A food van run by a pub is helping feed workers at a battery factory after a “random fluke”.
Julia Wright and Peter Skinner run the Leather & Lace Bar and Grill in Chilton Polden, near Bridgwater, said late-night opening helped their cause.
Mr Wright said: “We were the only pub open on weeknight in the area and the bosses from Agratas were looking to eat – and the rest is history.”
The Pitstop food van serves a variety of hot and cold food to workers with the £4bn gigafactory expected to be up and running by 2026.
The pub diversified to catering in a small van when asked by the construction site if they could adapt their menu to takeout food.
He continued: “For someone like our butcher, who’s small and independent, they are growing with us with their local produce.”
The Agratas site was a Royal Ordnance Factory from World War Two until it was decommissioned in 2008.
Ms Wright said it has been a “lovely” experience so far.
“The workers have short breaks so it’s about having quick takeaway food and we’ve adapted well from being a pub.”
A spokesperson for Agratas said having them on site showed their support for local businesses.
