The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Bolton
North West · 2,421 registered food establishments · 57.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
55 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 88 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 292 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Bolton interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 218 improved 168 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
112 days median · 175 days average
across 920 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 292 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 Bolton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | Corner Caffee | → | BL6 7AX |
| 2026-10-25 | Premier | → | BL6 6DT |
| 2026-10-23 | Quality Meat and Seafood | → | BL1 1TJ |
| 2026-10-23 | The Dessert Station | → | BL1 1BD |
| 2026-10-23 | Antalya shawarma | → | BL1 1NB |
| 2026-10-23 | Cluck Cluck Chicken | → | BL1 1TJ |
Latest changes in Bolton
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Dessert Delights by Mahnoor | |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Mellors Catering | BL1 3DX |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Oti's Coffee Ltd | BL7 9BS |
| 2026-10-17 | Takeover | Arron foods store | BL1 8DU |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | The Little Village @ Dunscar Ltd | BL7 9PQ |
| 2026-10-17 | Takeover | S&T Dream Desserts | BL3 6LF |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | JBC’s | |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | NorthernForge Hobbies | BL4 8EX |
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 Bolton's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Bolton? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Bolton this year?
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