October 13,  2020

Strauss Brands meat processing plant  in Wisconsin, US, gets approval, needs one more

The Franklin Plan Commission (Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, the United States) has recently endorsed Strauss Brands' proposal for a 152,000-square-foot meat processing facility.

The future plant will process 250-500 head of cattle per day and would be staffed by approximately 261 employees in the production area and 11 in the office area. Design plans for the facility include cattle pens, a harvest floor, carcass coolers, fabrications areas, packaging areas, warehouse space, shipping docks, operations offices, employee spaces and related mechanical-support facilities.

It will be established on 30.2 acres southwest of West Loomis Road and the newly built Monarch Drive.

Strauss Brands now needs one more city approval before construction can be permitted.

On October 8, the commission approved the project site plan on a 4-1 vote. It also recommended approval of the special use required for Strauss Brands to build and operate its facility at the site by the same vote margin. The site plan needs no further approval by the city, but the special use still needs approval from the Common Council, said Heath Eddy, Franklin planning manager.

Strauss Brands previously planned to relocate its existing Franklin operations to Milwaukee's Century City business park, but withdrew from the deal after it faced strong opposition from residents and activists.

- BizTimes Media