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Snacking 2026: Balancing Purpose and Pleasure

Snacking isn’t merely a way to describe half of all eating occasions—it has become a flexible tool consumers use to navigate daily life. The latest…

The Practical Future of Food Tech

In recent years, the digital food landscape has focused largely on novelty and inspiration: helping consumers discover new products, recipes and trends.…

Live Q&A: Inside the Digital Food Culture Gap

This webinar explored how consumers want technology to fit into their everyday food experiences, with experts breaking down key behaviors, expectations, and…

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January 17, 2023 | Infographic

Consumer 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…

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January 09, 2023 | Article

New Hartman Report Insights: Food & Technology 2023

While the FoodTech industry is promising a revolution in food production, consumers remain guarded about innovations in the food they put in their bodies.…

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December 26, 2022 | Article

Year in Review: Top Hartman Infographics of 2022

Happy holidays – and cheers to the new year ahead. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and Hartman infographics take the pulse of consumer trends…

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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 from…

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December 12, 2022 | Infographic

New 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…

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December 05, 2022 | Infographic

What’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…

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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 21, 2022 | Infographic

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…

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March 31, 2023 | Report

Health & 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…

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