American Shea Butter Institute

AMERICAN SHEA BUTTER INSTITUTE

Georgia Tech University
Hotel and Conference Center
800 Spring Street N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30308

This year's convention is opened to all interested in the global Shea Butter community

This event will bring together the diverse stakeholders within the Shea Industry, with the goal of sharing best practices, and

developing new partnerships to strengthen the shea value chain

• 3 Days of Business and Educational seminars devoted entirely to the industry of Shea Butter.·        
• Become a  Certified Shea Butter Technician by attending  Dr. Hunter's One-Day Comprehensive Workshop on Shea Butter,·    
• Get a Free Copy of the 2009 Edition of the Shea Butter Handbook·        
• Learn what's New, and See What's Hot in Shea Butter.·        
• Learn about International Standards and what is the difference in Grades A,B,C,D,F·        
• Learn why the International Standards for unrefined Shea butter destined for the personal care industry is more demanding than International Standards for unrefined Shea butter destined for the chocolate industry.·         
• Learn how  Sub Sahara Africa can attract investment into the Shea producing regions, including foreign and direct investment·        
•  Learn what every buyer must know before purchasing Shea butter and how to determine the grade quality before purchasing of Shea butter·        
• Enjoy the rare opportunity to have experts answer all of your questions about Shea butter·        
• Learn what attractive incentives SSA countries are providing to increase Shea production and exports·        
• Learn how you can participate with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to increase your exports·        
• Learn Recent and New developments in Shea  extraction techniques·        
• Participate in the discussion about whether or not Shea Butter should be allowed in chocolate in America.·        
• Learn the facts about the future of Shea in America.·        
• Enjoy the rare opportunity to meet face to face with producers and importers·        
• Enjoy the rare opportunity to network with a large number of others in the industry.·        
• Learn what’s needed to start your own home based Shea butter business·        
• Learn how to formulate your own product ideas with formulation experts·        
• Enjoy the rare opportunity to discuss your products with national retailers and distributors·        
• Take advantage of the opportunity to identify business development capital and business working capital for your own business.·        
• Use the exhibition area to get your message out across the industry  

Manufacturers

Shea butter Importers/exporters

Distributors of Personal Care Products

Retailers of Personal Care Products

Manufacturers of Personal Care Products

Shea butter Distributor and brokers

Cosmetologist

Cosmetic formulators

Contract packagers

International courier Services

Vegetable oil scientist

Freight forwarders

Custom brokers

Air Cargo/freight

Media agents

Government agents

NGO agents