Two Swindon businesses based in the same building have each received new food hygiene ratings.

Jacks has been serving customers at the top of Victoria Road for several years and made room for The Core juice bar to move in from its original Devizes Road location a few months ago.

Inspectors from Swindon Borough Council visited the premises earlier this year and have recently published the results on the Food Standards Agency website.

Both businesses have achieved the highest possible mark, the full five out of five, which is an overall rating of Very Good, after excelling in all three categories of management of food safety, hygienic food handling, and the cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building.

Maryna Petryk, a Core team member from Ukraine, said: “We have loved working with the Jacks team since we moved alongside them in July, and to have been part of getting five stars is just great.

"It’s a nice feeling to provide our customers with even more confidence in our juices, smoothies and healthy food.”

For Jacks, the rating also applies to the new House of Bun burger nights on Fridays and Saturdays.

This popular new experience for customers came about after former Pick Up Point manager Josh West closed his business at the end of July and then partnered with the restaurant in September before officially starting his new venture earlier this month. 

Josh's new menu, which is available from 6pm to 11pm on both nights, includes cheeseburgers, chicken burgers, fries, dips, Korean-inspired dishes, and vegetarian options.

He also relaunched the restaurant's Sunday roast dinners, which have become an instant success and sold out each week.

Josh and Jacks' newly-recruited head chef, Alessandro Gianati - who joined in September - are aiming to bring their years of combined experience to all aspects of the business to serve up special dishes to foodies.

Jacks, The Core, and House of Bun are all available under one roof - and they are not the only Old Town businesses to be sharing space in the same building.

On Devizes Road, the Hop Kettle’s Tap and Brew pub welcomed Lightbulb Coffee to serve cuppas and snacks during the day along with and Scratch Made Kitchen to prepare pizzas during the evenings

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