Darling International Inc (NYSE:DAR)

Darling International, Inc. is a provider of rendering used cooking oil and bakery residual recycling and recovery solutions to the nation's food industry. It collects and recycles animal by-products, bakery residual and used cooking oil from poultry and meat processors, commercial bakeries, grocery stores, butcher shops, and food service establishments and provides grease trap cleaning services to many of the same establishments. The company operates its business through two segments: Rendering and Bakery. The Rendering segment operations process animal by-products and used cooking oil into fats, proteins and hides. It also provides grease trap services collection services; national service; and online records management through the national service center. The Bakery segment collects products from large commercial bakeries that produce a variety of products, including cookies, crackers, cereal, bread dough, potato chips, pretzels, sweet goods and biscuits, among others. The company serves the agricultural, pet food, leather, oleo-chemical and bio-diesel manufacturers. Darling International was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.