WALTON – On Thursday, Assemblyman Clifford W. Crouch (R-Bainbridge) joined Gov. Cuomo and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer to announce that a deal has been reached with H. J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods, Inc. to keep the Kraft plant in Walton open.

Crouch noted that the $20 million deal will aim to modernize the upstate operations and keep all three Kraft plants in New York State open for at least five years.