Jacksonville will soon be home to a new steak-cutting business that will employ up to 200 people. After months of consideration, The Bruss Co., a manufacturer of portion-controlled steaks and chops for the foodservice industry and a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., has chosen to proceed with plans to open a plant in the city.
The Chicago-based company is spending more than $11 million to buy and renovate a 47,000- square-foot meat processing facility in an industrial park in northwest Jacksonville. The acquisition was completed last week and renovations will begin soon.