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Claims and Cues 2026: Category Attribute Playbook
Claims and Cues 2026: Category Attribute Playbook will crack the code on what drives purchase today across 20+ categories. Discover how cultural change, on-pack…
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.…
Behind the scenes of "Sustainability 2025: Do Consumers Care?"
Despite inflation, the need for convenience and waning resonance of the term ‘sustainability,’ consumers still care about the issues. In this webinar, take…
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Health & Wellness Trend Spotlight: Households with Pets
Pets are an increasingly prominent part of American households and have become an important part of household health and wellness. Many health and wellness…
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The exploration of our food and beverage culture yields rich, robust information and facts. Some may seem obvious, and others can be more thought provoking, but…
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Consumers snack on a wide variety of foods and beverages, including packaged products specifically purchased for snacking and items not originally intended…
Learn moreFrom Guernseys to Buttermilk — Local, Premium Dairy — Where Is It Headed?
Our Conversation With Dan Horan, Chief Executive Officer of Five Acre Farms The pandemic intensified interest in local products and food production because…
Learn moreAt Snack Times, Any Food or Drink Readily Available in the Home Is “Fair Game.”
The pandemic has significantly altered the current nature of snacking in America. At snack times at home, any food readily available inside the home is…
Learn moreThe Meaning of Health & Wellness in 2021: The Consumer Perspective Continues to Evolve
Americans’ understanding of what it means to be healthy and well has always been evolving as new scientific facts and societal orientation emerge.The…
Learn moreFunctional and Enhanced Beverage Trends
More than half of adult consumers (56%) use functional beverage solutions to treat or prevent a specific condition. The Hartman Group’s Functional…
Learn morePart Two — Accelerated, Altered or Accentuated: Food and Beverage Trends Driven by the Pandemic
From Grocery Shopping to Cooking to Snacking out of Distraction, the Pandemic Has Transformed Many Existing BehaviorsAs we noted in a prior “Part One”…
Learn moreAccelerated, Altered or Accentuated: Five Food and Beverage Trends Driven by the Pandemic — Part One
From Social Justice to New Modern Convenience and Functional Foods, the Pandemic Has Pushed Many Trends ForwardIn one way or another, the pandemic has…
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