SRC Companies

What SRC Companies does

SRC Companies, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned rendering and recycling company founded in 1913 and headquartered in Sacramento, California. The company operates through a multi-division structure spanning Northern and Central California and Northern Nevada: SRC Companies serves as the parent, Reno Rendering Company covers the Nevada market, SRC Pumping Company handles grease trap and interceptor cleaning, and SRC Milling Company produces protein-based feed ingredients. SRC serves 4,000+ customers across restaurants, food markets, supermarkets, butcher shops, ranches, dairies, and feedlots, addressing regulatory-driven waste handling, food-safety, and biosecurity needs.

The core technology is physical rendering and recycling infrastructure rather than software. Services include collection of used cooking oil and yellow grease, scheduled and on-demand cleaning of grease traps and interceptors, animal by-product recycling (fat and bone removal), animal mortality removal, and drain maintenance supported by a proprietary biodegradable product, EF-001 Restaurant Grease & Odor Control. The company converts collected raw materials into protein feed ingredients (containing amino acids, taurine, fatty acids, calcium, and vitamins) for animal feed and pet food, and into tallow used in soaps and paints. Operations run from facilities in Sacramento (collection and processing plant), Reno (collection facility), and Turlock (collection facility), supported by a specialized fleet of vacuum trucks, grease haulers, animal mortality transports, and refrigerated units. The company operates under HACCP, CDFA, and NPDES-compliance frameworks and is an active member of multiple national and California renderers', feed, and protein industry associations. A National Alliance Network of partner facilities extends service reach beyond the two-state operating region.

The business model is service-led and operations-intensive, with revenue derived from recurring collection routes, scheduled maintenance contracts, on-site sanitation, emergency call-outs, and targeted product sales (EF-001). Distribution is direct via field service routes staffed by route supervisors and uniformed drivers, with intake via phone and website service-request forms. The GTM motion is sales-led B2B, targeting the food handling, processing, and manufacturing industry and agricultural operations, with service schedules customized per site based on volume and maintenance requirements. SRC emphasizes 100+ years of operational continuity, four generations of family involvement, regulatory compliance, and a national alliance network as its primary commercial differentiators.

Name

SRC Companies

Legal name

SRC Companies, Inc.

Website

https://srccompanies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SRC Companies is a Sacramento-based, family-owned rendering and recycling company founded in 1913 that collects and recycles used cooking oil, grease, animal by-products, and animal mortality from 4,000+ restaurants, grocery stores, butcher shops, dairies, and ranches across Northern and Central California and Northern Nevada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grease Management Services: Collection and recycling of used kitchen grease and cooking oil from restaurants and food markets. Services include container installation and maintenance, used cooking oil removal, and uniformed driver service.
2. Grease Trap & Interceptor Services: Professional cleaning, maintenance, and repair of grease traps and interceptors for restaurants and food markets. Includes T-repairs, line jetting, on-site sanitation, and comprehensive record keeping.
3. Rendering Services: Animal by-product recycling including fat and bone removal from supermarkets, butcher shops, and restaurants. Also includes animal mortality removal services for feedlots, dairies, and ranches. Converts materials into protein feed ingredients and tallow.
4. Drain/Line Maintenance Products: Sale of EF-001 Restaurant Grease & Odor Control solution for drain maintenance and odor control.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SRC Companies is a full-service rendering and recycling company servicing the food handling, processing, and manufacturing industry. Core offerings include grease collection and used cooking oil removal, grease trap and interceptor cleaning and repair, animal by-product recycling (fat and bone removal), animal mortality removal for ranches and dairies, and drain/line maintenance products such as the EF-001 Restaurant Grease & Odor Control solution.

Product overview

SRC Companies is a full-service rendering and recycling company servicing the food handling, processing, and manufacturing industry. The company operates a multi-division structure: SRC Companies serves as the parent, with SRC Pumping Company handling grease trap and interceptor services, SRC Milling Company facilitating protein production, and Reno Rendering Company providing services in Nevada. The portfolio includes Grease Management Services (collection containers, used cooking oil removal via The Shortening Shuttle), Grease Trap & Interceptor Services (cleaning, maintenance, repairs), Rendering Services (animal by-product recycling, fat and bone removal, animal mortality removal), Drain/Line Maintenance (including the EF-001 Restaurant Grease & Odor Control product), National Alliance Services, and Fleet Services. Raw materials collected are turned into protein feed ingredients and fat commodities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Earth First's EF-001 Restaurant Grease & Odor Control Solution: Cutting edge drain maintenance and odor control solution for restaurants, grocery stores, hospitals and hotels. Works to eliminate drain and trap odors, keep sewer lines clear and prevent grease related back-ups/overflows.

Products and services

• Grease Management Services Collection services for used kitchen oil and grease, including container installation and maintenance, the Shortening Shuttle, under-counter systems, outdoor bulk containers, and Frontline Oil and Grease Indoor Systems for grease theft prevention. Designed for restaurants, food markets, and other food industry operators.
• Grease Trap & Interceptor Services Professional cleaning, scheduled maintenance, on-demand service, 24-hour emergency service, T-repairs, line jetting, on-site sanitation, and comprehensive record keeping for grease trap and interceptor systems. Targeted at restaurants and food markets to prevent downtime from drain obstructions or overflows.
• Rendering Services Animal by-product recycling, fat and bone removal, and animal mortality removal services. SRC collects and recycles materials from supermarkets, butcher shops, restaurants, feedlots, dairies, and ranches, converting them into protein feed ingredients and tallow for downstream industrial uses.
• Earth First EF-001 Restaurant Grease & Odor Control Biodegradable drain maintenance and odor control solution that eliminates drain and trap odors, keeps sewer lines clear, and prevents grease-related back-ups and overflows. Safe for restaurants, grocery stores, hospitals, and hotels; non-corrosive with no special handling required.
• National Alliance Service Network of partner facilities providing local and national high-quality rendering services, capable of collecting and rendering animal byproducts and used cooking oil into commercial commodities for customers with multi-region operations.
• Fleet Services Field service capability delivered through a diversified specialized fleet including compact vacuum units, vacuum tankers, used cooking oil collection vehicles, animal mortality removal transports, and fat and bone collection vehicles, supported by daily sanitization and skilled technicians.

Quantifiable outcome

• 59 billion pounds of animal byproducts diverted from landfills per year by the rendering industry
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered supportive and minor.

• National Alliance Network (Various Rendering Facilities)supportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRC Companies' National Alliance provides a network of facilities capable of collection and rendering of animal byproducts and used cooking oil into commercial commodities such as high-protein ingredients for feed and tallow for soaps and paints. This enables SRC to provide local and national high quality rendering services beyond their California and Nevada footprint.
• National Renderers Association (NRA)minorOthersProfessional organization of the rendering industry formed in 1933, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. SRC is an active member of the rendering community.
• California Grain and Feed Association (CGFA)minorOthersNonprofit agricultural trade association serving the grain and feed industry since 1924.
• Fats and Proteins Research Foundation, Inc. (FPRF)minorOthersResearch foundation supporting the rendering and ancillary support industry which has ecologically and economically processed more than 48 billion pounds of animal by-products.
• American Feed Industry Association (AFIA)minorOthersWorld's largest organization devoted exclusively to representing the business, legislative and regulatory interests of the U.S. animal feed industry and its suppliers. Founded in 1909.
• Animal Protein Producers Industry (APPI)minorOthersThe biosecurity arm of the rendering industry, established in 1984 to promote safe animal by-products by improving microbiological and chemical quality of feed fat and animal proteins.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Valley Proteins: Privately held regional renderer operating rendering plants across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S., producing tallow, meat and bone meal and yellow grease from animal by-products — a closely comparable mid-size rendering peer to SRC in business model, customer mix (restaurants, supermarkets, processors), and family-owned private status.
• Baker Commodities: West Coast regional renderer (California-based, like SRC) collecting used cooking oil and animal by-products from restaurants, grocery stores and processors to produce tallow and protein meal — the closest geographic and operational peer to SRC, competing for many of the same Northern/Central California accounts.
• Mopac: Marketer and processor of rendered fats and proteins, with rendering, used cooking oil collection and feed ingredient operations serving food industry customers across North America — comparable to SRC in core service lines and customer base, with a similar mid-size private operating profile.

Broad incumbents

• Tyson Foods: Vertically integrated protein company whose Tyson Ingredient Solutions division renders animal by-products from its own processing operations into tallow, protein meal and related feed ingredients — a broad incumbent with overlapping rendering output, though driven primarily by captive supply rather than third-party collection like SRC.
• Pilgrim's Pride: U.S. poultry processor with integrated rendering operations producing protein meal and animal fats from its processing facilities — a broad incumbent peer to SRC in the rendering value chain, though focused on captive by-product streams rather than third-party collection from restaurants and food retail.
• JBS USA: Global protein producer with U.S. rendering operations that convert slaughterhouse by-products into tallow, protein meal and bone meal — comparable to SRC's rendering and mortality services in product output and customer type, but operating as part of a much larger integrated meat business.
• Darling Ingredients: Largest publicly traded rendering company in North America (NYSE: DAR), operating a national network of rendering plants that convert animal by-products into tallow, protein meal and used cooking oil — directly comparable to SRC's core rendering and grease collection services, but at vastly greater scale and with integrated downstream ingredient businesses.
• SARIA Group: International rendering and food recycling group operating rendering plants across Europe and North America, producing tallow, protein meal and biodiesel feedstock from animal by-products — comparable to SRC in core rendering services and downstream commodity outputs, with substantially larger global footprint.

Regional players

• West Coast Reduction: Canada's largest independent renderer, providing rendering, used cooking oil collection and grease trap services across Western Canada — a regional peer with a service mix nearly identical to SRC (collection, rendering, protein and fat production), though geographically separated.

Emerging players

• AgriProtein: Emerging player in insect-based protein production that upcycles organic waste (including food and animal by-products) into feed ingredients — adjacent to SRC's rendering and recycling model and targeting the same feed ingredient end markets, though using a different (insect-based) conversion technology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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