financial health. The primary issue in this case concerns expansion:...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Profit;
Leadership Development;
Brands and Branding;
Product Marketing;
Distribution;
Expansion;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Arizona;
California;
Nevada
Moon, Youngme E., Lucy Cummings, Sonali Sampat, Sam Thakarar, and Kerry Herman. "In-N-Out Burger." Harvard Business School Case 503-096, June 2003.
- Web
Students on the Job Market - Doctoral
communicated by top management is inconsistent with the culture perceived by employees. I provide the first large-sample empirical evidence documenting the distribution of organizational culture inconsistency across industries View Details
- September 2013 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
The Morning Star Company: Self-Management at Work
By: Francesca Gino, Bradley R. Staats, Brian J. Hall and Tiffany Y. Chang
Morning Star, a collection of affiliated companies, had grown steadily since 1970 when Chris Rufer, president and founder, started the business hauling tomatoes to processing plants in a truck. The company's main products continued to be tomato-based, including a... View Details
Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Working Conditions;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Food;
Management Practices and Processes;
Compensation and Benefits;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Gino, Francesca, Bradley R. Staats, Brian J. Hall, and Tiffany Y. Chang. "The Morning Star Company: Self-Management at Work." Harvard Business School Case 914-013, September 2013. (Revised June 2016.)
- January 2016 (Revised July 2018)
- Case
Cyberdyne: A Leap to the Future
By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
Cyberdyne Inc. was a Japanese technology venture that wanted to commercialize a hybrid assistive limb (HAL). HAL was a robotic exoskeleton system for people who had difficulty walking due to nervous system disabilities resulting from stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI),...
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Keywords:
Go-to-market Strategy;
Pricing;
Sales Channel;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing;
Sales;
Distribution;
Strategy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Chung, Doug J., and Mayuka Yamazaki. "Cyberdyne: A Leap to the Future." Harvard Business School Case 516-072, January 2016. (Revised July 2018.)
- December 1993 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
Bitter Competition: The Holland Sweetener Company versus NutraSweet (A)
The NutraSweet Co. has very successfully marketed aspartame, a low-calorie, high-intensity sweetener, around the world. NutraSweet's position was protected by patents until 1987 in Europe, Canada, and Japan, and until the end of 1992 in the United States. The case...
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Keywords:
Patents;
Competitive Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Canada;
Japan;
United States;
Europe
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Julia Kou. "Bitter Competition: The Holland Sweetener Company versus NutraSweet (A)." Harvard Business School Case 794-079, December 1993. (Revised August 1998.)
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
choice, now that startups like Tilden and the titans of the beverage industry are taking a fresh look at what a NA beverage can be View Details
- 26 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews
information. As such, the professors devised an algorithm to identify how review text on Yelp is associated with regulatory inspections. They found that food handling violations are predicted by words like “sick” View Details
- November 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Iggy's Bread of the World
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Alexis Lefort
In January 1994, Igor and Ludmilla Ivanovic opened the doors of their bakery, Iggy's Bread of the World. This case describes their unusual mission statement and the way in which they try to bring a social consciousness mentality to a for-profit business. Six years...
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Keywords:
Growth Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Restructuring;
Family Business;
Power and Influence;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Massachusetts
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Alexis Lefort. "Iggy's Bread of the World." Harvard Business School Case 801-282, November 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- January 1986 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Kristen's Cookie Company (A)
The student is starting his or her own business, baking make-to-order cookies. Basic times of each operation are laid out and the student is asked to determine the consequences for the operating system. Serves as an exercise and review of concepts such as capacity,...
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Bohn, Roger E. "Kristen's Cookie Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 686-093, January 1986. (Revised July 2006.)
- Web
Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
Ukraine? What does the future hold for agriculture in Ukraine, known as the breadbasket of Europe? What lessons does HarvEast's experience hold for agribusinesses and business leaders in other settings, given mounting uncertainty View Details
- Web
Clubs - Business & Environment
which include symposia, speaker series, career panels and treks, skill development workshops, and networking events. HBS Student Clubs Energy & Environment Club The Energy and...
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- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
delivers food to victims CEO Takeshi Niinami of Lawson, a chain of convenience stores, watched out his Tokyo office window as skyscrapers swayed. Just minutes before the tsunami reached the Tohoku shore, he sent an order to employees:...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- September 2010 (Revised February 2011)
- Case
Red Lobster
By: David E. Bell and Jason Riis
Red Lobster, a 40-year-old chain of seafood restaurants, has just completed some market research revealing an opportunity to shift its target customer segment. The chain is in the final stages of a 10-year plan of rejuvenation under CEO Kim Lopdrup. When he took over...
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Customer Satisfaction;
Marketing Strategy;
Consumer Behavior;
Research;
Segmentation;
Food and Beverage Industry
Bell, David E., and Jason Riis. "Red Lobster." Harvard Business School Case 511-052, September 2010. (Revised February 2011.)
- May 2016 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Pal's Sudden Service—Scaling an Organizational Model to Drive Growth
By: Gary P. Pisano, Francesca Gino and Bradley R. Staats
Pal's Sudden Service has developed a unique operating model and organizational culture in the quick service restaurant business. With a deep emphasis on process control and improvement, zero defects, extensive training, and a high level of employee engagement, Pal's...
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Keywords:
Growth Strategy;
Corporate Culture;
Operations Strategy;
Motivation;
Values;
Motivation and Incentives;
Strategy;
Values and Beliefs;
Service Operations;
Organizational Culture;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Industry;
Service Industry
Pisano, Gary P., Francesca Gino, and Bradley R. Staats. "Pal's Sudden Service—Scaling an Organizational Model to Drive Growth." Harvard Business School Case 916-052, May 2016. (Revised September 2017.)
- 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.
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) has a problem. And she couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a chilly February morning in Lower Manhattan, and Tisch, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last April, has only hours to pivot the world’s largest...
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- August 2020
- Supplement
Luckin Coffee (B): Revelations of Fraud
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes revelations of fraud at Luckin Coffee, beginning with an anonymous report in January 2020 and continuing with the company’s admission in April 2020 that it had inflated its revenues by 2.2 billion RMB ($310 million), almost half its reported...
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Keywords:
Fraud;
Corporate Misconduct;
Business Earnings;
Financial Statements;
Financial Condition;
Stocks;
Financial Management;
Profit;
Revenue;
Price;
Food;
Lawfulness;
Crime and Corruption;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Asia;
China
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Luckin Coffee (B): Revelations of Fraud." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-371, August 2020.