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      • November 2019
      • Case

      Edita: Making Choices in Uncertain Times

      By: Caroline M. Elkins, Juan Alcácer, Alpana Thapar and Youssef Abdel Aal
      After 15 years of steady growth and expansion, Edita, a leading Egyptian snack producer, faced a series of challenges in the wake of the Arab Spring. In January 2011, the Egyptian Revolution sparked political and economic turmoil that reflected the waves of protest and...  View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Developing Countries and Economies; Economy; Business or Company Management; Price; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Distribution; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Expansion; Currency; Food and Beverage Industry; Egypt; Africa; Middle East
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      Elkins, Caroline M., Juan Alcácer, Alpana Thapar, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Edita: Making Choices in Uncertain Times." Harvard Business School Case 320-026, November 2019.
      • August 2019
      • Teaching Note

      Back to the Roots

      By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Leslie K. John
      Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.

      This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: Back to the Roots HBS case No. 518-073. Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a...  View Details
      Keywords: Organic Food; Startup; Crowdfunding; Sustainability; Transparency; Entrepreneurship; Product Development; Product Marketing; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Food; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Leslie K. John. "Back to the Roots." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 520-028, August 2019. (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
      • July–August 2018
      • Article

      From Niche to Mainstream (HBR Case Study)

      By: Elie Ofek
      A large Japanese snack maker faces challenges in marketing products in the US. Several options for jumpstarting sales are presented.  View Details
      Keywords: New Product Marketing; Retail Trade; Private Label; International Expansion; Cultural Branding; Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG); Product Marketing; Expansion; Global Range; Brands and Branding; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Ofek, Elie. "From Niche to Mainstream (HBR Case Study)." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 4 (July–August 2018).
      • June 2018 (Revised October 2019)
      • Case

      Back to the Roots

      By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Leslie K. John
      Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.

      Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, Back to the Roots cofounders...  View Details
      Keywords: Organic Food; Startup; Crowdfunding; Sustainability; Transparency; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Product Development; Product Marketing; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Food; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Leslie K. John. "Back to the Roots." Harvard Business School Case 518-073, June 2018. (Revised October 2019.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
      • December 2017 (Revised April 2018)
      • Technical Note

      A Note on the Snack Food Industry

      By: David Bell, Kerry Herman and Amram Migdal
      This note provides an overview of the snacking industry in 2017.  View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe; Asia; China; Latin America; Middle East
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      Bell, David, Kerry Herman, and Amram Migdal. "A Note on the Snack Food Industry." Harvard Business School Technical Note 518-064, December 2017. (Revised April 2018.)
      • December 2017 (Revised March 2018)
      • Case

      Kellogg Company/eighteen94 capital

      By: David Bell, Damien McLoughlin and Natalie Kindred
      With 33,000 employees and revenues of $13 billion in 2016, Kellogg Company was the world’s largest producer of branded packaged cereal and a leader in branded convenience foods. Founded in 1906 and based in Michigan, the company had a proud history of product and...  View Details
      Keywords: CPG; Consumer Packaged Goods; Cereal; Battle Creek; Michigan; Breakfast; Snack; Agribusiness; Change Management; Growth Strategy; Corporate Venture Capital; Innovation; Startup; Brand; Brand & Product Management; Advertising; Demand and Consumers; Innovation and Invention; Venture Capital; Food; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Michigan; North America
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      Bell, David, Damien McLoughlin, and Natalie Kindred. "Kellogg Company/eighteen94 capital." Harvard Business School Case 518-061, December 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
      • December 2017
      • Case

      Mondelēz International

      By: David Bell, Kerry Herman and Amram Migdal
      Mondelēz International is a packaged foods company competing primarily in “snacks” around the globe. The case describes how and why the Kraft Inc. CEO, and later Mondelēz CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, created Mondelēz and how she positioned it as a growth company at a time...  View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Asia; China; Latin America; Middle East
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      Bell, David, Kerry Herman, and Amram Migdal. "Mondelēz International." Harvard Business School Case 518-051, December 2017.
      • November 2017 (Revised November 2021)
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      Irene Rosenfeld at Mondelēz International: Crafting a Corporate Strategy

      By: Raffaella Sadun, David J. Collis, Amram Migdal and Kerry Herman
      The case focuses on Irene Rosenfeld’s tenure as CEO of the global snack food company Mondelēz International. Beginning in 2006, she had led the company through many acquisitions, including France’s LU Biscuit and British confectionery company Cadbury, before, in 2012,...  View Details
      Keywords: Snack Food; Snack; Global Snacking; Packaged Food; Consumer Packaged; Kraft Foods; Kraft; Agribusiness; Change; Change Management; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Geography; Geographic Scope; Global Strategy; Leadership; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Planning; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Illinois
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      Sadun, Raffaella, David J. Collis, Amram Migdal, and Kerry Herman. "Irene Rosenfeld at Mondelēz International: Crafting a Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 718-403, November 2017. (Revised November 2021.)
      • February 2017 (Revised April 2018)
      • Case

      Kameda Seika: Cracking the U.S. Market

      By: Elie Ofek, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
      In spring 2016, Kameda’s CEO, Michiyasu Tanaka, is facing difficult questions from board members over the lackluster performance of the company’s U.S. subsidiary. Kameda was the leading player in the Japanese rice cracker market and was looking to expand overseas to...  View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Adaptation; Performance Improvement; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Japan; United States
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      Ofek, Elie, Nobuo Sato, and Akiko Kanno. "Kameda Seika: Cracking the U.S. Market." Harvard Business School Case 517-095, February 2017. (Revised April 2018.)
      • August 2015 (Revised March 2017)
      • Case

      Planters Nuts

      By: Robert J. Dolan and Donald K. Ngwe
      In 2012 Planters had about $1 billion in U.S. annual revenues, but had experienced declining unit sales and household penetration over the past six years. The snack nuts category was growing overall, but household spending was shifting away from peanuts, cashews, and...  View Details
      Keywords: Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Dolan, Robert J., and Donald K. Ngwe. "Planters Nuts." Harvard Business School Case 516-004, August 2015. (Revised March 2017.)
      • March 2015 (Revised December 2016)
      • Case

      Evans Food

      By: Sunil Gupta
      In April 2014, Hector Guerra (GMP 16) was discussing his company's dilemma with his living group of the General Management Program (GMP) at the Harvard Business School. Guerra was Vice President of Operations at Evans Food, a $100 million company, which produced pork...  View Details
      Keywords: Food; Production; Cost Management; Supply Chain; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Gupta, Sunil. "Evans Food." Harvard Business School Case 515-095, March 2015. (Revised December 2016.)
      • May 2013
      • Case

      Launching Krispy Natural: Cracking the Product Management Code

      By: Frank V. Cespedes and Heather Beckham
      Pemberton Products is a U.S. market leader in the cookie and bakery snacks segment of the sweet snack market. Looking to expand into the salty snack market, the company acquires Krispy Inc., a maker of salty snack crackers located in the southeastern U.S. To compete...  View Details
      Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Competition; Organizational Culture; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Expansion; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Acquisition; Food and Beverage Industry; Ohio; United States
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      Cespedes, Frank V., and Heather Beckham. "Launching Krispy Natural: Cracking the Product Management Code." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-574, May 2013.
      • February 2013
      • Case

      Diamond Foods, Inc.

      By: Suraj Srinivasan and Tim Gray
      The Diamonds Foods, Inc. case describes the major accounting blow up at the company in late 2011 that was triggered by a report by Off Wall Street, a prominent short selling research firm. Diamond Foods, a high flying growth company in 2011, grew from a walnut farmers'...  View Details
      Keywords: Accounting Restatements; Accounting Scandal; Accounting; Financial Analysis; Financial Statement Analysis; Short Selling; Revenue Recognition; Board Of Directors; Audit Committees; Auditing; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Agribusiness; Accrual Accounting; Earnings Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Valuation; Revenue; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; California; Cambridge
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      Srinivasan, Suraj, and Tim Gray. "Diamond Foods, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 113-055, February 2013.
      • October 2012
      • Case

      Hill Country Snack Foods Co.

      By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
      Hill Country Snack Foods, located in Austin, Texas, manufactures, markets, and distributes snack foods and frozen treats. The CEO is passionate about maximizing shareholder value and believes in keeping tight control over costs and operating the business as efficiently...  View Details
      Keywords: United States; Financial Strategy; Debt Management; Retail Trade; Risk Management; Food; Capital Structure; Corporate Finance; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Texas
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Craig Stephenson. "Hill Country Snack Foods Co." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-517, October 2012.
      • October 2012
      • Teaching Note

      Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (Brief Case)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
      Keywords: United States; Debt Management; Retail Trade; Risk Management; Food; Capital Structure; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Craig Stephenson. "Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 913-518, October 2012.
      • October 2012
      • Supplement

      Hill Country Snack Foods Co., Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case) (CW)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Craig Stephenson. "Hill Country Snack Foods Co., Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case) (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 913-520, October 2012.
      • October 2012
      • Supplement

      Hill Country Snack Foods Co., Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case) (CW)

      By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
      Keywords: United States; Debt Management; Retail Trade; Risk Management; Food; Capital Structure; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Craig Stephenson. "Hill Country Snack Foods Co., Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case) (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 913-519, October 2012.
      • December 2009 (Revised October 2015)
      • Case

      Diamond Foods

      By: David E. Bell and Mary Louise Shelman
      CEO Michael Mendes has transformed a grower-owned cooperative into a publicly traded top marketer of snack foods. Diamond's organization, culture, product development process, advertising and promotion strategy, and specifically its marketing department have been built...  View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Business Model; Customer Focus and Relationships; Leadership; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cooperative Ownership; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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      Bell, David E., and Mary Louise Shelman. "Diamond Foods." Harvard Business School Case 510-013, December 2009. (Revised October 2015.)
      • July 2008 (Revised March 2010)
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      McDonald's Plan to Win (A)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karla Ingrid Gravis and Annette Kristine Rodriguez
      As of 2007, McDonald's had made significant progress on its “Plan to Win,” and the company was rewarded by reaching an all-time high share price. However, McDonald's competitors had expanded beyond the typical fast food giants, such as Wendy's and Burger King, as...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Competitive Strategy; Complexity; Supply and Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karla Ingrid Gravis, and Annette Kristine Rodriguez. "McDonald's Plan to Win (A)." Harvard Business School Case 709-419, July 2008. (Revised March 2010.)
      • August 2006
      • Case

      Dreyer's Slow Churned(TM) Ice Cream

      By: Noel H. Watson, Steven C. Wheelwright and Brian DeLacey
      Examines capacity forecasting and planning in a complex new product introduction scenario. The introduction at Dreyer's, a large dairy snack manufacturer, involves not only a new product but a new manufacturing process and product package, thus implying a significant...  View Details
      Keywords: Advertising; Forecasting and Prediction; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Watson, Noel H., Steven C. Wheelwright, and Brian DeLacey. "Dreyer's Slow Churned(TM) Ice Cream." Harvard Business School Case 607-018, August 2006.
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