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The Logic of Food Shopping
This webinar reveals what we’ve learned this year from quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews, highlighting the shopper perspective on the most…
Modern macronutrients: A strategic guide to ingredient opportunities
The way consumers think about nutrition labels is changing fast. In our latest white paper, we explore how shifting health priorities, diverse cultural…
Health & Wellness 2025: The Interplay of Vitality and Longevity
As wellness takes on an increasingly diverse meaning, consumers seek more than just immediate benefits: they aspire for better quality of life for a longer…
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Can Packaging Prevent Snaccidents? From Portion Control to Design to Sustainability, Packaging Is on the Consumer Radar
In snacks, taste, convenience, price, and brand are prominent, yet packaging is also an ongoing consideration.Our penchant for snacking has expanded dramatically…
Learn moreDestination Wellness: New Challenges and Opportunities Await Food Retailers in 2021
With fully stocked shelves, safer shopping environments, and vaccines, will the goodwill and trust grocers earned in 2020 continue throughout 2021?By now, it’s…
Learn moreA Silver Lining for Parents and Kids: Quarantined and Bonding in the Kitchen
A Cultural Tale of Scallion Cutters, Blow Torches and Tortilla Presses: Exhausted Parents and Kids Discover Cooking, the Kitchen and New Culinary ToolsAre…
Learn moreRevisiting the Diversity of American Foodways
The history of race in America is fraught with injustice. In this environment, it is critical to approach diversity with an abundance of both caution and…
Learn moreSnacking on Leftovers: A Hidden Opportunity for Restaurants to Recover Some Revenue During the Pandemic?
It seems like a distant memory when restaurants were in an intense competition for share of households’ food dollars with other restaurants, grocery…
Learn moreUpcycled Food Products: Sustainable Solutions for Food Waste for Consumers and Companies Alike
Food waste, and a related topic, upcycled CPG products made from formerly discarded food ingredients, are both trending news in the midst of a pandemic…
Learn moreForaging for Food During COVID-19: Three Key Findings From Our Report
As the pandemic continues to impact consumers’ lives and alter behaviors, you can count on The Hartman Group to help you navigate and make sense of the…
Learn moreSnacking During COVID-19: Finding Comfort in Familiar Brands
The Hartman Group has been tracking the changes and evolution of America’s eating behaviors for more than three decades. In the past few years, the…
Learn moreAfter a Full Year Dealing With COVID-19, What Will Health + Wellness Mean in 2021?
If, as Shakespeare wrote, “what’s past is prologue,” then what behaviors and attitudes will we see play out in 2021 as a result…
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