Articles
Three notes are published in this first phase — one about documents, one about the
product, one about who you are actually buying from.
technical note — documents
How to read a certificate of analysis before you read the price
An analysis is a short document that most buyers skim and few read properly.
What each line is there to tell you, what the basis of reporting changes, and
the questions worth asking a supplier who cannot answer them.
technical note — product
Cube, loaf or granulated: the form your market actually buys
The same sugar leaves a works in three shapes, and the shape decides the
packing, the handling and half the price conversation. How to choose the form
before you compare offers.
market note — sourcing
What changes when you buy from the producer instead of a trader
Not the price, usually. What changes is who answers a technical question, who
controls the delivery date, and whose name is on the certificate when your
customs broker asks.
Pages written for a market
Certificates and analyses