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Will Consumers Continue to Eat at Home?

| March 15, 2022

| March 15, 2022

The Food Institute Podcast, City National Bank, RBC Capital Markets, Consumer Demographics, Food Away from Home, Food At Home, Will Consumers Continue to Eat at Home

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This Episode is Sponsored By: City National Bank, an RBC Company

With COVID-19 restrictions ending, will consumers continue to eat at home? City National Bank Managing Director Eric Viergutz and RBC Capital Markets Managing Director Nik Modi join The Food Institute Podcast to discuss changing dining preferences, the type of experience consumers are seeking post-pandemic, and what health and wellness really means to the food and beverage industry.

More About Eric Viergutz:
Eric Viergutz is a managing director with City National Bank’s Food & Beverage Group. Based in Atlanta, GA he supports food and beverage executives with a variety of financing solutions and industry intelligence. Working with City National’s team of experts, he provides the bank’s full range of financial solutions to food and beverage businesses nationwide.

Mr. Viergutz has more than 10 years of financial services and business advisory experience and has also served in various corporate finance and strategy roles over his career. Prior to City National, he served as senior vice president for Truist Securities’ Food and Beverage Investment Banking team.

Mr. Viergutz earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Florida and his MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Active in the community, he spends time coaching youth basketball and volunteering with Youth About Business and United Way of Atlanta.

Nik Modi:
Nik Modi is a Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets, where he has responsibility for coverage of Beverage, Household Personal Care, Packaged Food and Tobacco industries. The companies under Nik’s coverage total over $1 trillion in combined market value.

Nik has consistently been ranked as one of the top analysts across the consumer space by Institutional Investor’s All Star Analyst Survey. He has also been top rated across various analyst polls, including the Wall Street Journal, Fortune and Forbes.

Thanks to Our Sponsor: City National Bank an RBC Company
City National’s Food & Beverage group combines financial expertise with an insider’s understanding of opportunities, challenges and trends. We get in the fields, the manufacturing plants and the warehouses to discover what our clients face, day in and day out. Because we’re more than transactions — we get out from behind the desk and into our clients’ world. From processing and manufacturing to production and distribution, we’ll provide you with the solutions and advice you need to achieve your strategic financial objectives. For more information, visit www.cnb.com/foodandbeverage.

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