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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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Update: Inflation and Grocery Shopping Today – Currently Examined in New Hartman Study, "Food Sourcing in America 2022"
We are examining the topic of inflationary impacts and other emerging consumer considerations (e.g., ongoing pandemic food procurement, supply chain disruptions, global…
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Our slide show via Modern Approaches to Eating highlights the centrality of food to our lives: How consumers choose to eat reflects their identity and…
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From hybrid grocery to the changing food shopping landscape, we profile recent insightful resources from FMI—The Food Industry Association (with research…
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Trends in consumer motivations for diet and eating examined in upcoming Hartman Modern Approaches to Eating report.For over 20 years The Hartman Group…
Learn moreFMI: Hybrid Grocery Shopping Is Transforming the Food Retail Landscape, New Survey Finds
FMI, with research by The Hartman Group, launches third report in a six-part series: “Navigating A Hybrid World.” FMI’s 2022 U.S Grocery…
Learn moreFood Sourcing in America 2022
“Food Sourcing in America 2022” is the latest in Hartman Group’s research series has tracked food shopping (and, more broadly, food sourcing) trends…
Learn moreInflation and Grocery Shopping Today – Next Up in New Hartman Study Food Sourcing in America 2022
Our newest study Food Sourcing in America 2022 examines the impact of the pandemic (and adjustments made since) in terms of food sourcing as well as emerging…
Learn more3 things to know about food, inflation, and consumers today
As part of ongoing Hartman Group research, we asked consumers to weigh in on topics that connect food, grocery shopping and other aspects that link to…
Learn moreModern Approaches to Eating 2022
“Modern Approaches to Eating” explores in-depth the spectrum of eating approaches that consumers pursue today, along with the attitudes, needs and…
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