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Inside 2024 eating & drinking occasions
This insightful webinar will share highlights from Hartman Group’s recently released report, “Eating & Drinking Occasions Landscape 2024: Underlying…
Value in an Environment of Uncertainty
While the staggering inflation of 2021-2022 has slowed, food prices remain high. The impacts of global trade tariffs are looming. And feelings of uncertainty…
Eating & Drinking Occasions Landscape 2024: Underlying Currents of Change
Understanding differences in how eating behaviors shift across the day and by generational cohorts — as they did in 2024 — is key to finding new opportunities.…
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Health Benefits 2024: From Energy to Immunity
Today’s consumers are keenly aware of the links between diet and overall well-being. They are also increasingly interested in functional foods, beverages…
Learn moreEating & Drinking Occasions Landscape: Restaurant-Sourced vs. Non-Restaurant-Sourced Occasions
Leveraging our proprietary Compass Eating & Drinking Occasions Database, this report distills nearly 15,000 U.S. adult eating and drinking occasions…
Learn moreRestaurant-sourced vs. non-restaurant-sourced occasion insights
Restaurant-sourced foods and beverages are often seen as a special occasion or indulgence: 22% of these occasions are motivated by a desire for “food…
Learn moreAsk the experts: What defines contemporary food quality?
In this virtual live discussion, Shelley Balanko and Melissa Abbott explored the evolving concept of premium in today’s market. Gone are the days when…
Learn moreOrganic Category Reports
Based on our full syndicated report, Beyond Organic 2024: Expanding Distinctions in Food & Beverage, an Organic Category Report will help you fine-tune…
Learn moreBeyond Organic 2024: Your category in focus
Whether shopping organic or conventional, consumers have long prioritized distinctions of freshness and simplicity—but how they express these values…
Learn moreThe beauty benefit: more than skin-deep
Healthy skin, nails and hair are no longer seen as mere vanity metrics: they’re visible indicators of internal health. In fact, our latest research finds…
Learn moreCulture and Consumer Resilience: A Case for Empathy
Our culture is more complex and nuanced than ever, and it’s no wonder that business leaders go to great lengths to participate in culture while simultaneously…
Learn moreUnwrapping the new “premium”
72% of consumers say quality is the most important attribute when shopping for foods and beverages, tied only with price. This underscores the importance…
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