Food manufacturers and packers: food hygiene ratings across the UK

12,155 registered food manufacturers and packers · 84.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12

2,882 closed in 12 months → 162 changed hands →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

3,120Opened (12m)

2,882Closed (12m)

313Relisted (12m)

162Takeover (12m)

2,612Rating change (12m)

Current ratings

Pass and Eat Safe 4

5 6,570

4 803

3 245

2 72

1 60

0 13

Awaiting inspection 1,793

Pass 1,351

Improvement Required 102

Exempt 1,142

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

78 days median · 132 days average
across 4,583 newly listed food manufacturers and packers 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 manufacturers and packers concentrate

Highland 382 (3.1%)

Wiltshire 330 (2.7%)

Aberdeenshire 272 (2.2%)

Somerset 263 (2.2%)

Fife 246 (2.0%)

Shropshire 220 (1.8%)

Ealing 217 (1.8%)

Gwynedd 196 (1.6%)

Edinburgh (City of) 141 (1.2%)

Northumberland 141 (1.2%)

Glasgow City 139 (1.1%)

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) 138 (1.1%)

Dumfries and Galloway 127 (1.0%)

Perth and Kinross 125 (1.0%)

Winchester City 123 (1.0%)

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