Food hygiene ratings in Forest of Dean

South West · 801 registered food establishments · Data updated 2026-07-27

2 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 8 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 208 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

120 Opened (12m)
79 Closed (12m)
0 Relisted (12m)
8 Takeover (12m)
84 Rating changes (12m)
10 Renumbered (12m)

opened   closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5
651
4
31
3
5
AwaitingInspection
77
Exempt
37

Time to first published rating

81 days median · 120 days average
across 186 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 208 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 changes in Forest of Dean

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-07-17Closed Only Food And Sauces
2026-07-17Closed Ingram'sGL17 9NT
2026-07-17Opened The Cotswold Crumb
2026-07-08Opened Claire - Calm
2026-07-07Closed The Coffee ShopGL15 6JE
2026-07-07Opened Cellfood Direct
2026-07-07Opened Hope Brook Bees
2026-07-07Opened Dippers Desserts

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