Sankore Shea Products Ltd.

Sankore Shea Products Ltd. is a Ghanaian company specializing in the processing of shea nuts into shea butter and derivative products for food and cosmetic applications. Based in Tamale in northern Ghana's shea belt, the company sources nuts from women's cooperatives across the northern regions. Their food-grade products include refined shea butter (used as a cocoa butter equivalent in confectionery), shea olein (a liquid fraction for frying and baking), and shea stearin for margarine and specialty fat applications. They also produce cosmetic-grade unrefined shea butter. Sankore has built a supply chain that directly benefits over 10,000 women shea nut collectors through fair pricing, pre-financing, and community development programs. The company exports primarily to European confectionery manufacturers and cosmetic companies.