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Modern macronutrients: A strategic guide to ingredient opportunities
The way consumers think about nutrition labels is changing fast. In our latest white paper, we explore how shifting health priorities, diverse cultural…
Behind-the-scenes of “Health & Wellness 2025”
Vitality and longevity have emerged as twin objectives in today’s wellness culture. As average lifespans increase and wellness ideals evolve, the focus…
Health & Wellness 2025: The Interplay of Vitality and Longevity
As wellness takes on an increasingly diverse meaning, consumers seek more than just immediate benefits: they aspire for better quality of life for a longer…
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A Sustainable Food System Might Be The Prize in a Tug-of-War Between Science and Nature
Food culture of the 1990s through the 2010s focused on a future that would resurrect idealized, if not imagined, notions of our agrarian past (e.g., pastoral…
Learn moreConsumer Attitudes Toward Science, Technology and the Challenges Facing the Food System
Our new report Food & Technology 2023 finds that over the past several years, a cascade of environmental, social, ethical, and health challenges has…
Learn moreNew Study Underway: Health & Wellness 2023
Health & Wellness 2023 is underway: The study provides current, in-depth insights into underlying motivations and behaviors for how and why consumers…
Learn moreWhat’s Important When Choosing to Dine at a Restaurant — Spotlight on Hartman’s Compass Eating Occasions Database
With the pandemic in their rear-view mirror, consumers are dining out – but what influences their choice of restaurants? Consumer eating and drinking…
Learn moreConsumer Meals, Eating Behavior & Occasions Reports & Research
The slideshow highlights the following reports and areas of research: At the Dining Table 2021: American Meals and Cooking report: This report takes…
Learn moreOnline Grocery Shopping – Insights from our Food Sourcing in America 2022 Report
Consumers continue to shop online for groceries, citing convenience, flexibility, continued safety and economic benefits As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, our…
Learn moreFMI: Plans for the Holidays Report
A new FMI report (with research by The Hartman Group) finds that consumers are adapting to an evolving economy and modifying their holiday grocery budgets. FMI—The…
Learn moreEating Alone Trends: Spotlight on Hartman’s Compass Eating Occasions Database
Consumer eating and drinking behaviors are rapidly changing and constantly evolving. It’s more important than ever to keep track of consumers’…
Learn moreHartman Group 2022 Syndicated Reports Recap
From Organics and Eating Behavior to Food Shopping, Food Sourcing and Food Technology – What Are the Big Trends in 2022 for the Food and Beverage…
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