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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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Consumers snack on a wide variety of foods and beverages, including packaged products specifically purchased for snacking and items not originally intended…
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Our Conversation With Dan Horan, Chief Executive Officer of Five Acre Farms The pandemic intensified interest in local products and food production because…
Learn moreAt Snack Times, Any Food or Drink Readily Available in the Home Is “Fair Game.”
The pandemic has significantly altered the current nature of snacking in America. At snack times at home, any food readily available inside the home is…
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Americans’ understanding of what it means to be healthy and well has always been evolving as new scientific facts and societal orientation emerge.The…
Learn moreFunctional and Enhanced Beverage Trends
More than half of adult consumers (56%) use functional beverage solutions to treat or prevent a specific condition. The Hartman Group’s Functional…
Learn morePart Two — Accelerated, Altered or Accentuated: Food and Beverage Trends Driven by the Pandemic
From Grocery Shopping to Cooking to Snacking out of Distraction, the Pandemic Has Transformed Many Existing BehaviorsAs we noted in a prior “Part One”…
Learn moreAccelerated, Altered or Accentuated: Five Food and Beverage Trends Driven by the Pandemic — Part One
From Social Justice to New Modern Convenience and Functional Foods, the Pandemic Has Pushed Many Trends ForwardIn one way or another, the pandemic has…
Learn moreFood and Beverages Are Key Remedies Used to Address Current and Potential Future Health Conditions
The Hartman Group’s Health & Wellness syndicated research series has been tracking consumer attitudes, behaviors, aspirations, and challenges…
Learn moreCan Packaging Prevent Snaccidents? From Portion Control to Design to Sustainability, Packaging Is on the Consumer Radar
In snacks, taste, convenience, price, and brand are prominent, yet packaging is also an ongoing consideration.Our penchant for snacking has expanded dramatically…
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