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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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December 19, 2022 | Article

A Year in Food Culture: Five Notable Hartman Articles of 2022

Season’s greeting and happy holidays! With an exciting 2023 on the horizon, where are consumers headed next? Five top Hartman articles…

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November 28, 2022 | Article

New Study: Health & Wellness 2023

The Hartman Group’s series of Health & Wellness syndicated studies is the longest running consumer-centric study of the U.S. wellness marketplace.…

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November 08, 2022 | Article

Now Fielding – New Hartman Food & Technology 2022 study explores the consumer view on a range of food-tech innovations

From kitchen gadgets, devices and apps to hydroponic farming, cellular dairy and regenerative agriculture, how we “do” food — grow…

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October 10, 2022 | Article

New Hartman Report Insights: Food Sourcing in America 2022

Our new report Food Sourcing in America 2022 examines how consumers traverse today’s hybrid world of in-store and online grocery shopping as well…

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September 26, 2022 | Article

Coming This Week: New Hartman Report Food Sourcing in America 2022

Is Mass putting another nail in Grocery’s coffin? Our newest report Food Sourcing in America 2022 finds that shoppers are demonstrating a lack of…

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July 25, 2022 | Article

Consumer vs. Restaurant – New Hartman Report Details the Challenges of Eating Out

Americans love to eat out, and yet our new report, Modern Approaches to Eating, details how restaurant offerings present challenges to individual…

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July 11, 2022 | Article

Consumer Trends in Defining Plant-Focused Eating – Findings from our New Modern Approaches to Eating Report

Vegan, Vegetarian or Flexitarian? Modern Approaches to Eating explores the wide range of consumer interpretations of “plant-based eating” and…

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July 06, 2022 | Article

Update: Inflation and Grocery Shopping Today – Currently Examined in New Hartman Study, "Food Sourcing in America 2022"

We are examining the topic of inflationary impacts and other emerging consumer considerations (e.g., ongoing pandemic food procurement, supply chain disruptions, global…

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June 28, 2022 | Article

Trends in Grocery Shopping Today – FMI and Hartman Group Resources

From hybrid grocery to the changing food shopping landscape, we profile recent insightful resources from FMI—The Food Industry Association (with…

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