AgraCo Technologies International LLC traces its roots to Agway, Inc., a multi-billion dollar agricultural cooperative founded in 1964, and headquartered in Syracuse, New York. Stretching from Maine to Maryland, Agway, through many small companies, existed to support the numerous small farms of the Northeastern United States with agricultural products, new agricultural technologies, and a multi-state produce distribution system. Faced with a decline in membership from the aggregation or elimination of many small farms, Agway liquidated the assets of a number of its holdings, including those of CPG Technologies (CPG). In late 2000, David Webster, the former President and CEO of CPG, was offered the opportunity to purchase CPG's ethylene removal line of business, which included Extend-a-Life