IRVING, Texas, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Darling
Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), today announced its Director of
Technical Services Quality Assurance, Product Safety Team,
Kerry Courchaine, has joined the
National FFA Foundation Sponsors Board. As a member of the Board,
Courchaine will help direct fundraising initiatives and sponsorship
engagement for the FFA, an organization with more than 730,000
members age 12 to 21 across the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Having received his master's degree in Animal Science from the
University of Georgia, Courchaine has
long been influential in the FFA and the agriculture industry. He
was the State Vice President for the Georgia FFA Association and
later was a research and development manager for a protein
conversion company where he also served in a regulatory capacity
during the first days of the Food Safety Modernization Act
(FSMA).
Courchaine joined Darling in 2018, working with its corporate
labs. He supports compliance training and auditing programs to
ensure FSMA compliance. Courchaine also serves on various research
committees committed to funding research benefiting the rendering
industry.
"The FFA has provided community and focus to thousands of young
agriculturists," said Courchaine. "I am excited that my seat on the
FFA Sponsors Board will provide Darling and myself the opportunity
to give back to this organization that is shaping the future of our
country's food cycle."
This announcement falls on the week before the 94th
National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. Darling's presence at
the convention will include hosting a booth, #1109, and meeting
with young agriculturalists about their future prospects.
About Darling
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) is a world leading producer
of organic ingredients, generating a wide array of sustainable
protein and fat products while being one of the largest producers
of renewable clean energy. With operations on five continents,
Darling collects waste streams from the agri-food industry,
repurposing into specialty ingredients, such as hydrolyzed
collagen, edible and feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals,
plasma, pet food ingredients, fuel feedstocks, and green bioenergy.
Darling Ingredients named one of the 50 Sustainability and Climate
Leaders in 2021, to learn more Darling Ingredients: The greenest
Company on the planet - 50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders
(50climateleaders.com). The Company sells its ingredients around
the globe and works to strengthen our promise for a better
tomorrow, creating product applications for health, nutrients and
bioenergy while optimizing our services to the food chain. Darling
is a 50% joint venture partner in Diamond
Green Diesel (DGD), North
America's largest renewable diesel manufacturer, currently
producing approximately 290 million gallons of renewable diesel
annually which products reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by up
to 85% compared to fossil fuels. For additional information, visit
the Company's website at http://www.darlingii.com.
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