The Hartman Group’s weekly food and beverage industry newsletter delivers the latest data, insights and thought-provoking analysis about the trends and consumer behaviors reshaping todays – and tomorrow’s food and beverage culture.
It’s one thing to spot trends; it’s quite another to find future market potential in them.
More »Chaos and confusion abound in food and beverage innovation but Hartman knows that innovation opportunities are out there
More »Disruption, stark challenges and enticing opportunities abound as the hunt for growth is on.
More »The Hartman Group’s new report examines the long-term shifts in American culture that are reshaping the way we live and eat today.
More »The Hartman Group launches a new tool to help companies chart a course for growth
More »There may be one barrier insurmountable to online food retailers: the emotional connection to in-store shopping
More »What makes early-stage brands scale and keep growing?
More »The disposition of major CPG firms is still weighted toward acquiring younger brands with sales in excess of $100M — but how companies get there is changing due to the hypercompetitive marketplace for early-stage brands.
More »Premiumizing a business is about upgrading the perceived quality of its food or beverage offerings through reformulation or through launches that incorporate emerging and compelling sourcing or production-level attributes in your category.
More »Excerpted comments from a lively and thought-provoking one-hour discussion with the people who bring premium to life.
More »As leaders in the study of American food culture, The Hartman Group has been tracking how Americans shop for food since the 1990s. From one-stop shopping to multichannel shopping to online markets and click-and-collect, we continue to track consumers’ evolving perceptions, needs, habits and relationships with food retailers. New to the 2017 report is a special section on the expansion of the discount grocery channel, the emerging fresh-format channel and smaller-footprint retail formats.