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Eating & Drinking Occasions Landscape: Spontaneous vs. Planned Occasions

Spontaneous occasions account for 53% of all adult occasions, amounting to 192 billion mouths annually. While these occasions tend to be motivated by hunger, planned…

The New Beauty

44% of all consumers are actively taking steps to support beauty, and 20% of Gen Z consumers say it is one of the top 3 health benefits they are focused…

Key insights from “Health Benefits 2024”

For over 20 years, Hartman Group’s Health & Wellness syndicated series has tracked the evolution of American health and wellness culture: translating…

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April 14, 2020 | Article

Shoppers 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…

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April 07, 2020 | Article

Wellness 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…

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March 31, 2020 | Article

Generational 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…

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March 24, 2020 | Article

Opportunities in Functional Foods & Beverages and Supplements 2020 in the Age of Coronavirus

Functional foods and beverages continue to entice companies across today’s food and beverage landscape as we find consumers increasingly embracing…

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March 19, 2020 | Article

Our Commitment to You: Leadership and Consumer Understanding During These Uncertain Times

These are most certainly unprecedented times for all of us and while the message of the day may be to “self-isolate,” we want you to know that…

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March 17, 2020 | Article

Maintaining Cultural Connections Through Cooking at Home or Dining Out

International aisles in retail versus international cuisine at restaurants: the case for sharing Global flavors are a large market opportunity as the…

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March 10, 2020 | Article

The State of Sustainability Today: Dramatic Shifts in Consumer Sentiment in the Face of Growing Challenges

Heightened Challenges and Institutional Inaction Fuel Consumers’ Hunger for Progress How perplexing, yet essential, is it for consumers to make…

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March 03, 2020 | Article

Five Things You Should Know About Consumers and Plant-Based Foods

Described by Nestlé recently as a “once in a generation opportunity,” the fervor over plant-based foods and beverages continues at a…

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February 25, 2020 | Article

Healthy Living & Eating Today: Tapping Into Personalized Nutrition

How we think about and understand nutrition and our bodies is ever evolving as food literacy continues to grow. And if there is one aspect of wellness…

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