Food distributors and transporters: food hygiene ratings across the UK

4,730 registered food distributors and transporters · 85.1% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12

1,439 closed in 12 months → 60 changed hands →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

1,481Opened (12m)

1,439Closed (12m)

213Relisted (12m)

60Takeover (12m)

761Rating change (12m)

Current ratings

5 2,213

4 248

3 88

2 18

1 28

0 5

Awaiting inspection 795

Pass 281

Improvement Required 18

Exempt 1,036

Percentages cover FHRS-rated businesses; Scotland's FHIS scheme (Pass / Improvement Required) is shown in the bars but excluded from the shares.

Time to first published rating

83 days median · 136 days average
across 1,692 newly listed food distributors and transporters since 2022

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.

Where food distributors and transporters concentrate

West Northamptonshire 89 (1.9%)

Wandsworth 85 (1.8%)

Glasgow City 83 (1.8%)

Manchester 72 (1.5%)

Highland 66 (1.4%)

Fife 64 (1.4%)

Somerset 59 (1.2%)

Leicester City 56 (1.2%)

Tower Hamlets 55 (1.2%)

Bristol 52 (1.1%)

Dumfries and Galloway 51 (1.1%)

Birmingham 50 (1.1%)

Powys 50 (1.1%)

North Lanarkshire 49 (1.0%)

Wolverhampton 49 (1.0%)

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