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October 10, 2022 | Article

New Hartman Report Insights: Food Sourcing in America 2022

Our new report Food Sourcing in America 2022 examines how consumers traverse today’s hybrid world of in-store and online grocery shopping as well…

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September 26, 2022 | Article

Coming This Week: New Hartman Report Food Sourcing in America 2022

Is Mass putting another nail in Grocery’s coffin? Our newest report Food Sourcing in America 2022 finds that shoppers are demonstrating a lack of channel…

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July 25, 2022 | Article

Consumer vs. Restaurant – New Hartman Report Details the Challenges of Eating Out

Americans love to eat out, and yet our new report, Modern Approaches to Eating, details how restaurant offerings present challenges to individual…

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July 11, 2022 | Article

Consumer Trends in Defining Plant-Focused Eating – Findings from our New Modern Approaches to Eating Report

Vegan, Vegetarian or Flexitarian? Modern Approaches to Eating explores the wide range of consumer interpretations of “plant-based eating” and…

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July 06, 2022 | Article

Update: Inflation and Grocery Shopping Today – Currently Examined in New Hartman Study, "Food Sourcing in America 2022"

We are examining the topic of inflationary impacts and other emerging consumer considerations (e.g., ongoing pandemic food procurement, supply chain disruptions, global…

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June 28, 2022 | Article

Trends in Grocery Shopping Today – FMI and Hartman Group Resources

From hybrid grocery to the changing food shopping landscape, we profile recent insightful resources from FMI—The Food Industry Association (with research…

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June 20, 2022 | Article

New Modern Approaches to Eating Report Sneak Peek: Rules of Eating and Our Complex Relationship with "Diet"

Trends in consumer motivations for diet and eating examined in upcoming Hartman Modern Approaches to Eating report.For over 20 years The Hartman Group…

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June 06, 2022 | Article

Inflation and Grocery Shopping Today – Next Up in New Hartman Study Food Sourcing in America 2022

Our newest study Food Sourcing in America 2022 examines the impact of the pandemic (and adjustments made since) in terms of food sourcing as well as emerging…

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May 20, 2022 | Article

New Study: Food Sourcing in America 2022

Building on 20 years of shopper research and insights, our newest study to launch examines how Americans shop for and procure foods and beverages today.…

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