It was in September, 1957, that a young entrepreneur named Jeno Paulucci ventured into the food production business in Jackson, Ohio with the establishment of Chun King Sales, buying the plant from a former furnace company that used to operate on the site.

By January 1958, the facility had an employment of 240 employees and continued to grow. In 1967, the facility was sold to R. J. Reynolds and the facility on East Broadway Street operated until the early 1980s, when the operations were moved elsewhere.

Jeno Paulucci returned to Jackson in the 1982 when he bought the food processing facility in Wellston that is now operated by General Mills and joins Luigino's as one of two Jackson County employers that employ more than 1,000 employees. That facility was opened in May, 1968 by Ralston-Purina Company.

After locating in Wellston, Jeno Paulucci bought back the Jackson plant after moving the principal production operations for his new Jeno's, Inc. company (frozen pizza and Pizza Rolls) to Wellston in 1982-83.

Jeno's, Inc. was sold to Pillsbury Company in 1985, which closed the facility again.

In 1990, Paulucci received a letter from then Jackson Mayor Tom Evans that the "third time would be a charm", and he should consider establishing yet another food production facility in his old, and at that time vacant, building in Jackson.

Paulucci gave the matter considerable thought, felt his experiences in Jackson County had been sufficiently successful to start again, and in December, 1992 with 100 employees, launced production at Luigino's, producers of the Michelina's brand frozen food products, a business he had started in Minnesota in 1990.

The letter sent by Evans has since proven to be very beneficial for the community of Jackson and has provided Jackson with its largest employer at 1,000 employees with additional employees expected to be added in the future.

Paulucci has been quoted as saying Jackson County has a very sound location as it is within one day's drive within two-thirds of the population of the United States.

From Chun King, to Luigino's, and now, BELLISIO FOODS, INC., this building has served as home for Jeno Paulucci and his business ventures, as well as a home for thousands of local employees to earn their income in the workforce.