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- April 2020
- Supplement
Luvo (B)
By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
This case, a follow on to HBS No. 517-049 "Luvo," provides a brief look at changes that have occurred at Luvo, now called Performance Kitchen, since the timing of the first case (mid-2016). Set in January 2020, “Luvo (B)” touches on developments such as the company's...
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Keywords:
Consumer Behavior;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Nutrition;
Food;
Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Product Marketing;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Canada
Alvarez, José B., and Natalie Kindred. "Luvo (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 520-101, April 2020.
Interview with IAE Business School on Emerging Markets
Krishna Palepu attended the annual meeting of the Board and Academic Advisory Board of the IAE Business School in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he spoke on emerging markets and the speed with which they are growing. Professor Palepu refers to Latin America as part of...
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H-E-B: Creating a Movement to Reduce Obesity in Texas
In January 2012, H-E-B Grocery Co., a private retail chain with stores located in Texas and Mexico, was introducing its Healthy at H-E-B program to its customers. The program, which started with the company's employees a few years earlier, was an effort to...
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- December 2018 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Bord Bia: Strategically Growing Irish Exports
By: Jose B. Alvarez, Forest L. Reinhardt and Emer Moloney
Agriculture was Ireland’s largest indigenous industry. Its agri-food sector was export driven, with almost 90% of production exported. Bord Bia was the Irish government agency charged with the promotion, trade development, and marketing of the Irish food, drink, and...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Trends;
Disruption;
Communication Strategy;
Experience and Expertise;
Talent and Talent Management;
Public Sector;
Trade;
Education;
Food;
Geography;
Geographic Location;
Rural Scope;
Corporate Governance;
Government Administration;
Information;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Marketing Channels;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Planning;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Public Opinion;
Business Strategy;
Diversification;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Republic of Ireland;
United Kingdom;
Europe
Alvarez, Jose B., Forest L. Reinhardt, and Emer Moloney. "Bord Bia: Strategically Growing Irish Exports." Harvard Business School Case 519-043, December 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
- 2014
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Marketing Reading: Segmentation and Targeting
By: Sunil Gupta
This Reading introduces two of the integral parts of any marketing strategy: segmentation and targeting. It covers, first, all of the methods, techniques, and variables with which a business first uncovers the full range of its potential customers and then...
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Keywords:
Behavioral Segmentation;
Conjoint Analysis;
Demographic Segmentation;
Geographic Segmentation;
Market Opportunities;
Market Segmentation;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Psychographic Segmentation;
Unethical Marketing Practices;
United States
Gupta, Sunil. "Marketing Reading: Segmentation and Targeting." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 8219, 2014.
- August 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Cherkizovsky Group, The (A) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Describes the transformation of a formerly state-owned meat processing plant in Russia into a privately owned and operated food processing conglomerate under Russia's economic reforms of the 1990s. Among the challenges the CEO, Igor Babaev, and his top management team...
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Keywords:
History;
Business Conglomerates;
Privatization;
Transformation;
Management Teams;
Sales;
Brands and Branding;
Business or Company Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Crisis Management;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Russia
Paine, Lynn S. "Cherkizovsky Group, The (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 306-021, August 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
- March 2014 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
Noma: A Lot on the Plate
By: Mukti Khaire and Elena Corsi
In 2014, the restaurant Noma, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, was considered to be amongst the best restaurants in the world, and its co-founder, co-owner and chef, René Redzepi, among the most influential chefs. The restaurant was also leading the new Nordic food...
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Khaire, Mukti, and Elena Corsi. "Noma: A Lot on the Plate." Harvard Business School Case 814-097, March 2014. (Revised June 2014.)
- July 2023
- Case
Vytal: Packaging-as-a-Service
By: George Serafeim, Michael W. Toffel, Lena Duchene and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The Germany-based startup Vytal operated the largest digital-native reusable packaging-as-a-service network globally, having raised nearly €15 million, established a large network of restaurant partners, and prevented the use of millions of single-use take-out food...
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Keywords:
Climate Risk;
Digital;
Platform Strategies;
Data;
Packaging;
Sustainability;
Start-up;
Startup;
Entrepreneur;
Impact;
Circular;
Growth Strategy;
Innovation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Innovation and Invention;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Startups;
Resource Allocation;
Risk Management;
Adoption;
Strategy;
Performance Productivity;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Supply Chain;
Distribution;
Entrepreneurship;
Climate Change;
Green Technology Industry;
Service Industry;
Retail Industry;
Germany;
Europe
Serafeim, George, Michael W. Toffel, Lena Duchene, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Vytal: Packaging-as-a-Service." Harvard Business School Case 124-007, July 2023.
- February 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Cherkizovsky Group (A), The
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Describes the transformation of a formerly state-owned meat processing plant in Russia into a privately-owned and operated food processing conglomerate under Russia's economic reforms of the 1990s. Among the challenges the CEO, Igor Babaev, and his top management team...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Privatization;
Transformation;
Global Strategy;
Culture;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Russia
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Cherkizovsky Group (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 399-119, February 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- May 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Yum! Brands
By: Jordan Siegel and Christopher Poliquin
Yum!, the owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, asks what might be the lessons from its success in China for currently contemplated expansion into India and Africa. Also, the company contemplates whether Taco Bell can succeed abroad as part of a new expansion push....
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Keywords:
International Business;
International Marketing;
Global Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Europe;
Australia;
Africa;
Asia
Siegel, Jordan, and Christopher Poliquin. "Yum! Brands." Harvard Business School Case 712-422, May 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- 04 Feb 2020
- Video
Savannah Maziya
Savannah Maziya, the founder of South Africa-based Bunengi Holdings, a project development, management and investment company that operates across Africa in infrastructure, natural resources and financial...
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- December 2023
- Case
Raízen: Helping to Decarbonize the World?
By: Gunnar Trumbull, Pedro Levindo, Daniel Tong and Rafaella Mazza
Raízen, the world’s largest sugar and ethanol producer, strived to find ways to expand the second-generation ethanol (E2G) market, which it pioneered. The company planned to invest R$24 billion (around $4.6 billion) in 20 production plants, with a total capacity to...
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- February 2022
- Article
Sugar-sweetened Beverage Purchases and Intake at Event Arenas with and without a Portion Size Cap
By: Sheri Volger, James Scott Parrott, Brian Elbel, Leslie K. John, Jason P. Block, Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia and Christina A. Roberto
This is the first real-world study to examine the association between a voluntary 16-ounce (oz.) portion-size cap on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) at a sporting arena on volume of SSBs and food calories purchased and consumed during basketball games. Cross-sectional...
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Keywords:
Sugar-sweetened Beverages;
Nutrition Policy;
Obesity Prevention;
Portion Sizes;
Nutrition;
Policy;
Health;
Behavior
Volger, Sheri, James Scott Parrott, Brian Elbel, Leslie K. John, Jason P. Block, Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia, and Christina A. Roberto. "Sugar-sweetened Beverage Purchases and Intake at Event Arenas with and without a Portion Size Cap." Art. 101661. Preventative Medicine Reports 25 (February 2022).
- December 2021
- Case
Green Monday
By: José B. Alvarez, Billy Chan and Dawn H. Lau
This case describes the entrepreneurial journey of David Yeung, from campaigning for plant-based diets to building Green Monday, a purpose-driven business and an ecosystem based in Hong Kong comprising a retail platform, an alternative meat brand (“OmniPork”), a...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Social Enterprise;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Business Model;
Mission and Purpose;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Hong Kong;
China;
Asia
Alvarez, José B., Billy Chan, and Dawn H. Lau. "Green Monday." Harvard Business School Case 522-056, December 2021.
- 13 Apr 2020
- News
4 things workers need from their companies right now
- 19 May 2016
- News
Helping baby boomers find a meaningful second act
- June 2014 (Revised November 2014)
- Case
Investing in Online Marketplaces
By: Andrei Hagiu and Hermes Alvarez
Simon Rothman had recently been promoted from executive-in-residence to Partner at esteemed venture capital firm Greylock Partners and placed in charge of managing a $100 million early-stage fund commitment dedicated to online marketplaces. In Greylock's view, 2014 was...
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Keywords:
Business Models;
Competitive Advantage;
Entrepreneurship;
Internet;
Investments;
Networks;
Technology;
Venture Capital
Hagiu, Andrei, and Hermes Alvarez. "Investing in Online Marketplaces." Harvard Business School Case 714-520, June 2014. (Revised November 2014.)
- 20 Oct 2009
- News
On healthcare reform, carrots work better than sticks
- April 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
The Dannon Company: Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (A)
By: Christopher Marquis, Pooja Mehta Shah, Amanda Elizabeth Tolleson and Bobbi Thomason
At the end of 2009, The Dannon Company was considering pro actively communicating its CSR efforts to consumers. With the strong connection between Dannon's production of health foods and its commitment to health and nutrition-based CSR activities, communicating these...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Nutrition;
Marketing Communications;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Natural Environment;
Food and Beverage Industry
Marquis, Christopher, Pooja Mehta Shah, Amanda Elizabeth Tolleson, and Bobbi Thomason. "The Dannon Company: Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (A)." Harvard Business School Case 410-121, April 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
- November 1988 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Roy Rogers Restaurants
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Roy Rogers Restaurants is a subsidiary of Marriott Corp. which sells franchises to own and operate standardized fast food restaurants. Many franchise owners operate more than one restaurant. One of these, presently operating 16 restaurants and committed to develop 30...
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Keywords:
Franchise Ownership;
Business Model;
Cost Management;
Quality;
Transformation;
Food and Beverage Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Roy Rogers Restaurants." Harvard Business School Case 189-100, November 1988. (Revised November 1996.)