The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Braintree
East Counties · 1,284 registered food establishments · 84.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
38 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 12 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 118 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Braintree interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 60 improved 62 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
63 days median · 93 days average
across 444 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 118 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 Braintree
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | White Notley C Of E County Primary School | → | CM7 6QA |
| 2026-10-15 | Amour Coco | → | CM8 3UD |
| 2026-10-15 | Dog Inn | → | CO9 2DB |
| 2026-10-15 | Baltic Amber | → | CB9 7AE |
| 2026-10-13 | Cafe CM7 | → | CM7 1LY |
Latest changes in Braintree
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Opened | Hillside Gems, Terling | CM3 2PW |
| 2026-10-15 | Opened | Palletable Cash And Carry Limited | |
| 2026-10-15 | Opened | Sugar Tables London | |
| 2026-10-15 | Opened | Biryani Kingdom | |
| 2026-10-15 | Closed | HG Vending Services | |
| 2026-10-15 | Closed | The Well-Being Tea Company | CM7 3BX |
| 2026-10-15 | Closed | TGI Fridays, Byron Burger, Mother Clucker, Liberty Desserts | CM77 8YJ |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Rae's Food House | CO9 2SY |
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.
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