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Essential ingredients for animal nutrition, fertilizers and renewable fuels.


Customers use our fats and proteins to produce numerous valuable products, such as animal feed, petfood and fertilizers. Our fats are also a vital low-carbon feedstock used to produce renewable fuels. By supplying the agriculture and energy sectors with these essential ingredients, we diversify our revenue streams and capture value across market fluctuations.
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Feed facts

Innovative repurposing

We play an essential role in the animal agriculture, farming and food-services industries. Our facilities help alleviate over-burdened landfills by recycling millions of pounds of animal by-products, used cooking oil and food waste. We turn what others often see as waste into hundreds of valuable ingredients.

15%

Global by-product market share

60%

North American UCO* collection marketshare

#1

Largest renderer in the world

*Used Cooking Oil (UCO)

Feed categories

  • Animal nutrients

  • Plant and soil fertilizers  

  • Residuals collection  

  • Energy feedstocks

Livestock nutrients

We transform animal-origin materials into valuable fats, proteins and minerals essential for livestock diets. Our naturally derived ingredients are highly digestible, sustainable and fully traceable. 
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Aquaculture ingredients

By leveraging sustainable sourcing practices and cutting-edge nutritional research, we provide aquaculture farmers with a reliable feed solution that enhances the performance and sustainability of their operations. 
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Petfood ingredients

Natural, safe and palatable protein meals and fats customized to your specific needs to achieve an optimal nutrition for petfood needs.  
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Plant and soil fertilizers

We’re a leading producer of sustainable plant and soil fertilizer. Derived from animal fats, proteins and other nutrient-rich residuals, our yield-boosting fertilizers give life to gardens, golf courses, farms and more.
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Used cooking oil collection

We create value for restaurants, grocers and food processors across North America by collecting and recycling their used cooking oil and converting it into low-carbon intensity feedstocks for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. With state-of-the-art equipment solutions, we are North America’s number one used cooking oil service provider. 

Animal fat and used cooking oil for renewables

We lead the world in providing low-carbon intensity recycled animal fats and used cooking oil for renewable fuel production. With up to 80% less greenhouse gas emissions than traditional fossil fuel, our fats are a sustainable solution to help meet the world’s decarbonization goals.
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Feed brands

Brands within our Feed segment

Turlock Cooker
Darling Ingredients U.S. and Canada rendering operations collect and process animal by-products and used cooking oil to produce essential ingredients.
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North America's largest collector of used cooking oil.
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Collection and processing of animal by-products in South America.
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Collection and processing of animal by-products in Australia, China, Europe and the U.S.
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Nutrient-rich, ready-to-use fertilizers.
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Transforming bakery residuals into a high-energy feed ingredient alternative for animal nutrition and energy feedstocks.
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The largest producer of insect-based ingredients for animal and plant nutrition in North America.
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From residuals to renewables

Learn  more about how we help reduce food waste and produce renewable energy through anaerobic digestion in Europe through our Ecoson brand.
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