8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) June 8, 2012

DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-13323	36-2495346
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

251 O’CONNOR RIDGE BLVD., SUITE 300, IRVING, TEXAS			75038
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		(972) 717-0300

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Item 8.01.          Other Events.

On June 8, 2012, Darling International Inc. (the “Company”) completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of RVO BioPur, LLC. Headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut, RVO BioPur provides used cooking oil collection and grease trap services to restaurants and food service establishments in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Northern New York City. The Company does not consider the acquisition to be material to its financial position or results of operation.

A copy of the press release announcing the acquisition is filed as Exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated June 8, 2012.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC.
Date:  June 11, 2012	By:	/s/ John O. Muse
		John O. Muse
		Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration

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EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 8, 2012.

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC. ANNOUNCES

ACQUISITION OF GREASE RECOVERY AND TRAP

COLLECTION BUSINESS

June 8, 2012 - IRVING, TEXAS - Darling International Inc. (NYSE: DAR)today announced that it has completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of RVO BioPur, LLC. Headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut, RVO BioPur provides used cooking oil collection and grease trap services to restaurants and food service establishments in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Northern New York City.

Darling International Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Randall Stuewe said, “We are pleased to add BioPur to our portfolio. BioPur strengthens our existing East coast operations and expands our reach into the New England area.”

Darling International Inc. is the largest and only publicly traded provider of rendering and bakery waste recycling solutions to the nation's food industry. The company recycles beef, pork and poultry waste 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 waste 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 collection equipment to restaurants.

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

{This media release contains forward-looking statements regarding the business operations and prospects of Darling and industry factors affecting it. These statements are identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “ begin,” “ look forward,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “should,” “potential,” “estimate,” “continue,” “momentum” and other words referring to events to occur in the future. These statements reflect Darling's current view of future events and are based on its assessment of, and are subject to, a variety of risks and uncertainties beyond its control, including disturbances in world financial, credit, commodities and stock markets; unanticipated changes in national and international regulations affecting the company's products; a decline in consumer confidence and discretionary spending; the general performance of the U.S. and global economies; global demands for bio-fuels and grain and oilseed commodities, which have exhibited volatility, and can impact the cost of feed for

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cattle, hogs, and poultry, thus affecting available rendering feedstock; risks, including future expenditure, relating to Darling's joint venture with Valero Energy Corporation to construct and complete a renewable diesel plant in Norco, Louisiana and possible difficulties completing and obtaining operational viability with the plant; economic disruptions resulting from European debt crisis; and continued or escalated conflict in the Middle East, each of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Other risks and uncertainties regarding Darling, its business and the industry in which it operates are referenced from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Darling is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.}

For More Information, contact: John O. Muse, Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration, or Brad Phillips, Treasurer or Melissa A. Gaither, Director Investor Relations  251 O'Connor Ridge Blvd., Suite 300 Irving, TX 75038 Phone: 972-717-0300