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01-06-2026
Megan Hidden

If you’ve ever tried to build a seafood budget, you already know the problem: fragmented supply chains, regional pricing quirks, and very few public benchmarks you can actually defend in a negotiation. Today, that changes for Vesper users. We’re expanding our partnership with Undercurrent, one of the most respected seafood price reporting platforms in the […]

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Woman looking at food ingredients labels
07-10-2025
Sade Laja

The phrase ‘clean label’ often has different meanings to those in the food and beverage industry. Despite this, it is...

30-09-2025
Megan Hidden

Podcast: The Strong SourceGuest: Gert-Jan (GJ) van den Akker — former Executive Vice President at CargillHosts: Alexander Sterk & Martijn...

Closeup of movie camera with film reel clapper board and popcorn on wood
30-09-2025
Sade Laja

From fiction to real life, plenty of finance and trading documentaries have graced the screens over the years, some better...

Black swan in water
23-09-2025
Sade Laja

The term “black swan” in finance was first coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a former Wall Street trader, statistician, and...

18-09-2025
Megan Hidden

Sebastiaan Laurenceau leads the rollout of Vesper’s Marketplace, a new dairy trading platform, working closely with buyers and suppliers to...

Cocoa beans
18-09-2025
Sade Laja

Cargill has long been one of the most prominent players in the food ingredients industry. When it comes to cocoa,...

17-09-2025
Megan Hidden

As the founder and CEO of the Vesper Platform, Alexander has always focused on bringing transparency and efficiency to the...

11-09-2025
Sade Laja

The cocoa market hit unprecedented levels at the end of last year and has experienced a dramatic decline throughout 2025....

05-09-2025
Megan Hidden

In our last blog, 9 Essential Traits of Successful Commodity Traders, we looked at the characteristics required to survive in...

03-09-2025
Megan Hidden

At Vesper, we’re continuously expanding our coverage to give procurement teams and food manufacturers the data they need to make...

03-09-2025
Megan Hidden

Europe’s sugar buying campaign for the 2025/26 season has officially begun, and procurement managers across the confectionery, bakery, ice cream,...

Food and products in shopping trolley
02-09-2025
Sade Laja

The world of agri procurement has evolved dramatically in recent years, with data and technology increasingly at the forefront in...