Hazel Technologies develops biotechnology for reducing waste in the agricultural supply chain. Their product development is funded in part by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and their product performance has been validated by third-party academic research institutions such as Cornell University. The company provides USDA-funded 1-MCP technology, which conditions the storage atmosphere to reduce respiration rate and increase resistance to ethylene. Hazel Technologies offers horticultural consulting services to growers and shippers, as well as develops new solutions to reduce food waste to improve the fresh produce supply chain. It also provides shelf-life extension technologies and services to combat the global food waste problem and improve profitability for its customers. Hazel Technologies was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA.