After reaching unprecedented levels at the end of 2024, cocoa prices experienced a dramatic 43% decline throughout 2025, falling from...
Your bakery’s profitability hinges on two fundamental ingredients: soft wheat and butter. These commodities represent 45-65% of your raw material...
Understanding wheat classifications is critical for FMCG procurement managers. Each wheat type affects product quality, costs, and margins differently. This...
Ever wondered how that 120% spike in cocoa prices translates to the actual cost of your chocolate chip cookies? If...
With cocoa butter prices remaining volatile, currently hovering around €14,748 per metric ton after peaking in December 2024, food manufacturers...
In the edible oil markets, sunflower and rapeseed oil remain two of the most functionally interchangeable ingredients in industrial bakery...
“I can teach you to trade. I can’t teach you to be hungry.” — Rob Gosman, Global Commodity Head, BP.Considering...
After trending upward since mid-2024, the global coconut oil market extended its rally into 2025, with prices climbing another 33%...
In recent years, bakeries and FMCG manufacturers have faced a growing challenge: climate volatility, which is now central to sourcing...
While flavour remains a key consideration, the choice between butter and vegetable oils in industrial baking reflects evolving consumer expectations,...
In this episode, we sit down with Denis Zaica, Chief Trading Officer at FincoEnergies, to unpack what it takes to...
In the latest episode of The Strong Source Podcast where we speak with supply chain leaders, traders and market experts...
On this episode of The Strong Source Podcast, we speak with Richard Allen, President of Fonterra’s Global Ingredients Business. From...
Vesper, the commodity intelligence platform trusted by procurement teams across the food industry, is excited to announce a strategic partnership...
At Strong Source – The Commodity Podcast, we’ve spent the past year diving deep into the complex and ever-evolving world...