The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Aberdeenshire

Scotland · 2,789 registered food establishments · 92.1% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

82 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 36 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 117 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

292Opened (12m)
240Closed (12m)
2Relisted (12m)
36Takeover (12m)
1,210Rating changes (12m)
25Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 136 improved 94 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

Pass and Eat Safe 18
Awaiting inspection 444
Pass 1,975
Improvement Required 172
Exempt 180

Time to first published rating

63 days median · 122 days average
across 675 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 117 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 Aberdeenshire

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.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-22 The Garden Crumb Cake Shed Pass → Awaiting inspection
2026-10-22 Bakinggals Of The North East Awaiting inspection → Pass
2026-10-22 Morningdog Coffee Pass → Awaiting inspection
2026-10-22 Simply Sweet Improvement Required → Pass
2026-10-22 Yamba Rose Bakery Pass → Awaiting inspection
2026-10-22 Sweet As Snell Cupcakes Pass → Awaiting inspection

Latest changes in Aberdeenshire

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-15Opened Rustic Rose CafeAB45 1HB
2026-10-15Opened MT Cakes
2026-10-15Opened Wheatless Basket
2026-10-15Opened Marcellas Ices
2026-10-15Opened Tom60's
2026-10-15Closed Al Burrito'sAB39 2BJ
2026-10-15Closed Elior Canteen At TescoAB43 9TE
2026-10-15Closed The Shore InnAB45 2QR

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.

Chains in Aberdeenshire

Every branch of these chains here, with its rating, rating date and inspection standards. The number is how many branches.

Co-op · 30 Morrisons Daily · 15 Tesco · 13 Premier · 11 Greggs · 8 Aldi · 6 Nisa Local · 6 Slimming World · 6 Asda · 5 Home Bargains · 5 McDonalds · 5 Costcutter · 4 Domino's Pizza · 4 Farmfoods · 4 Londis · 4 Royal British Legion · 4 Spar · 4 Station Hotel · 4 Boots UK Ltd · 3 Iceland · 3 Lidl · 3 Subway · 3 The Salvation Army · 3 Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited · 3 Abbeyfield House · 2 Aramark · 2 B & M Retail Ltd · 2 Marks & Spencer · 2 Rowlands Pharmacy · 2 Royal British Legion Club · 2 Starbucks · 2 Superdrug · 2 W H Smith · 2 Yo! To Go! · 2 Best One · 1 Busy Bees · 1 Costcutters · 1 Country Kitchen · 1 Fireaway Pizza · 1 Golden Fry · 1 KFC · 1 King Kebab · 1 Market Cafe · 1 Panku Streetfood · 1 Queens Hotel · 1 Railway Inn · 1 Royal Hotel · 1 The Boathouse · 1 The Crown Inn · 1 The Hive · 1 Wendy's · 1 White Horse Inn · 1

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