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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Beyond Meat: Changing Customer Behaviour in Food Consumption
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Peter Rezk; Nilesh RautCase IVEY-9B19A053-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2014, the founder and chief executive officer of Beyond Meat, Ethan Brown, reflected on the question that had led him to start the company: “How difficult can it be to change what you eat for dinner?” The small start up based in Los Angeles, California, had faced considerable challenges in changing customer perceptions and attitudes since it was founded in 2009. Its intention was to address both health and environmental problems related to mea...Starting at €8.20
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Homeland Foods: Fruit to be Shared
Laurie George Busuttil; Vahagn Asatryan; Susan Van Weelden; Grace de GelderCase IVEY-W25547-EKnowledge and Communication, MarketingIn January 2022, a partner in Homeland Foods was identifying Canadian distribution channels through which to launch dried fruit products from his company based in Armenia. He needed to identify the most appropriate initial target market, select the most effective distribution channel(s), and develop an effective marketing strategy. Distribution channels under consideration included general grocery stores, ethnic food stores, natural food stores, ...Starting at €8.20
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Homeland Foods: Fruit to be Shared - Teaching Note
Laurie George Busuttil; Vahagn Asatryan; Susan Van WeeldenTeaching Note IVEY-W25548-EKnowledge and Communication, MarketingTeaching note for product W25547.Starting at €0.00
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Amorim: The Future of Natural Cork
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Tim KruegerCase IVEY-9B17M019-EStrategyIn 2015, Corticeira Amorim, S.G.P.S., S.A. (Amorim), the world’s largest cork manufacturer, was facing multiple strategic dilemmas. After enjoying a near-monopoly in the wine stopper market for over 300 years, cork’s reputation had been damaged in the 20th century by concerns over “cork taint,” and the cork industry had been challenged by the resulting disruptive technologies of screw caps and synthetic corks. Amorim needed to rethink its core as...Starting at €8.20
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Pyramyd Air: Looking through the Scope of Values
Chris Laszlo; Katherine GullettCase IVEY-9B13C038-ELeadership and People ManagementPyramyd Air, a small and growing online airgun retailer serving the shooting community, wants to broaden its sustainability practices from its current internal initiatives in order to communicate an even stronger value proposition: sustainability isn’t just about recycling and efficiency, it is about a thriving environment leading to more engaged employees and more loyal premium customers. Though the airgun industry is not by its nature built on ...Starting at €8.20
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Centric Consulting Cleveland: Staying True to Core Values
Katherine Gullett; Chris Laszlo; Honghui LiuCase IVEY-9B18C033-ELeadership and People ManagementCentric Cleveland was a business unit of Centric Consulting, a full-service management consulting and technology solutions firm. The firm had been founded with the intention of being different from other consulting firms with regard to building internal and external relationships, developing and supporting employees, adjusting for work-life balance, and being devoted to community service. But in 2015, Centric Cleveland was experiencing rapid grow...Starting at €8.20
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Storehouse Tea: Cultivating Options for Growth
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Stephanie HagenCase IVEY-9B18M202-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2017, the owner and founder of Storehouse Tea based in Cleveland, Ohio, was considering the company’s next move. Storehouse Tea focused on providing organic, fair trade certified teas, and the founder was committed to operating her business in a way that would have a positive impact in the world by providing work to local refugees. However, she wondered how she could scale this impact. Among her options, she could introduce product ext...Starting at €8.20
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MobilityWorks: Faster, Higher, Stronger - Teaching Note
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Manish GuptaTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M045-EStrategyTeaching Note for product 9B18M045.Starting at €0.00
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Banff Aspen Lodge: Evolving the Business Strategy
Laurie Busuttil; Susan Van WeeldenCase IVEY-9B18M126-EStrategyIn June 2013, the general manager of the Banff Aspen Lodge in Alberta, Canada, had to decide how to use the space previously vacated by a gift shop that had been housed in the lobby of the hotel. With high occupancy rates and no immediate pressure to add significantly to the hotel’s bottom line, the general manager had the luxury of testing new services that could help deliver on the hotel’s mission to provide every guest with an exceptional expe...Starting at €8.20
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Banff Aspen Lodge: Evolving the Business Strategy - Teaching Note
Laurie George Busuttil; Susan Van WeeldenTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M126-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M126.Starting at €0.00