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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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February 04, 2021 | Infographic

Anxiety or stress is the top health condition being managed in America

Anxiety or stress is the top health condition being managed in America.  63% of consumers say they are treating/preventing anxiety or stress…

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February 03, 2021 | White Paper

Eating Occasions 2020

Leveraging 2020 data from Hartman Group’s proprietary Compass Eating & Drinking Occasions Database, we analyzed the 8 key eating occasions across…

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February 03, 2021 | Webinar

Eating Occasions in America: How the Pandemic Altered the Way We Eat

Presenter: Shelley Balanko, Ph.D., SVP, The Hartman GroupDownload your free copy of the Eating Occasions White Paper

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February 02, 2021 | Article

After a Full Year Dealing With COVID-19, What Will Health + Wellness Mean in 2021?

If, as Shakespeare wrote, “what’s past is prologue,” then what behaviors and attitudes will we see play out in 2021 as a result…

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January 28, 2021 | Infographic

48% of All Food and Beverage Occasions are Snacking Occasions

The culture of snacking in the U.S. is constantly evolving - long-term cultural shifts will continue to significantly shape how American consumers snack…

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January 21, 2021 | Infographic

America’s Changing Eating Habits During COVID-19

44% of consumers say they are eating healthier during the pandemic (compared to 35% in April/May 2020). How has consumers’ understanding of health shifted…

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January 21, 2021 | Webinar

Food Sourcing in America 2020

Food Sourcing in America 2020 Presenter: Laurie Demeritt, CEO, The Hartman Group

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January 19, 2021 | Article

A “Munch”-Needed Distraction

Hartman Group report reveals that the pandemic has brought an increase in snacking where the primary motivation is simply some form of distraction Bellevue, WA…

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January 14, 2021 | Infographic

Motivations for Using Functional Foods and Beverages

Over half the U.S. population uses functional foods or beverages—and most non-users profess to be open to these products. There are multiple motivations…

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