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Live Q&A: Inside the Digital Food Culture Gap
This webinar explored how consumers want technology to fit into their everyday food experiences, with experts breaking down key behaviors, expectations, and…
Food and Technology 2026: The Digital Food Culture Gap
Digital food culture is accelerating—and so are the tensions shaping consumer trust, aspiration and action. “Food and Technology 2026” delivers a…
Gather around: Inside the growth potential of social eating occasions
Social occasions are an underutilized opportunity in modern food culture which is frequently focused on catering to hyper-individualized functional needs.…
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Learn more$56 Billion and Growing: New Hartman Group Organic & Natural Study Examines Where The Organic & Natural Food and Beverage Market is Headed Next
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) estimated total organic food and beverage sales of $56 billion in 2020, with a growth rate of over 12%. Per OTA, organic…
Learn more2021 Food Culture Year in Review: Five Key Insights That Influenced Food Culture
Looking back on yet another year of dynamic change and disruption in the food and beverage industry, here’s a look at five big insights from our…
Learn moreSustainability Today: Upcycled Foods and Beverages
The Hartman Group’s Sustainability 2021: Environment and Society in Focus report finds that Upcycling appeals to consumers as a smart and inventive…
Learn moreFood in Focus: Where Do American Meals and Cooking Stand Today? What About the Future?
If you’re immersed in the culture and business of food (as we are!), our collective psyche these past two years has been dominated by how COVID-19 impacted…
Learn moreSustainability Today: Single-Use Plastic Waste
The Hartman Group’s Sustainability 2021: Environment and Society in Focus report finds that single-use plastic waste is a major concern for consumers…
Learn moreIn Their Own Words: How Today’s Consumers Rate the “Value” of a Brand
Private brands now offer consumers a strong, competitive option that not only is cost-effective but also often taps into modern notions of healthy, high-quality…
Learn moreSustainability Today: Carbon Neutral
The Hartman Group’s Sustainability 2021: Environment and Society in Focus report finds that consumers are becoming increasingly savvy about regulation…
Learn moreThanksgiving and the Holidays Ahead: COVID-19 and Adjusting to Disruption
COVID-19 continues to disrupt Thanksgiving and holiday plans but to a lesser extent than in 2020Last year at this time, as we moved out of some of the…
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