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Meals 2026: From Structure to Flexibility
Traditional meal structures are giving way to a complex balancing act between time, cost and competing needs. Meals 2026 provides a systematic view of…
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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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Organic Private Label Brands
Consumers value organic and natural private label brands for their broad availability, quality associations, and lower price points. Buy report: Organic…
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Learn moreHow Disruptive Has the COVID-19 Outbreak Been to Consumers’ Lives?
American consumers express a high degree of concern about the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. To assess the impact of COVID-19 on U.S. grocery shopper…
Learn moreShoppers Praise Grocers’ Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
U.S. grocery shoppers are highly concerned about the coronavirus pandemic. The Hartman Group/FMI U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends COVID-19 Tracker report from…
Learn moreMaking Meals Better: Sources of Inspiration for Meal Planning and Cooking
During these long days of staying at home, meal planning and cooking take center stage. In this video infographic, we bring findings to life from our Transformation…
Learn moreWellness During Anxious Times: Consumers Were Already Stressed Prior to COVID-19
Consumers are pretty freaked out today. Rightly so. Trying to wrap our collective heads around the unseen and the unknown can be exasperating and exhausting…
Learn moreHow America Eats … Breakfast!
Eating occasions emerge from the way consumers live and are what give meaning and context to the way they shop. Here’s a snapshot of who is present at…
Learn moreGenerational Trends: Boomers’ Expectations of Food and Beverage
By the dawn of the next decade, one in every five U.S. residents will be retirement age, according to the U.S. Census bureau’s 2017 National Population…
Learn moreThe Meaning of Sustainability: A Brief Timeline of Consumers’ Evolving Understanding of the Term
Almost 80 percent of consumers are familiar with the term “sustainability.” But how do consumers understand sustainability as a cultural value versus…
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