Winning in Food and Beverage packaging: Benchmarks, forecasts and supply certainty

Join Fastmarkets, the leading Price Reporting Agency (PRA) for paper packaging, and  Vesper, the market intelligence and forecasting platform, for a joint webinar designed specifically for Food & Beverage manufacturers.

Shifting demand patterns, regulatory pressure, fibre availability, and rising sustainability expectations are putting unprecedented strain on packaging costs. Yet many Food and Beverage teams still lack a single, trusted market view to inform pricing decisions, contracts, and forecasts.

In this session, you’ll learn how Food & Beverage companies are using IOSCO-aligned price benchmarks, forward-looking market signals, and short-term forecasting (STF) to:

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

We’ll also share a focused outlook on paper packaging trends, highlighting what procurement and finance teams should be watching in the months ahead – and what these developments mean for 2026 planning.

Webinar panellists:
Sharon Levrez, Regional Managing Editor (EMEA – Pulp & Paper), Fastmarkets
Alejandro Mata Lopez, Director, Europe Graphic and Packaging, Fastmarkets 

Moderated by:
xx, Vesper

Watch the on-demand webinar and walk away with…

✓ A clear understanding of how paper packaging price benchmarks are built and why IOSCO alignment is critical for credible, auditable pricing decisions

✓ Practical insight into how food and beverage companies use benchmarks day-to-day from contract indexation to internal cost allocation

✓ A forward-looking view of paper packaging markets in the food and beverage sector, including emerging risks, sustainability pressures, and demand trends

✓ A framework for using short-term forecasting (STF) effectively to support budgeting, negotiations, and supply planning

✓ Key signals to watch ahead of 2026, including what to expect from the European Forest Products Conference in March