Thinking

Shared knowledge helps push the industry forward, which is why we’re proud to offer free resources that help you keep a pulse on consumer culture and understand the trends influencing your business.

The HartBeat newsletter

Want snackable insights delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to the HartBeat newsletter for presentation-ready infographics, timely trends, innovation thought-starters, strategic POVs and exclusive sneak-peaks at our latest research.

Subscribe

Featured content

Ideas in Food 2026

Ideas in Food 2026 unpacks 22 emerging trends that have the potential to develop into established trends over the next 3-5 years. These nascent ideas have…

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…

Latest content

182 results found

May 31, 2022 | Infographic

FMI Shopping Trends 2022 Report: Consumers choose their own journey when purchasing groceries

FMI, with research by The Hartman Group, launches second report in a six-part series. FMI—The Food Industry Association has released the second…

Learn more
May 09, 2022 | Infographic

3 Free Hartman Group Downloads—Food Trends, Eating Behavior and Opportunities in Connecting with Consumers on Sustainability

3 Free Hartman Group Downloads—Food Trends, Eating Behavior and Opportunities in Connecting with Consumers on Sustainability

Learn more
April 11, 2022 | Infographic

3 highlights from our Organic 2022 report

Our latest infographic slideshow provides three highlights from our Organic 2022: Then, Now, Next report— a continuation of The Hartman Group’s…

Learn more
April 07, 2022 | Infographic

FMI Shopper Landscape Report: Shoppers Weigh Concerns about COVID-19, Food Prices and Out-of-Stocks

FMI—The Food Industry Association has released the first in a six-part 2022 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends series conducted in partnership with The…

Learn more
March 22, 2022 | Infographic

Shifting Food Habits & Routines 2021 Eating Occasions

From meals and cooking to eating behaviors and our use of restaurants, a new, free Hartman Group report finds that the pandemic has shifted many aspects…

Learn more
March 08, 2022 | Infographic

New Study: Modern Approaches to Eating 2022

Plant-based, keto, vegan: Find out why consumers continue to experiment with modern approaches to eating. While the past two years have spotlighted…

Learn more
February 18, 2022 | Infographic

Ideas in Food 2022: Six Key Trends in Modern Food Culture

What’s on the Horizon in Food in 2022? This special trends report examines six key trends in consumer culture through the lens of leading-edge…

Learn more
February 09, 2022 | Infographic

Close to the Consumer: Hartman by the Numbers.

Each year, we spend thousands of hours immersed in people’s lives. In 2021: We spent over 850 hours with consumers uncovering how they eat, live, shop…

Learn more
February 08, 2022 | Infographic

Organic & Natural 2022: Spotlight on Categories

When it comes to organic food and beverage purchases, consumer purchase criteria and expectations for quality shift depending on the category.     Consumers…

Learn more
Show