Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> February 25, 2002

Natural Products Companies: Gregory Badishkanian – Salomon Smith Barney

GREGORY R. BADISHKANIAN is a Vice President at Salomon Smith Barney. Prior to joining the firm he was associated with Bear, Stearns, where he followed retail stocks. Mr. Badishkanian has been named in the Wall Street Best of the Street Survey in the Food Retail and Wholesale Category. He earned an MBA from Cornell University and his personal interests are yoga and racketball. Profile
TWST: Gregory, what are the major underlying trends that have driven the

growth of the natural products industry?

Mr. Badishkanian: Although the natural products industry has grown in

the