Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> February 19, 2001
JOHN PARKER joined Deutsche Bank in June 1999 with the Bankers Trust
merger. Prior to that he had been working in the NatWest Securities/BT
Alex Brown food manufacturing and household team since moving from BZW
in October 1996. In the latest Exel Pan-European survey, Mr Parker was
rated number one in Household and number three in Food Manufacturing.
Recent major research pieces include studies on the world soluble
coffee, mineral water and confectionery industries. He has a degree in
international relations and prior to becoming a food analyst he worked
in education and publishing in Paris and London. He lives in London, is
married to a barrister, and has two daughters. Profile
TWST: John, would you start us off please with a quick genericcharacterisation of the universe that you're following?
Mr. Parker: The universe I'm following is European food and