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This capstone chapter applies the book’s conceptual framework through a detailed case study of GreenOrganic Food Systems Inc. (GOFS), a fictional yet highly realistic USD 53.7 billion American agri-food multinational. When a suspected foodborne illness linked to poultry supplied to a public canteen triggers a multi-stakeholder crisis, the case illustrates how organizations confront the very misconceptions examined throughout the book. The chapter systematically demonstrates how GOFS’s challenges stem from inadequate contextual understanding (Chapter “Misconception #1: Identifying Risks Is the First Step in Risk Management”), categorical risk fragmentation that obscured causal chains between supplier pressures and quality lapses (Chapter “Misconception #2: Analysis by Risk Type Is Relevant”), probability-based assessments that dismissed low-frequency scenarios until they materialized (Chapter “Misconception #3: Measurement Helps to Determine Risks”), centralized risk structures that created distance from operational realities (Chapter “Misconception #4: Centralizing the Risk Management System Is the Most Appropriate Organizational Structure”), and siloed management functions that prevented integrated crisis response (Chapter “Misconception #5: Risk Management Is a Discipline in Its Own Right”). By tracing GOFS’s crisis trajectory—from initial health agency investigation through regulatory scrutiny, media amplification, internal tensions, and stakeholder mobilization—the analysis reveals how theoretical weaknesses manifest as practical vulnerabilities. The case exposes tensions between ethical branding and industrial constraints, demonstrates how measurement systems can reassure without protecting, and shows why risk management divorced from transformation capacity proves insufficient during systemic disruption. Structured to enable standalone pedagogical use, the chapter provides rich material for examining stakeholder dynamics, resource dependencies, and the gap between formal compliance and genuine resilience in contemporary food systems.

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The Case Study: GreenOrganic Food Systems Inc.

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    2026年

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  • Raphaël De Vittoris,
  • Sophie Cros

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This capstone chapter applies the book’s conceptual framework through a detailed case study of GreenOrganic Food Systems Inc. (GOFS), a fictional yet highly realistic USD 53.7 billion American agri-food multinational. When a suspected foodborne illness linked to poultry supplied to a public canteen triggers a multi-stakeholder crisis, the case illustrates how organizations confront the very misconceptions examined throughout the book. The chapter systematically demonstrates how GOFS’s challenges stem from inadequate contextual understanding (Chapter “Misconception #1: Identifying Risks Is the First Step in Risk Management”), categorical risk fragmentation that obscured causal chains between supplier pressures and quality lapses (Chapter “Misconception #2: Analysis by Risk Type Is Relevant”), probability-based assessments that dismissed low-frequency scenarios until they materialized (Chapter “Misconception #3: Measurement Helps to Determine Risks”), centralized risk structures that created distance from operational realities (Chapter “Misconception #4: Centralizing the Risk Management System Is the Most Appropriate Organizational Structure”), and siloed management functions that prevented integrated crisis response (Chapter “Misconception #5: Risk Management Is a Discipline in Its Own Right”). By tracing GOFS’s crisis trajectory—from initial health agency investigation through regulatory scrutiny, media amplification, internal tensions, and stakeholder mobilization—the analysis reveals how theoretical weaknesses manifest as practical vulnerabilities. The case exposes tensions between ethical branding and industrial constraints, demonstrates how measurement systems can reassure without protecting, and shows why risk management divorced from transformation capacity proves insufficient during systemic disruption. Structured to enable standalone pedagogical use, the chapter provides rich material for examining stakeholder dynamics, resource dependencies, and the gap between formal compliance and genuine resilience in contemporary food systems.