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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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December 19, 2022 | Article

A Year in Food Culture: Five Notable Hartman Articles of 2022

Season’s greeting and happy holidays! With an exciting 2023 on the horizon, where are consumers headed next? Five top Hartman articles from…

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December 12, 2022 | Infographic

New Study Underway: Health & Wellness 2023

Health & Wellness 2023 is underway: The study provides current, in-depth insights into underlying motivations and behaviors for how and why consumers…

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December 05, 2022 | Infographic

What’s Important When Choosing to Dine at a Restaurant — Spotlight on Hartman’s Compass Eating Occasions Database

With the pandemic in their rear-view mirror, consumers are dining out – but what influences their choice of restaurants? Consumer eating and drinking…

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November 28, 2022 | Article

New Study: Health & Wellness 2023

The Hartman Group’s series of Health & Wellness syndicated studies is the longest running consumer-centric study of the U.S. wellness marketplace.…

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November 21, 2022 | Infographic

Consumer Meals, Eating Behavior & Occasions Reports & Research

The slideshow highlights the following reports and areas of research: At the Dining Table 2021: American Meals and Cooking report: This report takes…

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March 31, 2023 | Report

Health & Wellness 2023: The Great Wellness Reset

“Health & Wellness: The Great Wellness Reset 2023” includes the latest findings from Hartman Group’s long running consumer-centric study of the…

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November 15, 2022 | Infographic

Online Grocery Shopping – Insights from our Food Sourcing in America 2022 Report

Consumers continue to shop online for groceries, citing convenience, flexibility, continued safety and economic benefits As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, our…

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February 16, 2023 | Report

A New Landscape of Eating: 2022 Eating Occasions Report

“A New Landscape of Eating: 2022 Eating Occasions” highlights U.S. adult eating behaviors in 2022, how aspects have shifted from previous years, and…

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November 08, 2022 | Article

Now Fielding – New Hartman Food & Technology 2022 study explores the consumer view on a range of food-tech innovations

From kitchen gadgets, devices and apps to hydroponic farming, cellular dairy and regenerative agriculture, how we “do” food — grow…

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