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Snacking 2026: Balancing Purpose and Pleasure
Snacking isn’t merely a way to describe half of all eating occasions—it has become a flexible tool consumers use to navigate daily life. The latest…
The Practical Future of Food Tech
In recent years, the digital food landscape has focused largely on novelty and inspiration: helping consumers discover new products, recipes and trends.…
Live Q&A: Inside the Digital Food Culture Gap
This webinar explored how consumers want technology to fit into their everyday food experiences, with experts breaking down key behaviors, expectations, and…
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Plant-Based as a Reflection of Modern Wellness Culture
Along with the many pandemic-driven changes in lifestyle countless households and individuals have faced during the pandemic, one of the most significant…
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Sustainability is one of today’s biggest business challenges and opportunities. The problems facing the planet and its global citizens have not…
Learn moreWhat’s Next in Cooking and Meals?
Even though it’s likely a little hazy, we can all probably remember the big shifts that occurred in meal planning and cooking at the start of the pandemic:…
Learn morePrice Shocks for Food Culture: Is It Enough to Spur Brand Switching?
For consumers and businesses alike, headlines on rising food and beverage prices continue to underscore supply chain issues for food and beverage producers…
Learn moreA Worldview on Sustainability: Findings From Hartman’s Health & Wellness Across the Globe Report
Consumers across the globe tend to be most optimistic about the future of their families and most pessimistic about the future of the planet. This relatively…
Learn moreThree Big Findings from Our Health & Wellness: Reimagining Well-being Amid COVID-19 Report
It took a pandemic to upend life as we know it, prompting Americans to rethink their notions around health & wellness aspirations and behaviors. Our…
Learn moreWe Really Should Talk. Your Consumers Are Telling Us Things You’ll Want to Know About Opportunities for Your Brands.
Consumers, however, are not innovators. They look to food and beverage companies to lead in innovation. They look to you to come up with the new products…
Learn moreThe Joy of Snacking: An Avenue for Discovery of New Flavor Experiences—Particularly Among Younger Consumers
If you’re looking to boost snack sales, then among a broad range of snack selection criteria, great taste represents a key baseline requirement.…
Learn moreBeyond Price: Private Brands Up the Ante to Drive Differentiation and Retailer Trust
In this past pandemic-challenged year and a half, we have witnessed the extraordinary empowerment of consumers in demanding brands—both name and…
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