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Teen Eating & Drinking Occasions Landscape: Feeding the Next Generation of Opportunity
Understanding teens’ eating and drinking habits today is essential for brands looking to build trust and loyalty with the shoppers and diners of tomorrow.
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…
Behind the scenes of “Food Sourcing in America 2025"
This webinar goes beyond surface-level findings from the report, providing a look inside our discussions with real consumers that helped inform key takeaways…
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Consumer 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 moreHealth & Wellness 2023: The Great Wellness Reset
“Health & Wellness: The Great Wellness Reset 2023” includes the latest findings from Hartman Group’s long running consumer-centric study of the…
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 moreA New Landscape of Eating: 2022 Eating Occasions Report
“A New Landscape of Eating: 2022 Eating Occasions” highlights U.S. adult eating behaviors in 2022, how aspects have shifted from previous years, and…
Learn moreNow 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…
Learn more"Food Sourcing in America 2022" Report Highlights
In this informative webinar, Shelley Balanko, SVP of Business Development will share key insights and implications for CPG food and beverage brands, food…
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 moreNew 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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