Free webinar

Join Fastmarkets, the leading price reporting agency (PRA) for paper packaging, and Vesper, the market intelligence and forecasting platform, for a joint webinar designed for Food & Beverage manufacturers.

Shifting demand, regulatory pressure, fibre availability, and rising sustainability expectations are driving unprecedented pressure on packaging costs, yet many food and beverage teams still lack a trusted, forward-looking market view to inform pricing, contracts, and forecasts.

In this session, you’ll learn how food and beverage companies use IOSCO-aligned price benchmarks, forward-looking market signals, and short-term forecasting (STF) to:

• Navigate market volatility
• Improve budgeting and cost allocation
• Strengthen supplier negotiations
• Reduce supply and margin risk

We’ll also share a focused outlook on paper packaging market trends, highlighting what procurement and finance teams should watch in the months ahead, and what it means for 2026 planning.

Join the live webinar to gain:

✅ A clear understanding of how paper packaging price benchmarks are built, and why IOSCO alignment matter;

✅ Practical insight into day-to-day benchmark use, from contract indexation to internal cost allocation;

✅ A forward-looking view of risks, sustainability pressures, and demand trends

✅ A practical framework for applying short-term forecasting (STF) to budgeting, negotiations, and supply planning

✅ Key signals to monitor ahead of 2026, including takeaways from the European Forest Products Conference (March)