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Kerry Group: Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Alvarez, Jose B.; McLoughlin, Damien; Labruyere, ToniaCase HBS-721019-EStrategyThe Irish company Kerry Group, one of the leading global players in the taste and nutrition industry, wants to ensure its future growth in developing and developed markets. Founded in 1972 as a dairy cooperative, it had grown into a provider of taste and nutrition solutions through many acquisitions, but also through organic growth. In 2020, Kerry rolled out its new sustainability strategy, "Beyond the Horizon", with the goal of reaching 2 billio...Starting at €8.20
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The Nature Conservancy in 2018
Alvarez, Jose B.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-719054-EEconomicsStarting 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
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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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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Alvarez, Jose B.; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-518034-ELeadership and People ManagementIt is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making progress toward two of his primary strategic objectives for the nonprofit research Institute: 1) to scale the impact and reach of some of the IITA's most commercially viable products and technologies by working with the private sector, and 2) to address Nigeria's massive youth unemployment problem...Starting at €8.20
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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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Ocado
Alvarez, Jose B.; Bell, David E.; McLoughlin, Damien P.Case HBS-516059-EMarketingIn 2015, U.K.-based Ocado was the world's largest pure player in the online home-delivery grocery business and was gaining a growing share of the highly competitive U.K. grocery market. Ocado had made heavy investments in technology, including a highly automated warehouse operation, intelligent software for efficient order delivery, and a customer-friendly online interface. Ocado's customer base had expanded beyond the wealthy to include middle-i...Starting at €8.20
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The Hain Celestial Group
Bell, David E.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Weber, James; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-516007-EStrategyHain Celestial manufactured natural and organic food and personal care products to be sold to retailers of these products. The company had grown successfully and profitably through acquisitions and organically for two decades. In late 2015, Hain faced challenges on several fronts. First, new consumers were interested in these products and these consumers had characteristics different from those of historical consumers in the segment. Second, the ...Starting at €8.20