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Rethinking Brand Strategy in a Shifting Landscape

In our latest white paper, we explore how most successful food and beverage brands don’t just follow trends — they lead by aligning with cultural shifts, deeply…

Behind the scenes of “Food Sourcing in America 2025"

This webinar goes beyond surface-level findings from the report, providing a look inside our discussions with real consumers that helped inform key takeaways…

Food Sourcing in America 2025: Fragmentation and Focus

Food and beverage sourcing has grown increasingly fragmented, and retailers are battling for their slice of a seemingly shrinking pie. “Food Sourcing…

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March 27, 2023 | Article

Performance Energy: Blending Beverage Benefits

Brands today not only need to deliver a tasty product to consumers, they also need to do so in an authentic and transparent manner. But is it enough…

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March 21, 2023 | Webinar

The Growing Consumer Opportunity for Precision Fermentation

The webinar shares highlights from primary qualitative and quantitative research conducted by Hartman Group and sponsored by Perfect Day and Cargill, which…

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March 17, 2023 | Article

Alone in the Morning

 “Alone in the Morning.” Is that the title of a new podcast, or a paint color? Neither. It’s the latest trend in American food culture. Actually, it’s…

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March 13, 2023 | Article

NEW STUDY—MODERN BEVERAGE CULTURE 2023

From quenching thirst to nourishment to celebration, beverages play an important role in consumers' lives. The Hartman Group’s Modern Beverage…

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March 06, 2023 | White Paper

Fermenting the Future: The Growing Opportunity for Products Made with Precision Fermentation

We are on the cusp of a revolution in food production. The past several years have seen a rapid acceleration of innovation in food technology. New and…

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March 06, 2023 | Article

Fermenting the Future

Hallmark study on precision fermentation reveals burgeoning appetite for new food techWe are on the cusp of a revolution in food production. The past several…

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March 02, 2023 | Webinar

"A New Landscape of Eating: 2022 Eating Occasions" Report Highlights

The landscape of eating has fundamentally changed. And while we cannot predict the future, every indication thus far is that we, as a society, are not…

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March 01, 2023 | Report

Health & Wellness 2023: Pets & Health

A supplement to “Health & Wellness 2023: The Great Wellness Reset”, “Pets and Health” explores both the impact pets have on their owners’…

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February 18, 2023 | Article

Free Download: A Look Inside A New Landscape of Eating

Our free download highlights findings from our latest report A New Landscape of Eating: 2022 Eating Occasions Report which explores U.S. adult eating behaviors…

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