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Sustainability 2025: Do Consumers Care?

As sustainability evolves from a buzzword into a cultural expectation of care, this report explores what consumers truly value, why these priorities matter…

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…

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June 28, 2022 | Article

Trends in Grocery Shopping Today – FMI and Hartman Group Resources

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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June 20, 2022 | Article

New Modern Approaches to Eating Report Sneak Peek: Rules of Eating and Our Complex Relationship with "Diet"

Trends in consumer motivations for diet and eating examined in upcoming Hartman Modern Approaches to Eating report.For over 20 years The Hartman Group…

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June 14, 2022 | Infographic

FMI: 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…

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October 03, 2022 | Report

Food 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…

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June 06, 2022 | Article

Inflation 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…

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June 02, 2022 | Infographic

3 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…

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June 01, 2022 | Report

Modern 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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May 31, 2022 | Infographic

FMI Shopping Trends 2022 Report: Consumers choose their own journey when purchasing groceries

FMI, with research by The Hartman Group, launches second report in a six-part series. FMI—The Food Industry Association has released the second…

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May 20, 2022 | Article

New Study: Food Sourcing in America 2022

Building on 20 years of shopper research and insights, our newest study to launch examines how Americans shop for and procure foods and beverages today.…

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