The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Central Bedfordshire

East Counties · 1,709 registered food establishments · 75.9% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

45 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 39 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 219 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

398Opened (12m)
408Closed (12m)
32Relisted (12m)
39Takeover (12m)
447Rating changes (12m)
9Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 103 improved 89 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 1,165
4 249
3 90
2 17
1 10
0 3
Awaiting inspection 122
Exempt 53

Time to first published rating

84 days median · 106 days average
across 646 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 219 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 Central Bedfordshire

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
2026-10-24 For Shaw this Slaps Awaiting inspection → 4SG19 1AW
2026-10-24 Cranfield Spice 5 → 3MK43 0DG
2026-10-23 AP Dairies Limited Awaiting inspection → 4LU5 5BA
2026-10-23 SFC Peri Peri Chicken Awaiting inspection → 3LU6 3RZ
2026-10-22 JJBcakesandbakes Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-22 B W Deacon 4 → 5MK45 5JG

Latest changes in Central Bedfordshire

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-22Opened Honest to Tod
2026-10-22Opened Abbas Curry Lounge / Periperi PalaceLU6 3SF
2026-10-22Opened Fluffy's Bakeshop
2026-10-22Closed The Blondies Brownies
2026-10-22Closed The Bakery Shed
2026-10-22Closed Luxurious Pleasures
2026-10-22Closed Velvet Berries
2026-10-22Closed Anca's Kitchen

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 Central Bedfordshire's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Central Bedfordshire? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Central Bedfordshire this year?

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