While we’re eagerly looking forward to writing about the many wonders in food and beverage culture that 2016 will surely produce, we’re equally excited about what a remarkable year 2015 has been. Throughout the year, our inquisitive and shrewd social scientists ventured far and wide across America to further our knowledge base about consumers’ attitudes and behaviors and uncover the emerging trends important to your business. Our business analysts mined data and crunched numbers to reveal potential growth opportunities.

We’ve prepared a special downloadable issue of Hartbeat to recap the year’s key highlights from our Hartbeat newsletter articles, Hartbeat Acumen infographics and quarterly editions of Hartbeat Exec.

The issue includes:

  • 2015 quote of the year: by Laurie Demeritt, The Hartman Group’s CEO
  • Hot trend of 2015: Simplicity
  • Listing of the four editions of Hartbeat Exec for 2015
  • Listing of the syndicated research reports for the year
  • Links to the five most widely read Hartbeat newsletter articles
  • The five most viewed Hartbeat Acumen infographics of 2015

CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND DOWNLOAD THE 2015 FOOD CULTURE YEAR IN REVIEW PDF