Chocolate manufacturers remain committed to CBEs, nevertheless, because their thinking is long-term and the confectionery industry has a labeling cost to contend with in Europe as they must state whether a product has CBEs in it or not. Quality Standards Individual companies specify their own quality standards for purchases of shea nuts. If the oil content is higher and the FFA and moisture content is lower, then the exporter will receive a price premium. Needless to say, the product should be free of foreign bodies. DN14 6ES UK Tel.
Main activity is international trade of tropical raw materials.
TECO collects these products in Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. The main products are cashew nuts and shea nuts. Collection requires a strong organization with financing facilities, distribution of bags, quality control, warehousing and Export formalities from the loading port. Processing, packaging, and distribution take place in France. The Shea Project for Local Conservation and Development is an integrated, long-term effort to preserve the ecological integrity of savanna woodland in northern Uganda through reinforcement of the economic importance of the shea butter tree, Butyrospermum parkii, source of the food oil known as shea butter.