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Benchmark International Successfully Facilitated a Transaction Between Stirling Food Systems, Inc. and GreaseCycle, LLC

December 4, 2025

Benchmark International has successfully facilitated a transaction between Ocala, FL-based Stirling Food Systems, Inc. (“Stirling”) and Raleigh, NC-based GreaseCycle, LLC. Stirling is a bulk cooking oil distribution business. The company sells cooking oil and offers delivery of new oil, pickup of old oil, and installation of cooking oil systems. Stirling is also a reseller of used oil collected from its customers.

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GreaseCycle converts kitchen waste into profits for its customers, paying top dollar for used cooking oil and keeping it compliant and hassle-free. The GreaseCycle team delivers scheduled pumping, secure containers, and industry-leading rebates to restaurant partners from a single trusted provider.

“Stirling President Brandon Roberts built a fantastic, well-managed business with exceptional customer service and impressive regional reach during his time at the helm. As a result, Stirling Food Systems received tremendous buyer response in this seemingly ever-consolidating industry. Stirling’s fit with GreaseCycle could not be clearer, with fantastic additional expansion opportunities perfectly teed up for this new partnership.” - William Sullivan, Managing Director, Benchmark International

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