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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…
Ideas in Food 2026
Ideas in Food 2026 unpacks 22 emerging trends that have the potential to develop into established trends over the next 3-5 years. These nascent ideas have…
Rethinking Brand Strategy in a Shifting Landscape
In our latest white paper, we explore how most successful food and beverage brands don’t just follow trends — they lead by aligning with cultural shifts, deeply…
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Revisiting the Diversity of American Foodways
The history of race in America is fraught with injustice. In this environment, it is critical to approach diversity with an abundance of both caution and…
Learn moreSnacking on Leftovers: A Hidden Opportunity for Restaurants to Recover Some Revenue During the Pandemic?
It seems like a distant memory when restaurants were in an intense competition for share of households’ food dollars with other restaurants, grocery…
Learn moreUpcycled Food Products: Sustainable Solutions for Food Waste for Consumers and Companies Alike
Food waste, and a related topic, upcycled CPG products made from formerly discarded food ingredients, are both trending news in the midst of a pandemic…
Learn moreForaging for Food During COVID-19: Three Key Findings From Our Report
As the pandemic continues to impact consumers’ lives and alter behaviors, you can count on The Hartman Group to help you navigate and make sense of the…
Learn moreSnacking During COVID-19: Finding Comfort in Familiar Brands
The Hartman Group has been tracking the changes and evolution of America’s eating behaviors for more than three decades. In the past few years, the…
Learn moreAfter a Full Year Dealing With COVID-19, What Will Health + Wellness Mean in 2021?
If, as Shakespeare wrote, “what’s past is prologue,” then what behaviors and attitudes will we see play out in 2021 as a result…
Learn moreA “Munch”-Needed Distraction
Hartman Group report reveals that the pandemic has brought an increase in snacking where the primary motivation is simply some form of distraction Bellevue, WA…
Learn moreThe Rise of Private Label During COVID-19
There’s little doubt that the now infamous food and nonfood shortages of the first wave of the pandemic in March 2020 helped push consumers toward private…
Learn moreAfter the Pandemic: Consumers Look Ahead on Wellness and Shopping
As 2020 draws to a close, looking back we note how COVID-19’s disruptive impacts on communities, households and individuals have triggered deeper examination…
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