John Hanks

With 10 years of consumer sell-side experience, John brings unparalleled insights into 50+ food categories using proprietary alternative methods, including web analytics and deep industry intelligence. Recognized yearly as a top food producer analyst by Institutional Investor from 2009 to 2019, John gathers 10 years of equity research experience at Citi Research where he covered U.S. Food Manufacturing. During his time at Citi, John led equity coverage of all top packaged and industrial food manufacturers. John’s experience encompasses all areas of food manufacturing; he was among the earliest to recognize the premium pet food trend with positive writing on Blue Buffalo (purchased by General Mills for $8 billion in 2018) as early as 2014.

He earned his MBA from The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School in 2000, and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1994.
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