Perkilo is a Nigeria-based plant-based oil company known for its integrated approach to the oilseed value chain and its long-standing focus on shea partnerships across the globe. It supplies specialty oils and fats to manufacturers in the food and cosmetics industries, with traceability processes that follow materials from farms through partner refineries. The company is also a member of the Global Shea Alliance and says its sourcing work supports shea-collecting communities.
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Rou OrganicsRou Organics turns wild-harvested African seeds and fruits into cold-pressed botanical oils, combining tribal harvesting knowledge with modern processing at its solar-powered facility in Modimole, Limpopo. The company sources from communities around more than 50 villages, with every bag tracked from its harvesting location to the plant and local harvesters equitably paid. Its fresh-fruit approach also puts byproducts to work rather than sending them to waste.POTOMAC, MD
SHEA+CARESHEA+CARE supplies natural shea butter and African black soap from Ghana, serving cosmetics producers with upwards of 100 tons of shea. Its supply chain grew from Eugenia Akuete’s 2000 return to her native Ghana and is built around female cooperatives paid at least 20% above the government minimum wage under Fair Trade principles. The New York-based company offers both handcrafted unrefined and officially organic-certified shea butter and black soap.
FairTale GHANAFairTale GHANA connects consumers with raw, handcrafted Ghanaian shea butter and cold-pressed baobab oil made through a women’s cooperative in rural West Africa. Its unrefined shea butter is produced traditionally from locally gathered nuts, while the company’s ethical-trade model helps women—many of them widows or single mothers—earn fair wages and support their families. Founded by Kai-Liis Lepik, FairTale GHANA also supports education in Kongo village through its partner NGO Mondo.NYC, NY
KLK OLEOWith 30 years in oleochemicals, KLK OLEO is the manufacturing division of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad and operates as a global business rooted in an integrated plantations group. Its 16 facilities and workforce of more than 4,200 support customers in over 120 countries, while its RSPO Supply Chain Certified operations reflect a focus on traceable, renewable raw materials.WOODBURY, NY