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Chocolate kruidnoten prices have exponentially increased due to record cocoa costs end 2024/ start 2025. Using Vesper’s cost modeling, Dutch bakeries can explore three strategies to protect margins: thinner coatings, smaller packs, or cocoa butter substitutes like shea butter. Every November, as the Sinterklaas holiday approaches in the Netherlands, bakeries ramp up production of kruidnoten, the small, spiced cookies […]
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For large retailers, managing food supply chains is a delicate balancing act. It means looking closely at costs, an increasing...
Mounjaro, Ozempic, and Wegovy were all obscure names five years ago. Now, these medications are reshaping the ingredients FMCG giants...
The phrase ‘clean label’ often has different meanings to those in the food and beverage industry. Despite this, it is...
Podcast: The Strong SourceGuest: Gert-Jan (GJ) van den Akker — former Executive Vice President at CargillHosts: Alexander Sterk & Martijn...
From fiction to real life, plenty of finance and trading documentaries have graced the screens over the years, some better...
The term “black swan” in finance was first coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a former Wall Street trader, statistician, and...
Sebastiaan Laurenceau leads the rollout of Vesper’s Marketplace, a new dairy trading platform, working closely with buyers and suppliers to...
Cargill has long been one of the most prominent players in the food ingredients industry. When it comes to cocoa,...
As the founder and CEO of the Vesper Platform, Alexander has always focused on bringing transparency and efficiency to the...
The cocoa market hit unprecedented levels at the end of last year and has experienced a dramatic decline throughout 2025....
In our last blog, 9 Essential Traits of Successful Commodity Traders, we looked at the characteristics required to survive in...
At Vesper, we’re continuously expanding our coverage to give procurement teams and food manufacturers the data they need to make...
