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Ideas in Food 2027
Get ahead of what’s next: Ideas in Food 2027 explores 20 emerging trends and the forces driving them, giving you the foresight to navigate change, address…
Video highlights from Meals 2026: From Structure to Flexibility
Meals remain central to daily life, but they are no longer fixed events built around traditional formats. Meals 2026: From Structure to Flexibility explores…
Gen X as Influencer: The Untapped Potential of a Forgotten Generation
Gen X as Influencer: The Untapped Potential of a Forgotten Generation explores what makes Gen X unique, how their formative experiences have shaped their…
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Food is central to our lives, and how consumers choose to eat reflects their identity and values, shaped by culture. Our latest report, Modern Approaches…
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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…
Learn moreNew 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…
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…
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