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Summer 2008
The Hartman Group is back with the most in-depth understanding into the consumer perceptions, motivations and behaviors driving the organic marketplace. Learn what organic now means since our 2006, 2003, 2000 and 1997 studies. The Many Faces of Organic 2008 is the authoritative...

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Hartman Group Industry Reports enable businesses greater depth and strategic understanding of how and why consumers increasingly participate in lifestyle worlds. The quality of our information and services allows businesses to make informed strategic decisions about product development, distribution channels, retailing, branding, promotion and more.

Foods & Beverages
What does the term “buy local" mean to today's consumers?“Local" has become a quality distinction marker for food consumption...
Do consumers read product labels on today's consumer packaged goods? Who can blame consumers for being confused or even dazed...
After years of exposure to iconic brands and products that have become largely commoditized, consumers are experiencing food fatigue...
This latest Pulse Report presents timely insights on the complex role sugar and sweeteners play in American culture and diet...
Despite the introduction of thousands of functional foods and beverages into the U.S. market, American consumers still associate...
To gauge public concern over time, this report uses the findings from two online surveys: one in January 2004 and another in...
This report looks at the current state of consumer perceptions of and response to trans fats. A result of qualitative and quantitative...
Based on what the media has been reporting over the last nine months or so, the popularity of low-carb dieting is at an all-time...
The competitive landscape for beverages is not what it used to be. Today, we find consumers enjoying an ever-widening range of...
It's no longer effective to assume consumers will act in the market according to their attitude about the environment. Only by observing...
Building upon the insights of Food and the Environment...
Building upon the foundation established in Phase I, Food and the Environment: A Consumer's...
The market for earth-sustainable products is constantly increasing and evolving. But just who is the consumer in this marketplace?...
A Tinderbox Report: What are the emerging trends for 2008? Consumers are expressing themselves in ways previously...
Wellness Lifestyle Insights: Emerging Trends to Shape the Future Marketplace is one of the most comprehensive integrated...
Portion Control from a Consumer Perspective examines how Americans are increasingly experimenting with incorporating aspects...
No other generation in history has been more intensely watched than Baby Boomers. Anything "boomer" makes headlines. And for good...
This latest Pulse Report presents timely insights on the evolving world of private label. While the private label movement is rapidly...
The first in our Pulse Report series examines what a low-carb diet means to consumers and to your business. Using a combination...
Published November 1997, The Hartman Group's first strategic series report, The Evolving Organic Marketplace, provides in-depth...
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