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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…
Behind-the-scenes of “Health & Wellness 2025”
Vitality and longevity have emerged as twin objectives in today’s wellness culture. As average lifespans increase and wellness ideals evolve, the focus…
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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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…
Learn moreA New Landscape of Eating: 2022 Eating Occasions Report Highlights
Leveraging The Hartman Group’s proprietary Eating Occasions Compass Database, this special report highlights findings from A New Landscape of Eating:…
Learn moreClosing the Gap in Sustainability
Closing the Gap in Sustainability builds on over 25 years of Hartman Group research and strategic analysis relating to how consumers frame sustainable…
Learn moreShifting Food Habits & Routines: 2021 Eating Occasions
This free special report explores the context, needs and behaviors associated with eating and drinking occasions. Utilizing Hartman Group’s proprietary…
Learn moreIdeas in Food 2022
Six Key Trends in Modern Food CultureThis special trend report examines six key trends in consumer culture through the lens of leading-edge food and beverage…
Learn moreTrends Spotlight: Sober Curious
This special report examines the evolving low/no-alcohol trend in consumer culture and the food and beverage market. It was researched and prepared by…
Learn moreRedefining Normal: Spring 2021 Eating Occasions
This special report explores the context, needs and behaviors associated with eating and drinking occasions. It was researched and prepared by Hartman’s…
Learn moreEating Occasions 2020
Leveraging 2020 data from Hartman Group’s proprietary Compass Eating & Drinking Occasions Database, we analyzed the 8 key eating occasions across…
Learn moreCOVID-19’s Continued Impact on Eating – December 2020
Today, COVID-19 continues to play a role in how Americans eat, yet there is a strong desire to achieve normalcy. The occasion context, including where…
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