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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…

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February 16, 2023 | Report

A New Landscape of Eating: 2022 Eating Occasions Report

“A New Landscape of Eating: 2022 Eating Occasions” highlights U.S. adult eating behaviors in 2022, how aspects have shifted from previous years, and…

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January 09, 2023 | Report

Food & Technology 2023

“Food & Technology 2023” explores the consumer perspective on FoodTech — scientific and technological innovation in and around food. The report…

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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 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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March 18, 2022 | Report

Organic 2022: Then, Now, Next

“Organic 2022: Then, Now, Next” – a continuation of Hartman Group’s long-running syndicated research on the organic market – explores the transformation…

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March 14, 2022 | Report

Eating Occasions Dashboards 2021

This special report explores the context, needs and behaviors associated with eating and drinking occasions. Utilizing Hartman Group’s proprietary Compass…

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January 04, 2022 | Report

At the Dining Table 2021: American Meals and Cooking

“At the Dining Table 2021: American Meals and Cooking” takes stock of where two years of a national pandemic have left U.S. consumers amidst influences…

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September 30, 2021 | Report

Sustainability 2021: Environment and Society in Focus

“Sustainability 2021: Environment and Society in Focus”, part of Hartman Group’s foundational Sustainability syndicated study series, updates long-standing…

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July 01, 2021 | Report

Health & Wellness Across the Globe

“Health & Wellness Across the Globe” report extends Hartman Group’s Health and Wellness expertise to provide in-depth analysis and thought-provoking…

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