IRVING, Texas, July 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Darling International Inc. (NYSE: DAR) announced today that management will participate in the Jefferies 2013 Global Industrials Conference, being held at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Randall C. Stuewe, Darling's Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on August 12, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. ET.

The 2013 conference will include an extra day (Monday, August 12) dedicated entirely to Clean Technology companies focused on biofuels/renewable chemicals, bio agriculture, energy storage, smart grid, clean transportation, lighting & efficiency, solar, wind, water, geothermal and waste-to-energy.

Darling International Inc. is the largest and only publicly traded provider of rendering, used cooking oil and bakery residuals recycling and recovery solutions to the nation's food industry.  The Company recycles beef, poultry and pork by-product streams into useable ingredients such as tallow, feed-grade fats, meat and bone meal, poultry meal and hides.  The Company also recovers and converts used cooking oil and commercial bakery residuals into valuable feed and fuel ingredients.  These products are primarily sold to agricultural, pet food, leather, oleo-chemical and bio-diesel manufacturers around the world.  In addition, the Company provides grease trap collection services and sells used cooking oil equipment to restaurants.

For additional information, visit the Company's web site at http://www.darlingii.com.

Melissa Gaither, Director of Investor Relations
972-717-0300

SOURCE Darling International Inc.