Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Ratan Tata Or Cyrus Mistry: Tata Steel Shareholders’ Dilemma - Teaching Note
Pitabas Mohanty; Supriti MishraTeaching Note IVEY-8B19N016-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B19N016.Starting at €0.00
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Growing Trafalgar Ales, Meads & Distillery
Lawrence A. Plummer; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19M018-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn February 2018, the co-owners of Trafalgar Ales, Meads & Distillery, based in Oakville, Ontario, were eager to take on a wide range of new opportunities. In the 18 months since their purchase of the brewery, the two co-owners had devoted great efforts to transforming the company, creating and launching several new and successful beer brands. Contract brewing was de-emphasized, and the layout of the brewery was reset. The owners became involved ...Starting at €8.20
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Sunshine Fresh: Choosing a Business Location
Lawrence A. Plummer; Simon ParkerCase IVEY-9B17M073-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn July 2014, the president and co-owner of Sunshine Fresh Inc. (Sunshine), a food service manufacturing company in Totowa, New Jersey, needed to make a decision about the best location for the company’s new West Coast expansion. Sunshine had built a strong reputation on the U.S. East Coast for high-quality refrigerated kosher pickles. Among Sunshine’s most valued clients were several casinos located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and headquartere...Starting at €8.20
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Huemen: The Creation of a Male Beauty Brand - Teaching Note
Lawrence A. Plummer; Umar ElBablyTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M069-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M069.Starting at €0.00
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Forked River Brewing Co.: Craft Beer Entrepreneurship in an Evolving Industry
Max Stallkamp; Lawrence A. Plummer; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B16M102-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn January 4, 2016, the co-founders of Forked River Brewing Company (Forked River), a small brewery in London, Ontario, revisited the company’s original business plan from 2012. Over the course of only four years, the founders went from home brewing enthusiasts to owners of a striving, award-winning craft brewery. Forked River beers were now offered in pubs, restaurants, and retail stores across the province of Ontario. In the past year alone, Fo...Starting at €8.20
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Ambuja Cements and Holcim India Merger
Pitabas Mohanty; Tina Stephen; Supriti MishraCase IVEY-9B16N056-EFinance, StrategyOn July 24, 2013, the management of Ambuja Cements Limited announced the merger of Holcim (India) Private Limited with Ambuja Cements in a two-stage process. First, Ambuja Cements would buy a 24 per cent stake of Holcim (India) from Holderind Investments Ltd. of Mauritius for ?35 billion. Subsequently, Holcim (India) would be merged with Ambuja Cements. The management of Ambuja Cements projected huge synergy from the merger, whereas proxy firm ad...Starting at €8.20
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Maruti Suzuki: Good Company or Good Stock (A)
Pitabas Mohanty; Supriti MishraCase IVEY-9B17N014-EFinance, StrategyOn January 28, 2014, the management of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) surprised the market by announcing that its plant in Gujarat would be operated as a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Company of Japan, MSIL’s parent company, rather than by MSIL. The stock price fell by 8 per cent that day. The days following this announcement were marked by justifications by MSIL management about the benefits of the new structure and allegations by some analysts...Starting at €8.20
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Ambuja Cements and Holcim India Merger - Teaching Note
Pitabas Mohanty; Tina Stephen; Supriti MishraTeaching Note IVEY-8B16N056-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B16N056.Starting at €0.00
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Ratan Tata Or Cyrus Mistry: Tata Steel Shareholders’ Dilemma
Pitabas Mohanty; Supriti MishraCase IVEY-9B19N016-EFinanceIn October 2016, the board of Tata Sons, a company in the Tata Group, India’s largest business group, decided to remove Cyrus Mistry from the chairmanship of its board. Subsequently, Tata Sons appealed to the shareholders of the other Tata Group companiesStarting at €8.20
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Cowbell Brewing Co.: Building a Destination Brewery
Lawrence A. Plummer; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B20M029-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late May 2018, Grant Sparling, chief development officer at Cowbell Brewing Co. (Cowbell), a high-growth destination brewery located in rural Blyth, Ontario, was considering the company’s long-term growth strategy. Whereas most craft breweries started in leased commercial space, Cowbell opened its doors in the summer of 2017 with a state-of-the-art brewing facility, packaging operation, bar, and restaurant, all housed in an iconic barn-style b...Starting at €8.20