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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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Learn morePrivate Label Provides Greater Access to Organic and Healthy Foods and Beverages as Consumers Emerge from the Pandemic
With two years of a global health crisis under their belts, consumers are seeking to bolster their health with better-for-you foods and beverages, made…
Learn more3 Free Hartman Group Downloads—Food Trends, Eating Behavior and Opportunities in Connecting with Consumers on Sustainability
3 Free Hartman Group Downloads—Food Trends, Eating Behavior and Opportunities in Connecting with Consumers on Sustainability
Learn moreLessons from the Pandemic: What’s Next in Diet and Eating Behavior? New Study Underway
As a result of more focused effort, 4 out of 10 consumers consider their diets healthier than before the pandemic. Consumers employ a number of different…
Learn moreOrganic 2022: Then, Now, Next Report Highlights
Presented by: Laurie Demeritt, The Hartman Group’s CEO
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 moreWhite Paper Download - Closing the Gap in Sustainability: How to Stand Out in the Crowd
Familiarity with the term “sustainability” has grown steadily in recent years, but consumer confidence in identifying sustainable products…
Learn more3 highlights from our Organic 2022 report
Our latest infographic slideshow provides three highlights from our Organic 2022: Then, Now, Next report— a continuation of The Hartman Group’s…
Learn moreFMI Shopper Landscape Report: Shoppers Weigh Concerns about COVID-19, Food Prices and Out-of-Stocks
FMI—The Food Industry Association has released the first in a six-part 2022 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends series conducted in partnership with The…
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