UPDATE: Kraft-Heinz says despite latest DOE funding roll-back, they plan to invest $3 billion over the next few years to modernize their infrastructure nationwide

LOWVILLE- The Kraft-Heinz Company corporate office has responded with a statement in reaction to the recent move by the U.S. Department of Energy to retract nearly $4 billion in grant funding, which was supplied through the Biden era Jobs and Infrastructure Law to bolster green energy efforts.

“We are aware of the unilateral decision made by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations,” Kraft-Heinz media and corporate office said in their statement.

“While we will continue to evaluate this decision, it does not change our intention to continue investing in our 30 U.S. manufacturing facilities. Over the next approximately five years, we plan to invest $3 billion to modernize our U.S. supply chain infrastructure.”

A total of 24 different projects across the U.S. were awarded with grant money from that $3.7 billion, including $22 of that for the Lowville Kraft-Heinz facility.

However, despite that money being allocated, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright says their decision to pull that funding away revolved around studies that suggested the projects would not be economically viable.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) quickly criticized the decision, while we have yet to hear any word regarding this matter from the office of North Country Congresswoman (R-NY-21) Elise Stefanik.

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