The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Medway
South East · 2,138 registered food establishments · 80.1% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
68 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 51 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 126 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Medway interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 110 improved 120 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
63 days median · 82 days average
across 975 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 126 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 Medway
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 | Batch Made In Heaven | → | |
| 2026-10-10 | Bakes By LK | → | |
| 2026-10-10 | Lovingly Layered Cake | → | |
| 2026-10-10 | Wells Fish Bar | → | ME2 2PN |
| 2026-10-10 | Greggs | → | ME2 2NQ |
| 2026-10-10 | Supermart Express | → | ME4 4BJ |
Latest changes in Medway
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Takeover | KFC Gillingham Canterbury Street | ME7 5UF |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | KFC Chatham Horsted Retail Park | ME5 9SQ |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Nampon PK Muay Thai Gym | ME7 3JQ |
| 2026-10-10 | Closed | Traditional Pie And Mash Company | ME8 9DA |
| 2026-10-10 | Closed | KFC | ME5 9SQ |
| 2026-10-10 | Closed | KFC | ME7 5UF |
| 2026-10-10 | Closed | The Curry King | ME7 5TR |
| 2026-10-10 | Closed | Medway Community Healthcare | ME7 3AL |
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 Medway's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Medway? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Medway this year?
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