Food hygiene ratings in Babergh
East Counties · 879 registered food establishments · Data updated 2026-09-10
23 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 11 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 33 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Babergh interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 50 improved 45 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
41 days median · 73 days average
across 419 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 33 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 Babergh
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | Family pizza | 5 → 2 | CO11 1RG |
| 2026-09-05 | Foysters Kitchen | Awaiting inspection → 5 | |
| 2026-09-05 | Cakes by Emi-Lou | Awaiting inspection → 5 | |
| 2026-09-03 | Phillippa Gunn Art | Awaiting inspection → 5 | CO10 9JB |
| 2026-08-30 | The Custom Caterer | Awaiting inspection → 5 | |
| 2026-08-30 | Greggs | Awaiting inspection → 5 | IP9 2JJ |
Latest changes in Babergh
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Closed | Finnegan's Whiskers | CO10 1RF |
| 2026-09-08 | Closed | Waggon and Horses | CO10 1HJ |
| 2026-09-08 | Takeover | The wagon | CO10 1HJ |
| 2026-09-05 | Closed | Belle's Kitchen | |
| 2026-09-05 | Closed | The Wheaten Mill | IP8 3DJ |
| 2026-09-03 | Opened | BB's Sauces Trading as Prestige | |
| 2026-09-03 | Closed | The Larder Long Melford | CO10 9HY |
| 2026-09-03 | Closed | Tiffins Tea Emporium | CO10 9JT |
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