The complete commodity intelligence platform for food procurement

In today’s volatile markets, food procurement teams face dual challenges: negotiating effectively with suppliers and timing purchases strategically. Vesper delivers a comprehensive solution that addresses both needs through a single, powerful platform.
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Companies already using Vesper

One platform, two critical use cases

Food procurement teams face dual challenges: negotiating effectively with suppliers and timing purchases strategically. Let’s explore how Vesper addresses both.

Use case 1: Strengthen negotiations with suppliers

Gain immediate leverage in supplier discussions with independent price benchmarks and complete market visibility:

Independent price verification

Vesper Price Index (VPI) provides true market prices based on actual transactions

Captures market shifts 2-3 weeks earlier than public benchmarks

Complete coverage across specialized ingredients and global commodities

Independent verification of supplier price claims

Comprehensive market data

Global visibility across all major origins and destinations

Deep ingredient coverage from specialized to commodity products

Custom dashboards for quick analysis and comparison

One-click data extraction for reporting and presentations

Level the playing field

Verify any market claim independently from prices to production

Eliminate information gaps that weaken your negotiating position

Reduce supplier dependency for market information

Build credibility with stakeholders through data-backed decisions

Use case 2: Navigate volatile markets strategically

Make confident timing decisions with advanced forecasting, expert analysis, and predictive insights:

AI-powered forecasting

95% average accuracy across all key ingredients

12-month forward outlook updated weekly

Early warning signals that help you anticipate market shifts

Transparent methodology combining fundamental data and technical analysis

Expert market analysis

Weekly expert reports explaining price movements and market dynamics

Bi-weekly webinars with industry specialists

Short & long-term outlooks to inform strategic planning

Market sentiment indicators that capture industry mood

Forward-looking intelligence

16-month forward physical prices for key ingredients

Production and stock forecasts for major commodities

Supply & demand modelling for critical categories

Smart price alerts that notify you of significant developments

"We look at the Vesper forecast on a daily basis. That is most important to me as a user because we want to know what the prices are going to do in three, six, or nine months time - it's the greatest feature for us as a buyer."
Jan Bert Banga
Buyer at Nestlé

OUR SOLUTION

How Vesper works for you

The platform adapts to your team’s workflow with flexible access and complete customization:

Flexible access options

Web platform with custom dashboards and comprehensive tools

Mobile access for on-the-go decision support

API integration with your existing procurement systems

Weekly email reports delivered to your inbox

Powerful customization

Custom dashboards tailored to your specific needs

Personalized alerts for your most important ingredients

Saved visualizations for regular monitoring

Flexible data export in multiple formats

Dedicated support

Customer success manager dedicated to your team

Initial and ongoing training for all users

Regular check-ins to maximize platform value

Priority feature requests for platform development

Powerful tools that drive procurement success

Vesper delivers market advantage through four core capabilities that work together to transform how you buy:

Global food price coverage

Get a complete view of the food commodity markets. We deliver extensive price benchmarks by aggregating data from major global futures exchanges, public bodies, and commercially sourced partner prices from industry-trusted entities.

This provides an always up-to-date, robust foundation for your market understanding and negotiations.

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Vesper Price Index (VPI)
for unmatched clarity

See the prices others don’t. Our proprietary Vesper Price Index (VPI) provides precise benchmarks for key food ingredients where transparent, high-quality data is often missing or inadequate, such as specialty proteins or niche derivatives.

The VPI fills critical industry gaps, delivering unparalleled clarity where current benchmarks don’t suffice.

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NEW FEATURE

Cost modeling

Turn commodity benchmarks into product pricing. Vesper allows you to turn individual benchmarks into fully customizable product cost models that reflect your unique recipes.

Combine multiple ingredients with prefilled industry non-ingredient cost structures to create accurate and automatically updating cost breakdowns.

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Centralized data & powerful analytics

Access all this vital intelligence through a single, easy-to-use dashboard. Designed for busy food industry professionals, our platform provides on-demand access to general price coverage, VPIs, advanced pricing analysis tools, forecasting models, and crucial market alerts.

Effortlessly visualize trends, compare data, and stay ahead of market shifts.

Discover the power of Vesper

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Spot Prices
Complement traditional forecasts with leading data science and AI techniques

Spot prices

Historical Data
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Historical data

Forecasts
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Forecasts

Production
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Production

Supply and Demand
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Supply and Demand

Forward Prices
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Forward prices

Price Comparisons
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Price comparisons

Price Comparisons
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Price comparisons

Futures
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Futures

Market Analysis
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Market Analysis

News
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News

Calculations
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Calculations

600+ customers worldwide

Trusted by leading global brands

aldi
Vesper simplifies data analysis by bringing together information from multiple sources in an easy-to-use interface. With the help of these valuable insights, our ability to negotiate with suppliers is improved.”

Andre Wanicki

Manager Commodity Insights, ALDI
haribo

“We have been waiting for a high-tech intelligence platform like Vesper for a long time. Their market intelligence and forecast abilities are much needed and help us make better-informed decisions.”

Conrad Fessler

CPO and Managing Director, Haribo
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“The level of volatility we’ve seen is something that for a very long time we haven’t seen…and will most likely still be there in the years to come.”

Willem Uijen

Chief Procurement Officer at Unilever