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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.…
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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Functional Food & Beverage and Supplements 2020
“Functional Food & Beverage and Supplements 2020” has its roots in both the long-running Hartman Group tracking studies on Health + Wellness (most…
Learn moreInfluences of Cultural Background on Purchasing Behaviors
Consumers of color believe that their cultural background has a larger influence on their shopping patterns than White consumers do. For White Americans, who…
Learn moreThe State of Sustainability Today: Dramatic Shifts in Consumer Sentiment in the Face of Growing Challenges
Heightened Challenges and Institutional Inaction Fuel Consumers’ Hunger for ProgressHow perplexing, yet essential, is it for consumers to make sense…
Learn moreSustainability Today: Moral Imperative, Cultural Value and Defining Concern for Today’s Consumer
Engaging with sustainability as a complete moral system — rather than a series of certifications or checkboxes — has important implications for consumer…
Learn moreFive Things You Should Know About Consumers and Plant-Based Foods
Described by Nestlé recently as a “once in a generation opportunity,” the fervor over plant-based foods and beverages continues at a fearsome pace.…
Learn moreOrganic and Beyond 2020
“Organic and Beyond 2020” provides a critical update to Hartman Group’s long-running syndicated research series on the organic market and natural…
Learn moreWhat’s Beyond Organic? Core Consumers Show the Way
Major media outlets have been covering the rise in cultural interest in regenerative agriculture, documenting increasing activity among Big Food corporations…
Learn moreWhat’s Beyond Organic? Core Consumers Show the Way
Major media outlets have been covering the rise in cultural interest in regenerative agriculture, documenting increasing activity among Big Food corporations…
Learn moreHealthy Living & Eating Today: Tapping Into Personalized Nutrition
How we think about and understand nutrition and our bodies is ever evolving as food literacy continues to grow. And if there is one aspect of wellness…
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