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Future of Supplements: Thoughts on a Changing Landscape
Since the advent of the first commercially available vitamin tablets in the 1930s, the supplements and nutraceuticals space has undergone some of CPG’s…
Key insights from “Beyond Organic 2024”
"Beyond Organic 2024: Expanding Distinctions in Food & Beverage" examines consumer desires for new quality standards beyond the USDA Organic certification:…
Beyond Organic 2024: Expanding Distinctions in Food & Beverage
“Beyond Organic: Expanding Distinctions in Food & Beverage” equips readers with actionable insights to navigate where organic adds value, where…
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For Your Brand’s Consideration. What Motivates Today’s Shoppers to Try and Buy Food and Beverage Products?
Hartman Group report examines how trends in the American cultural landscape have affected the role brands play in consumers’ food lives and provides…
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Snacking is a dynamic consumer behavior, with an array of approaches, dayparts, needs, attitudes, and words associated with the practice today. The Hartman…
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Did you know that here at The Hartman Group we have a team dedicated to translating consumer behavior and food culture into strategic growth opportunities…
Learn moreA Day in the Life: Snacking Culture in America
This infographic provides a representative look at consumer approaches to snacks and meals throughout the day. Consumer participation in meal and snack…
Learn moreSustainability Next: Purchasing, Consumption, Values … Action?
From the Effects of Consumption to Global Warming and Social Justice: What’s Next in Sustainability? We all know how COVID-19 changed the public’s…
Learn morePlant-Based Eating Trends: Label Scrutiny
Eating approaches — a key modality for addressing and avoiding health issues—have evolved in some ways and remained remarkably constant in…
Learn moreHealth & Wellness 2021: COVID-19’s Impact on Consumer Sentiment
Undoubtedly, we have been living through and experiencing a very interesting time, not just in American history but in our shared personal and professional…
Learn moreFMI’s U.S. Grocery Shopper 2021 Trends Report Key Finding No. 4
Key finding no. 4: Taken together these shifts portend a persistent elevation of retail spending, and ongoing opportunities to serve food shoppers through… For…
Learn moreBig Ideas for Food Waste — From Upcycling to Extending Freshness in Produce
Hartman Group Podcasts: Insights Into Big Solutions for the Big Problem of Food Waste. Among many “big” issues consumers see as falling…
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