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The Promise of Agriculture in the Republic of Cuba
Alvarez, Jose B.; Otazo, Andrew; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-516067-EEconomicsThis background note explains Cuba's past and current agriculture policies, as well as provides insights into its future potential as relations with the U.S. normalize.Starting at €8.20
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Soybean Production in Argentina: The Duhau Group
Alvarez, Jose B.; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-519033-EStrategyCrop-planning was affected by macroeconomic factors including international disputes, commodity prices, local tax and agricultural policies, etc. Enrique and Alejandro Duhau, co-owners of the Duhau Group, analyzed these factors, as well as technical and financial aspects, as they planned their 2019/2020 production. The Duhau Group was an agribusiness holding with $112 in revenues for 2018. That year, the Group harvested 112,000 hectares, produced...Starting at €8.20
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Mission Produce
Alvarez, Jose B.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-514023-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. As the leading distributor of fresh avocados in the U.S., Mission Produce was at a crossroads in late 2013. Avocado consumption was booming and CEO Steve Barnard wanted to acquire additional land in Peru and develop new avocado farms to help fill a projected supply gap. Mission could also buy avocado farms in other countries, expand its international marketing efforts, inves...Starting at €8.20
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Lipman: Vertical Integration in Fresh Tomatoes
Alvarez, Jose B.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-516053-EMarketingLipman, the largest open field fresh tomato grower and marketer in the United States, has been successfully pursuing an aggressive strategy of acquisitions over the last several years. End market consolidation in the retail space has driven vertical integration in the extremely competitive fresh tomato business, where farm gate prices have not changed in 30 years. The company is facing pressure from climate change, alternative uses for farm land,...Starting at €8.20
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NatureSweet
Alvarez, Jose B.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-518002-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case describes the business model and workplace philosophy of NatureSweet, a privately owned, vertically integrated greenhouse grower and marketer of fresh tomatoes with sales across the U.S. and $329 million in 2016 revenues. CEO Bryant Ambelang treated NatureSweet more like a consumer-packaged goods manufacturer than an agricultural producer, with a focus on consistency, branding, margin and price stability, and a frontline-worker-centric ...Starting at €8.20
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VP Group: Vegpro Grows Beyond Kenya
Alvarez, Jose B.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-514055-EMarketingIn 2013, Kenyan horticulture producer and exporter VP Group is weighing potential expansion opportunities against the growing risks in its production and export markets. With $121 million in 2012 revenues, VP Group has grown rapidly in recent years by expanding its vegetable and flower production beyond Kenya into Ethiopia and Ghana; exploring new products such as sugar; and vertically integrating by bringing marketing and logistics operations in...Starting at €8.20
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Arcos Dorados: A QSR Recovery Plan
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Buitrago, Jenyfeer Martinez; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-721023-EEconomicsArcos Dorados-McDonald's largest independent franchisee, covering Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)-faced a pandemic that was disrupting the entire consumer foodservice business in 2020. With the exclusive right to own, operate, and sub-franchise McDoStarting at €8.20
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Grupo xito: Facing Colombia's Competitive Grocery Retail Industry
Alvarez, Jose B.; Larangeira, Carla; Buitrago, Jenyfeer Martinez; Moreno, Miguel DiazCase HBS-520043-ELeadership and People ManagementGrupo xito, a leading South American retailer, faced declining market shares in Colombia in 2019 with the arrival of low-cost competitors and emerging digital trends. Originally founded in Medell n, xito had over the course of its seventy-year historStarting at €8.20
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Molino Ca uelas: Serving Customers from Seed Development to the Kitchen Table (Spanish Version)
Alvarez, Jose B.; Cal, Mariana; Miguel, FernandaCase HBS-518S23Accounting and Controluelas Molino CA fue una empresa de alimentación integrada verticalmente con un sistema de gestión que le permitió innovar y crecer de forma sistemática. Con ventas de $ 2 mil millones en 2016, la empresa no sólo la harina producida, aceite vegetal y productos alimenticios envasados; También era dueño de una terminal portuaria, una planta de envasado y una División de Servicios de Agronegocios para apoyar a más de 8.000 productores agrícolas. CEO ...Starting at €8.20
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Mu oz Group: Sustaining Global Vertical Integration Through Innovation
Alvarez, Jose B.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-515011-EMarketingThe Mu oz Group, a vertically integrated fruit, flower, juice and ice cream supplier, was at a strategic crossroads. What was the best way to achieve profit goals and provide the company with sustainable competitive advantage? Mu oz Group, which supplied supermarket chains and food distribution chains around the world with fruit, flowers, juice and ice cream, was at a strategic crossroads in 2014. CEO Alvaro Mu oz had to choose the best way to...Starting at €8.20