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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…
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.…
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Power to private brands
As food sourcing becomes more fragmented, it is critical to understand when and how private brand offerings factor into decisions around where to shop…
Learn moreDr. Bronner’s bold exit from B Corp
Long known for its unwavering commitment to environmental and social responsibility, Dr. Bronner’s announced that it will not renew its B Corp certification…
Learn moreLiving vibrantly: The daily pursuit of vitality
As consumers prioritize improving their quality of life, vitality has emerged as the ideal of living well. Put simply, vitality is a daily pursuit of vibrancy…
Learn moreInside 2024 eating & drinking occasions
This insightful webinar will share highlights from Hartman Group’s recently released report, “Eating & Drinking Occasions Landscape 2024: Underlying…
Learn moreValue in an Environment of Uncertainty
While the staggering inflation of 2021-2022 has slowed, food prices remain high. The impacts of global trade tariffs are looming. And feelings of uncertainty…
Learn moreIs one-stop shopping dead?
Food and beverage sourcing has grown increasingly fragmented, leaving retailers eager to recruit more trips from more shoppers — or to grow basket sizes…
Learn moreFunctional ferments: Talking gut health with Julie O’Brien, CEO of Firefly Kitchens
The gut health craze certainly isn’t new, but there is still a great deal of untapped potential for innovation — especially within the functional food…
Learn moreThe democratization of premium indulgence
The notion that premium foods and beverages are reserved for a particular class of consumers has faded. Today’s shoppers increasingly seek indulgence…
Learn moreEating & Drinking Occasions Landscape 2024: Underlying Currents of Change
Understanding differences in how eating behaviors shift across the day and by generational cohorts — as they did in 2024 — is key to finding new opportunities.…
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