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Eating & Drinking Occasions Landscape: Spontaneous vs. Planned Occasions

Spontaneous occasions account for 53% of all adult occasions, amounting to 192 billion mouths annually. While these occasions tend to be motivated by hunger, planned…

The New Beauty

44% of all consumers are actively taking steps to support beauty, and 20% of Gen Z consumers say it is one of the top 3 health benefits they are focused…

Key insights from “Health Benefits 2024”

For over 20 years, Hartman Group’s Health & Wellness syndicated series has tracked the evolution of American health and wellness culture: translating…

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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…

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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…

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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 08, 2022 | Article

Now Fielding – New Hartman Food & Technology 2022 study explores the consumer view on a range of food-tech innovations

From kitchen gadgets, devices and apps to hydroponic farming, cellular dairy and regenerative agriculture, how we “do” food — grow…

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October 10, 2022 | Article

New Hartman Report Insights: Food Sourcing in America 2022

Our new report Food Sourcing in America 2022 examines how consumers traverse today’s hybrid world of in-store and online grocery shopping as well…

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September 26, 2022 | Article

Coming This Week: New Hartman Report Food Sourcing in America 2022

Is Mass putting another nail in Grocery’s coffin? Our newest report Food Sourcing in America 2022 finds that shoppers are demonstrating a lack of…

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July 25, 2022 | Article

Consumer vs. Restaurant – New Hartman Report Details the Challenges of Eating Out

Americans love to eat out, and yet our new report, Modern Approaches to Eating, details how restaurant offerings present challenges to individual…

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July 11, 2022 | Article

Consumer Trends in Defining Plant-Focused Eating – Findings from our New Modern Approaches to Eating Report

Vegan, Vegetarian or Flexitarian? Modern Approaches to Eating explores the wide range of consumer interpretations of “plant-based eating” and…

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July 06, 2022 | Article

Update: Inflation and Grocery Shopping Today – Currently Examined in New Hartman Study, "Food Sourcing in America 2022"

We are examining the topic of inflationary impacts and other emerging consumer considerations (e.g., ongoing pandemic food procurement, supply chain disruptions, global…

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