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How Snapple Got Its Juice Back
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleIn 1993, Quaker Oats paid $1.7 billion for the rapidly growing Snapple brand. In 1997, it sold the brand to Triarc for a mere $300 million. In 2000, Triarc... -
The CEO of Cabot Creamery on Beating Sustainability Benchmarks
Sustainable business practices Magazine ArticleBecoming a B Corp was affirmation of Cabot’s existing mission. -
The CEO of ADM on Expanding Its Focus from Commodities to Consumers
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleIn the early 2010s ADM, a century-old agricultural products and services company, embarked on a big transformation. It streamlined and reorganized its... -
Growth Through Global Sustainability: An Interview with Monsanto's CEO Robert B. Shapiro
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleHow do we face the prospect that creating a profitable, growing company might require intolerable abuse of the natural world? Monsanto--with its history... -
Dealing with Drought (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleWhen Walker Farms is hit with a surface-water allocation of zero for a third straight year because of the state's ongoing and extended drought, it must... -
How Companies Can Give More Than Just Thanks
Global Business Digital ArticleMany cultures around the world celebrate a yearly thanksgiving festival, a time when we express our gratitude for a successful harvest. While observances... -
How to Quantify Sustainability's Impact on Your Bottom Line
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleA case study of the Brazilian beef industry. -
Banana War Maneuvers
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleHow Dole beat Chiquita by working around a restrictive EU trade policy instead of struggling against it. -
Dealing with Drought (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleWhen Walker Farms is hit with a surface-water allocation of zero for a third straight year because of the state's ongoing and extended drought, it must... -
No Company Can Solve a Massive Global Problem on Its Own
Global Business Digital ArticleBut when organizations work together, change can happen. -
Dealing with Drought (HBR Case Study)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleWhen Walker Farms is hit with a surface-water allocation of zero for a third straight year because of the state's ongoing and extended drought, it must... -
Making Small Farms More Sustainable - and Profitable
Global Business Digital ArticleA case study of Better Life Farming, an innovative public-private partnership in India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. -
Transforming Life, Transforming Business: The Life-Science Revolution
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleIf you think the Internet has changed the shape of business, just imagine what genetic engineering is going to do. In this groundbreaking article, Juan... -
Cutting Edge in Auctions
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe state of the art in auctions is not on the Web--it's in the venerable flower auction halls of Holland, where over 30 million flowers change hands... -
Class--or Mass? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleJim Hargrove, the marketing director of $820 million Neptune Gourmet Seafood, is having a bad week. Neptune is the most upmarket player in the $20 billion... -
How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleLocal entrepreneurs are making food production more efficient. -
A Study of the Champagne Industry Shows That Women Have Stronger Networks, and Profit from Them
Global Business Digital ArticleMore socializing and more trust lead to more revenue. -
Enlightened Farming
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAgricultural inventions from 18th-century noble estates in France, including a wheat thresher, a tree transporter, and an incubation shed for chicken... -
Accountants Will Save the World
Global Business Digital ArticleFactor social benefits and the use of resources into a company's value.
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A Note on the Snack Food Industry
Sales & Marketing Case Study15.05View Details This note provides an overview of the snacking industry in 2017. -
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Organizational Development Case Study15.05View Details It is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making... -
Foremostco, Inc. (A), Chinese Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Describes the rocky transition from an outdated, nonintegrated information system to a new customized system built by programmers in a small, IT-dependent... -
California Wine Cluster
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes the California wine cluster, or the group of interconnected wineries, grape growers, suppliers, service providers, and wine-related institutions... -
Horniman Horticulture
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case captures the cash-flow and working-capital management problems typical of small, growing businesses. At the end of 2015, Bob and Maggie Brown... -
Ziwo Agricultural Service Co. Ltd.: Vertical Integration
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Ziwo Agricultural Service Co. Ltd. (Ziwo), located in the city of Shenyang in Liaoning Province in northeastern China, was a market leader in sales of... -
Eataly: Reimagining the Grocery Store
Sales & Marketing Tool25.00View Details Within a few years of its operations, the Italian-based supermarket Eataly created a lot of buzz and excitement among consumers and media. Eataly's initial... -
CanniMed Therapeutics Inc.: The IPO Dilemma
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In November 2016, the chief executive officer of CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. was considering the company's options for raising capital through an initial... -
Sinofert Holdings Limited: Urea Distribution Planning
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Sinofert Holdings Limited, the largest comprehensive fertilizer enterprise in China, is trying to improve the profitability of its urea business. The... -
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Supply Management
Technology & Operations Case Study6.95View Details This case depicts the supply-management practices--including planning, production, and distribution--at Pioneer Hi-Bred International, the world's leader... -
Robert Mondavi: Competitive Strategy
Strategy & Execution Case Study6.95View Details Describes the competitive situation facing Robert Mondavi, the leading premium California winery. Mondavi has been an industry innovator and has recently... -
Bayer-Monsanto: The Challenges of a Mega Merger
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In September 2016, German-based Bayer AG (Bayer) and U.S.-based Monsanto Company (Monsanto) agreed to merge entities to create a global leader in agriculture.... -
A Terroir Olive Oil Mill Against Agri-Food Multinationals
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The chief executive officer of Les Moulins de la Brague (LMB), a seven-generation French olive oil miller, was worried about the future of the business.... -
Honey Care Africa (A): A Different Business Model
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The founding entrepreneur of Honey Care Africa (Honey Care) revitalized Kenya's national honey industry by focusing on small-holder farmers across the... -
OCP Africa: Building Ecosystems For Sustainability
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The OCP Africa illustrates the challenges of entering a market challenged by unfavorable conditions for the target customer - be it infrastructure, access... -
Rural Development at the World Bank
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The new director of rural development devises a World Bank strategy and a plan of action to eliminate global rural poverty. -
Valley Carriers (B): Working on Versus Working in the Business
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case W16326. -
Kellogg and Wilmar International: A Partnership Under Fire
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Kellogg Chief Sustainability Officer Diane Holdorf is facing a campaign by environmental activists who allege that the company's Indonesian supplier Wilmar... -
OrganiGram: Navigating the Cannabis Industry with "Grey Knowledge"
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (OrganiGram), a New Brunswick-based company, was a licensed producer of medical cannabis in Canada. On April 20, 2016, the Canadian... -
PureCircle, Chinese Version
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details In December 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA determined that high-purity Rebaudioside A (Reb A), a natural and calorie-free product that...
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A Note on the Snack Food Industry
Sales & Marketing Case Study15.05View Details This note provides an overview of the snacking industry in 2017. -
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Organizational Development Case Study15.05View Details It is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making... -
Foremostco, Inc. (A), Chinese Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Describes the rocky transition from an outdated, nonintegrated information system to a new customized system built by programmers in a small, IT-dependent... -
California Wine Cluster
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes the California wine cluster, or the group of interconnected wineries, grape growers, suppliers, service providers, and wine-related institutions... -
Horniman Horticulture
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case captures the cash-flow and working-capital management problems typical of small, growing businesses. At the end of 2015, Bob and Maggie Brown... -
Ziwo Agricultural Service Co. Ltd.: Vertical Integration
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Ziwo Agricultural Service Co. Ltd. (Ziwo), located in the city of Shenyang in Liaoning Province in northeastern China, was a market leader in sales of... -
Eataly: Reimagining the Grocery Store
Sales & Marketing Tool25.00View Details Within a few years of its operations, the Italian-based supermarket Eataly created a lot of buzz and excitement among consumers and media. Eataly's initial... -
Orchid Species Preservation Foundation: Choosing a Direction, Teaching Note
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleTeaching note for case W17247. -
CanniMed Therapeutics Inc.: The IPO Dilemma
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In November 2016, the chief executive officer of CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. was considering the company's options for raising capital through an initial... -
Cigarette Wars (A), Teaching Note
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleTeaching Note for 904M10.