Nov. 9, 2010, 8:00 a.m. EST
Darling International Inc. to Acquire Griffin Industries in Transaction Valued at Approximately $840 Million
IRVING, Texas, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Darling International Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!dar/quotes/nls/dar (DAR 11.90, 0.00, 0.00%) , a leading provider of rendering, recycling and recovery solutions to the nation’s food industry, today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a merger agreement to acquire Griffin Industries, Inc., a leading provider of value-added rendering, bakery feed and cooking oil recycling services in the southeast United States based in Cold Spring, Kentucky, for a combination of cash and stock valued at approximately $840 million.
