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All in Flour Bakery: Making Bread or Making Money?
Krzysztof Obloj; Tomasz OblojCase IVEY-W27070-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAfter years of learning from the best bakeries around the world, Polish entrepreneur Monika Walecka returned to her native Poland and, in 2019, opened her artisanal bakery, All in Flour. The bakery was an extension of her values and struck a delicate balance between financial and social objectives. All in Flour was located in one of the most upscale districts of Warsaw and focused on top-quality bread products. It used high-quality, diverse, and ...Starting at €8.20
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Capital Field: A Room with a View, Teaching Note
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Wyatt, Joshua; James, Griffin H.Teaching Note HBS-210084-EFinanceTeaching Note for [207091].Starting at €0.00
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Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover
Gilson, Stuart C.; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-216059-EFinanceIn early 2013, CEDC, a large publicly-traded producer and distributer of vodka and spirits in Eastern and Central Europe, has suffered significant declines in its financial performance, is at risk of defaulting on its debt, and is under pressure from its largest shareholders to give them control of the board and to restructure its debt to avoid bankruptcy. The largest shareholder, billionaire Russian investor Roustam Tariko, has proposed an out o...Starting at €8.20
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Capital Field: A Room with a View
Wyatt, Joshua; Retsinas, Nicolas P.Case HBS-207091-EFinanceJason Meads, the senior originator for Patron Capital Partners, must decide the best investment option for the development of the Odra Polish theater chain and its associated real estate. Capital Field, a potential local partner, was a company formed by U.S.-educated Polish natives involved in real estate and cinema who had worked to privatize Odra. While there was potential to reinvigorate the formerly state-owned and operated theater chain, man...Starting at €8.20
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Forta Furniture: International Expansion
Quelch, John A.; Easwar, KarthikCase HBS-918547-EMarketingThe Forta Furniture case highlights the need to consider new market expansion to grow a firm. It demonstrates that simply doing what has always been done is not sustainable when other competitors enter the market with differentiated or potentially superior offerings. In addition, the case suggests there are many routes to global expansion; a firm could look to build a brand in these new markets or compete as a private label. Further, the case add...Starting at €8.20