HBSP (USA)
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Colgate-Palmolive Company: Marketing Anti-Cavity Toothpaste
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-515050-EMarketingIn October 2013, Colgate-Palmolive Company, the world's leading oral care company, was about to launch its new Colgate Maximum Cavity Protection plus Sugar Acid Neutralizer toothpaste in Brazil. Oral care category accounted for 46 percent of Colgate's $17.4 billion sales worldwide in 2013. The new toothpaste was clinically proven to reduce and prevent cavities more effectively than toothpaste with the same level of fluoride alone. All maj...Starting at €8.20
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Diamond Foods
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-510013-ECEO 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 "from the ground up" to address fundamental changes in retail structure and consumer behavior. Can the Diamond model be successfully applied to other food categories?Starting at €8.20
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Red Tomato: Keeping it Local
Alvarez, Jose B.; Shelman, Mary; Winig, LauraCase HBS-510023-EThis case describes the operating model and history of Red Tomato, a non-profit organization dedicated to branding and logistical support for locally grown produce farmers in the northeast U.S. The case highlights the challenges involved in making locally grown produce available to large consumer markets.Starting at €8.20
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Diamond Foods, Teaching Note
Bell, David E.; Kindred, Natalie; Shelman, MaryTeaching Note HBS-510067-ETeaching Note for 510013..Starting at €0.00
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Monsanto: Helping Farmers Feed the World, Teaching Note
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryTeaching Note HBS-510101-EStrategyTeaching Note for [510025].Starting at €0.00
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Taylor Fresh Foods, Teaching Note
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryTeaching Note HBS-511128-EMarketingTeaching Note for 509008.Starting at €0.00
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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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Cancer Screening in Japan: Market Research and Segmentation
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514057-EMarketingSince founding CancerScan in 2008, Jun Fukuyoshi and Yoshiki Ishikawa had helped to improve cancer screening rates in Japan. Between 2005 and 2007, awareness of breast cancer in Japan rose from 55% to 70%, but the incidence of breast cancer screenings remained constant. Jun and Yoshiki applied marketing research techniques to increase the screening rate for breast cancer, a disease which killed over 12,000 Japanese women in 2011. Cancer screening...Starting at €8.20
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Vision 2020: Takeda and the Vaccine Business
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514084-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2014, Yasuchika Hasegawa was orchestrating the transformation of Takeda from a Japanese pharmaceutical company with a global footprint into a global company with a Japanese heritage. A 33-year veteran of Takeda, Hasegawa-san was appointed president of Takeda in 2003 and chief executive in 2009. By 2013, Takeda was in the midst of implementing its new Vision 2020 plan, a s...Starting at €8.20
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Simplot Plant Sciences: Designing a Better Potato
Alvarez, Jose B.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-515042-EStrategyPrivately held Simplot has developed a new genetically engineered potato that substantially reduces waste and does not turn brown after cutting. Unlike other GMOs, it does not contain foreign genes. The case describes the company's commercialization plans in light of the complex environment surrounding genetically modified foods.Starting at €8.20