Darling Ingredients

Darling Ingredients is a leading global company focused on developing and producing sustainable natural ingredients derived from both edible and inedible bio-nutrients. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the company operates over 200 facilities across five continents, employing approximately 10,000 individuals. Darling Ingredients transforms animal by-products into a diverse array of products, including gelatin, fats, proteins, and ingredients for pet food and fertilizers. Additionally, it recovers used cooking oil and bakery remnants to create feed and fuel ingredients. The company is structured into three primary business segments: feed ingredients, which generate the majority of its revenue, food ingredients, and fuel ingredients. Darling Ingredients also offers grease trap services for the food industry and supplies equipment for collecting and delivering these materials, catering to clients in various sectors including pharmaceuticals, food, and bioenergy.

Matthew Jansen

COO - North America

Randall Stuewe

CEO and Chairman

Jan van der Velden

Executive Vice President

13 past transactions

Miropasz

Acquisition in 2022
Miropasz processes animal by-products(ABP) from poultry and utilized them to make fat and processed animal products (PAP).

Gelnex Gelatin

Acquisition in 2022
Gelnex Gelatin is a global manufacturer of gelatin and collagen peptides, headquartered in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Established in 1998, the company focuses on producing pork and beef gelatin, as well as collagen peptides, which are recognized for their high protein content and health benefits. Gelnex operates five facilities in South America and one in the United States. Committed to sustainable development, the company seeks to grow while maintaining the integrity of its surrounding environments.

Fasa Group

Acquisition in 2022
Fasa Group maintains commercial relations with the main producers of poultry, swine and fish feed, pet food industries, Biodiesel/Renewable Energy, and hygiene/cleaning segments in Brazil.

Valley Proteins

Acquisition in 2021
Valley Proteins is a leading provider of recycling services for animal by-products, focusing on environmental sustainability and economic efficiency. The company collects inedible animal by-products from various sources, including poultry and meat processors, restaurants, farms, and grocery stores. It processes these by-products into usable products such as proteins and fats. These recycled materials are primarily sold to producers of livestock feed and pet foods, contributing to a circular economy by reducing waste and providing essential ingredients for animal nutrition.

Custom Blenders

Acquisition in 2014
Custom Blenders Inc. specializes in recycling services focused on bakery and food waste. The company caters to commercial bakeries, food manufacturers, and confectionery firms by efficiently removing inedible by-products from various products, including breads, cereals, cookies, cake mixes, dough, pastas, crackers, candies, and snack chips. This inedible waste is then processed through drying and refining methods to create a palatable feed ingredient suitable for the poultry, swine, livestock, and pet food industries. By transforming waste into valuable resources, Custom Blenders Inc. contributes to sustainable practices within the food production sector.

Rothsay

Acquisition in 2013
Rothsay Ltd., headquartered in Guelph, Canada, is a rendering company specializing in the collection, processing, and recycling of both edible and inedible food and animal by-products. The company produces a variety of products including aquaculture feeds, biodiesel, edible fats and oils, pet food ingredients, and protein meals. Rothsay also offers services such as animal by-product collection, on-farm waste management, retail by-product collection, waste cooking oil collection, and grease trap services. The company serves a diverse range of industries including agriculture, feed production, transportation, and foodservice.

Vion Food Group

Acquisition in 2013
Vion is an international meat producer with production locations in the Netherlands and Germany and sales support offices in thirteen countries worldwide. Their three divisions: Pork, Beef and Food Service, provide fresh pork and beef, and by-products for retail, foodservice and the meat processing industry. They supply customers in their home markets of the Netherlands and Germany, as well as in other countries all over the world. Their headquarters are located in Boxtel, the Netherlands.

Terra Renewal Services

Acquisition in 2013
Terra Renewal Services specializes in the management, recycling, and disposal of water and wastewater residuals, including biosolids, primarily for municipalities. Established in 1995 and based in Russellville, Arkansas, the company offers a comprehensive range of services such as long-term residuals management, land application, lagoon and stormwater pond dredging, and mobile dewatering. Additionally, Terra Renewal provides environmental remediation, permitting, and compliance services, as well as composting, transportation, and disposal of residuals. The company also operates dewatering facilities and engages in green waste recycling and emergency services. Terra Renewal Services focuses on converting organic waste into renewable energy and other products, thereby aiding clients in effectively managing their residual waste while producing valuable by-products.

RVO BioPur

Acquisition in 2012
RVO BioPur, LLC, a processing recycled vegetable oil facility, engages in the collection and processing of waste cooking oil products for businesses in the foodservice industry, hotels, hospitals, and entertainment venues in the United States. It also produces biodiesel for farmers, residential vehicles, military, school districts, parks, and city bus systems; and co-generates green electrical energy and heat.

Griffin Industries

Acquisition in 2010
Griffin Industries LLC specializes in the recycling of animal and bakery by-products, offering services that include rendering, bakery feed production, and cooking oil recycling. The company processes various materials such as meat and poultry by-products, grocery scraps, restaurant grease, and bakery waste. In addition to its recycling operations, Griffin Industries produces a range of products including animal feeds, pet food ingredients, organic fertilizers, animal fats and oils, biodiesel, and methyl esters. The company caters to a diverse clientele, which includes slaughterhouses, animal feed and pet food manufacturers, packing plants, bakeries, butcher shops, supermarkets, hotels, and restaurants, providing essential collection and removal services for bakery feeds and animal by-products.

Nebraska By-Products

Acquisition in 2010
Nebraska, is a leading provider of deadstock collection and rendering services in Nebraska, Kansas and parts of Colorado and South Dakota.

Boca Industries

Acquisition in 2009
Boca Industries, Inc. engages in recycling of vegetable cooking oils and restaurant grease in the United States. The company serves catering, cooking, and hospitality services companies, including schools, caterers, restaurants, country clubs, malls, hotels, retirement homes, and grocery stores.

National By-Products

Acquisition in 2005
National By-Products Inc. is a large-sized food manufacturer in Des Moines, Iowa.
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