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Exhibit 99.1

INVESTOR PRESENTATION

APRIL 2008

Over a century old,
Darling International Inc.
is America’s leading provider
of rendering, recycling and
recovery solutions to the
nation’s food industry.

Company Information

This presentation contains forward-looking statements regarding the business
operations of Darling and the industry in which it operates. These statements are
identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,”
“should,” “estimate,” “continue,” 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 business and economic conditions in its existing
markets that 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.

Forward-Looking Statements

Darling at a Glance

• Founded in 1882; public since 1994

• 125 years old

• Corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas

• 77 locations across the US

• 1,880 employees nationwide

• Fleet of approximately 1,000 trucks and tractor-trailers

• NYSE: DAR (transferred from AMEX October 2007)

• Financial metrics:
- $1 billion market capitalization
- $645 million of annual revenues

Industry Overview

• Animal and food by-product recycling industry is
“mission critical” in the food supply chain and is the
most efficient and environmentally sound disposal
alternative for a sustainable society.

• Over 50 billion pounds of inedible by-products
generated annually from meat packers, poultry
processors and retail food stores

RAW MATERIAL

Tallow

Meat & Bone

Grease

Hides

Leather

Shoes

Garments

Upholstery

Bio-
Fuels

Animal
Feed

Pet
Food

Poultry
Feed

Hog
Food

Animal
Feed

Pet
Food

Bio-
Fuels

Soap

Linoleic
Acid

Oleic
Acid

Glycerine

Stearic
Acid

Fertilizer

Lubricants

Textiles

Plastics

Shampoo

Emulsifiers

Cleaners

Creams

Esters

Paints

Plastics

Lubricants

Inks

Glues

Solvents

Antifreeze

Explosives

Rubber

Plastics

Tires

Lubricants

Finished
Products

Component
By-Products

Component
By-Products
Applications

Industry Overview

Creating value by leveraging our core competencies in
collection, processing and marketing

Industry Leader

• Largest and only publicly traded US provider of rendering,
recycling and recovery solutions

• Only rendering company with a national footprint
- Network of 39 processing facilities from coast to coast
- Supported by 38 reload/transfer stations

• Established “fee for service” business model in 1999

• Exports finished goods to over 35 countries

• Loyal relationships with suppliers and reputation for
outstanding and reliable service

• Experienced management team

Well positioned for opportunistic growth and delivering value to our
stockholders

Darling’s Value Proposition

• Unmatched capabilities and breadth of
service offerings

• Diversified business model

• Diversified raw material stream

• Uniquely positioned to capitalize on favorable market
and regulatory trends
- Increasing government regulation of waste disposal
- Projected growth in restaurant services
- Emergence of renewable fuels market

Healthy Capital Structure

Darling’s Value Proposition

• Sizeable unused revolving credit available

• Proven ability to monetize stock

• Favorable Debt/EBITDA ratio (0.4:1)

Rendering

Rendering is the process of recycling animal and food waste products into useful
commercial goods, including tallow, protein meals (meat and bone meal), yellow
grease, and hides.

Restaurant Services

Darling is the only US provider of collection, storage, transport, and recycling of
old grease on a national scale.

Business Segments

Darling operates a fleet of approx 1,000 trucks to collect raw materials from
approx 115,000 food service establishments, butcher shops, grocery stores, and
independent meat and poultry processors nationwide.

“Formula” basis: Applied to approx 55% of Darling’s annual raw material
volume; cost is tied to published finished product commodity prices after
deducting a fixed service charge.

“Non-formula” basis: Applied to remaining volume; suppliers are either paid a
fixed price, are not paid, or are charged for the expense of collection, depending
on various economic and competitive factors

Darling markets finished products worldwide.
Primarily BFT and YG, and also MBM, a protein;
Oils used in pet food, animal feed, soaps;
Oleo-chemical producers use oils to produce ingredients for paint,
rubber, paper, concrete, plastics;
MBM is used as high protein additives in pet food and animal feed

Purchase &
Collection

Pricing

Marketing,
Sales &
Distribution

Rendering Overview

• A consistent and high quality branded product that has
been recognized by the industry in excess of 30 years

Qual-Pet

Macro Factors Impacting Performance

• Raw material supply
- Fluctuations in demand for proteins
- Trade constraints

• Finished product prices

• Energy costs

Processing Facilities & Serviced Areas

Smooth & Successful Integration of
National By-Products (NBP)

ü Implemented operational best practices

ü Completed route optimization

ü Redirected raw material

ü Closed non-essential facilities

ü Administrative improvements substantially complete

• Premium service offered in conjunction with COR
- Self-contained used cooking oil storage system
inside or outside customer’s premises

• Grease trap maintenance and cleaning service
- Operates in 20 markets
- Customers represent FSEs, malls and
industrial food processors

• Basic cooking oil removal (COR) service
- Collection of used cooking oil from
inside systems or outside corrals

v Recently designated by McDonald’s Corporation as a Preferred Vendor.

Restaurant Services Overview

• Environmentally safe and efficient - Used cooking oil
is pumped directly into sealed, insulated CleanStar
storage tank with press of a button

• Customer choice - Option of inside or outside storage
systems to fit customer needs

CleanStar

• Ongoing maintenance - Provides manpower,
equipment and expertise to find and fix grease
trap problems

• Compliance - Removed material is tracked
and handled in a legal and environmentally
sound manner

Torvac (Trap)

• Bundled services - Complete, individualized used
cooking oil collection and recycling services
nationwide through local providers

• Environmental compliance - Efficient, reliable
pickup and disposal of non-recyclable waste

Cooking Oil Removal

• Manages grease and rendering related service needs.

• Ensures compliance for trap regulations and
ordinances.

• 24 hr/day, 7 day/week high-quality customer service.

• Web-based records management system.

National Service Center

Darling’s National Service Center (NSC)
offers complete service management for all
cooking oil removal, grease trap and
rendering services.

(in millions)

Total Revenues

(in millions)

Operating Cash Flows

Renewable Fuels

• Fuels produced from bio-mass or
non-petroleum sources

• Only work with mandates/subsidies or high oil prices

• Dependent on Washington D.C.

- Direct subsidies

- Mandates (Congress recently set significant targets
which now includes bio-fuels as well as ethanol.)

Competitive Advantages

• Darling is uniquely positioned to capitalize on emerging
bio-fuel opportunities.

- Concentrated regions which source large, stable
supplies of raw materials

- Top producer of rendered fats and greases

- Historically, animal fats and greases have
traded at a discount to vegetable oils

- Elasticity of animal fats and greases decouple
it from the food vs. fuel debate

- Animal fats and grease will ultimately trade
BTU equivalent over time

4 Opportunities Exist Today

1: Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credit

• Pays Darling 50 cents per gallon to burn
fats/greases in our boilers

• Opportunistic calculation versus natural gas

• Limited to no capital involved

• Current subsidy is through 2009

• Proposed legislation extends through 2012

4 Opportunities: Bio Diesel

2: Bio Diesel
Production of a Fatty Acid Methyl Ester
from a triglyceride feedstock

• Process is well known and fully commercialized

• Issues exist with handling FFA, metals, phosphorus
and other contaminants

• Finished product has cold flow issues but are
diminished when blended at 5% or less

• Several animal fat plants under construction or
contemplated in U.S., Europe and South America

• $1.00 per gallon for virgin oils and $.50 cents per
gallon for used cooking oil

4 Opportunities: Green Diesel

3: Green Diesel
Green or renewable diesel is the process of
converting a triglyceride to a hydrocarbon.

• Utilizes known petroleum-focused processes

• Finished product is more fungible than bio-diesel
- Higher Cetane
- Better cold flow properties
- Zero sulfur for upgrading distillate streams
- Pipeline ready

• $1.00 per gallon for both animal fats and used
cooking oil.

4 Opportunities: Co-Processing

4: Co-Processing
The introduction of vegetable oils, fats and
greases as a blend feedstock with petroleum.

• Introduced at 2-5% with distillate stream prior to hydro
treating

• Allows petroleum companies to participate in
renewable fuels, however, it displaces current
refining capacity and adds no new capacity

• Legislation has been introduced to defeat or
minimize this opportunity

Renewable Fuels: What’s Next?

• Waiting for Washington to clarify final subsidies

• Technology is rapidly evolving

• Potentially green diesel is a better solution

• Ultimately DAR is well positioned to participate

INVESTOR PRESENTATION

For more information, visit www.darlingii.com