THE owners of a new Caribbean takeaway in West Bridgford are celebrating after being awarded the top rating for their food hygiene just seven months after opening.
Twins Jessica and Rebecca Shipman, 33, set up Trio Island Ltd in Melton Road in October last year as a Caribbean style juice bar, serving an array of smoothies, juices and other refreshing beverages.
However, after a few months they decided to expand their business to include Caribbean takeaway food, as of April this year.
And around the same time they were visited by the Food Standards Agency who awarded them five stars for their food hygiene.
Jessica, who initially began the business with her other sister Lucinda Thorpe, 24, says she is thrilled with how it is going.
"There isn't really anywhere else like us in West Bridgford at the moment and we are really pleased with the number of customers we are attracting," said the 33-year-old.
"I set up the juice bar with my sister Lucinda last October, but then she had to move to Dubai for a business opportunity she couldn't turn down. So I paired up with my twin Rebecca and our friend Liam Pierce and we decided to start serving food too."
Trio Island currently receives around 20 to 30 orders a day for food. Popular dishes on the menu include traditional jerk chicken, rice and peas, Caribbean curried chicken on the bone, fish strips, chicken strips, dumplings and patties.
The takeaway will also deliver the food to your door if your order costs over £10.
Jessica and Rebecca's mum Linda Thorpe said she was over-the-moon with how well her children's business was doing.
She said: "I'm so proud of them. They have started this from scratch themselves and it is going really well.
"To get five stars for their food hygiene is really impressive, especially combined with the fact that they have only been open six or seven months."
Jessica added: "We are really taking off now and seeing more and more customers come in. We make all the juices and smoothies fresh in front of the customer's eyes so they can see exactly what goes into it, which I think a lot of people find really appealing."
