Wiltshire Council café given one star food hygiene rating

BeeTees must make "major improvements" in the management of food safety

A café inside a council's headquarters scored a one star rating after its latest food hygiene inspection.

BeeTees café, inside Wiltshire Council, was told "major improvement" is necessary in the management of food safety by inspectors.

But the cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building were rated 'good', the Food Standards Agency said.

The cafe's co-owner said they have addressed the issues raise and are now awaiting reinspection.

The county hall's café, in Trowbridge, was handed the one-out-of-five rating after an inspection in October.

Inspectors found that improvement was also needed in the hygienic handling of food, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).

The cafe serves hot and cold drinks to Wiltshire Council staff and visitors

The site opened in August this year after the success of the BeeTees Café-Bar in Market Street.

It currently serves hot and cold drinks to Wiltshire Council staff and county hall visitors.

The café's co-owner, Ben Morgan, said the rating was a "real shock".

He said: "We were really, really disappointed with the score that we were awarded.

'Real shock'

"We've worked very closely with Wiltshire Council and all the issues have been addressed and we're now awaiting reinspection.

"All of our other sites are all five stars, so it was a real shock."

Chief executive of Wiltshire Council, Terence Herbert, said: "We were disappointed to learn that BeeTees had received a poor food hygiene rating.

"Although BeeTees is an independent business and we aren't responsible for the operation of the café at County Hall, it's still important to us that people are getting a top-quality service given it's located on our premises.

"We would hope this is just teething problems while the company adjusts to its new location.

"BeeTees has another premises in Trowbridge which has a very good rating from an inspection held earlier this year so we are confident the business will carry out the necessary changes to make improvements as quickly as possible."

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