Cornell Business News archive
Cornell Business News showcases the college’s transformative educational outcomes, meaningful research and courage to tackle societal challenges. This archive is a collection the articles that feature research, insights and leadership across the college from the past several years.
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Brown Butter Rises to the Top at Hospitality Pitch Deck Competition
Jonah Gershon ’24 won the eighth annual Hospitality Pitch Deck Competition for his pitch to develop spekld, brown butter in a stick.
Farm-to-School Food Program a Net Positive, Study Finds
Farm-to-school programs, which bring healthy foods to children and support rural economic development, actually work from an economic perspective in at least one upstate New York school district, according to new Cornell research.
Rating Platforms Drive Sales at Tourist-Area NYC Eateries
Ratings impact high-priced New York City restaurants that service tourists, but have less of an effect on restaurants frequented by “locals.”
Seeing a Bright Future for Hemp in New York State
Hailee Greene, MBA ’24, wants to build the first industrial hemp processing facility in the Northeast.
Food Executives Tap Into Industry Trends
Networking and insider tips were highlights of Cornell’s weeklong Food Executive Program.
From Food Network to His Kitchen, Student Crafts Better Butter
Jonah Gershon ’24 won $20,000 in the Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition and is working on Spekld, his idea to package and sell brown butter.
New York FarmNet Cultivates Stability for Farming Families
Fred Lee was on the verge of losing the Long Island farm he had inherited from his family. A call to New York FarmNet helped change his life and his business.
Cornell to co-lead UN agency’s new agrifood initiative
Ideas that sprang from a pre-pandemic discussion at Cornell now inform a UN initiative aimed to meet looming global food needs in a healthy, equitable and sustainable way.
The Potential for Rural Development in Turkey
Ezgi Yilmaz '24 discusses rural Turkey’s huge economic potential and the case for support by international development organizations.
Beyond the plate: The far-reaching consequences of our food system
Laté Lawson-Lartego of Oxfam America spoke with students about what Oxfam is doing to ensure our food system is equitable on a global scale.
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