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Williams Coffee Pub: The Franchising Opportunity
Gregory S. Zaric; Hui ZhangCase IVEY-9B07E020-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipAn entrepreneur is looking for business opportunities since she immigrated to London, Ontario. She has come across a franchising opportunity with Williams Coffee Pub (WCP). The promotional material for WCP indicates that annual sales for a typical restaurant can be up to $1,700,000 with a profit margin of 17.5 per cent. This business opportunity seems very attractive, however, she must do some additional investigation. The purpose of this case is...Starting at €8.20
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Gold Claim at Sturgeon Lake
Peter C. Bell; Gregory S. ZaricCase IVEY-9B09E018-ECorporate GovernanceAWARD WINNING CASE: 2009 INFORMS Case and Teaching Materials Competition, 3rd place. A freelance geologist was asked for advice regarding two mining claims to property on Sturgeon Lake, near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, he was asked if there was enough gold on the property to pursue an economically feasible mining opportunity. The geologist determined that an analytical approach would best aid the analysis of the multiple factors he would ...Starting at €8.20
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Radiation Treatment Machine Capacity Planning at Cancer Care Ontario
Jonathan Wang; Gregory S. ZaricCase IVEY-9B15E014-ECorporate GovernanceA planning analyst at Cancer Care Ontario has been tasked to recommend a strategy for allocating new linear accelerator capacity to the province’s cancer treatment centres over a five-year period. Because the introduction of additional capacity requires the investment of capital resources and long implementation timelines, accurate and timely predictions are critical to the treatment of cancer patients. The planning analyst needs to devise an all...Starting at €8.20
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Pulling the Goalie in Hockey
Gregory S. Zaric; Michael LeffCase IVEY-9B08E001-ECorporate GovernanceThe assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, had just seen the team lose. In order to increase their chance of scoring, they had added a sixth offensive skater to the ice by sending their goaltender to the bench (known as pulling the goalie) in the last 60 seconds of the game. Doing this did not give the team an advantage, in fact, a member of the opposite team was able to shoot the puck into the unguarded net, which cost the Leafs the game. T...Starting at €8.20
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Nestl : Nutrition, Health, and Wellness
Bell, David E.; McLoughlin, Damien P.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-517052-EMarketingStarting at €8.20
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Zespri Grows
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-519047-EMarketingControlling about a third of global kiwifruit exports by volume and nearly half by value in 2018, Zespri was a grower-owned "corporatized cooperative" with the exclusive right to export New Zealand-grown kiwifruit (except to Australia). Zespri did not grow fruit, but rather managed an integrated marketing system across the value chain. This coordinated structure enabled Zespri to control quality, build a brand, and command premium prices in expor...Starting at €8.20
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Hormel Foods
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-520045-EMarketingIn 2019, CEO Jim Snee is weighing how to shape the image of Hormel Foods, one of the largest U.S. meat and food companies, at a time when the industry faces unprecedented scrutiny. Based in the small town of Austin, Minnesota, the nearly 130-year-old firm is best known for its legacy meat-based brands such as Hormel Pepperoni and Spam. It also owns brands (many acquired recently) that consumers might not associate with Hormel, such as Wholly Guac...Starting at €8.20
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U.S. Food Retail During the Pandemic: March 2020
Alvarez, Jose B.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-520098-EMarketingThis note, written in late March 2020 and mainly U.S. focused, looks at the unfolding impact of the coronavirus pandemic on food retailers and their suppliers. It allows student to consider the challenges facing food retail executives as they navigate urgent supply chain challenges amid rapidly changing information and circumstances. It touches on developments in various segments of the supply chain, including farms, manufacturers, the trucking i...Starting at €8.20