The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Central Bedfordshire
East Counties · 1,717 registered food establishments · 76.3% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
44 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 39 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 217 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Central Bedfordshire interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 104 improved 86 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
84 days median · 106 days average
across 641 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 217 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).
Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.
Latest published ratings in Central Bedfordshire
New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | The Chequers | → | LU3 3PS |
| 2026-10-09 | The Blondies Brownies | → | |
| 2026-10-09 | The Bakery Shed | → | |
| 2026-10-09 | Ridgeway Lodge | → | LU5 4RE |
| 2026-10-09 | Riverside Cafe Co | → | |
| 2026-10-09 | Shared Bite | → |
Latest changes in Central Bedfordshire
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Sue's Bakes | |
| 2026-10-09 | Takeover | Regis Peri Peri Ltd | LU5 5ES |
| 2026-10-09 | Takeover | Thai Takeaway | MK43 0AB |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Cravings Bake'D | |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Oh Crumbs! Coffee | |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Disco Pizza | |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | The Homemade Mamma Cake Shed | |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | JS Fun Foods |
Contact the council
Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.
These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.
If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.
Ask the data
How does Central Bedfordshire's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Central Bedfordshire? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Central Bedfordshire this year?
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