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Food hygiene ratings in Herefordshire

West Midlands · 1,788 registered food establishments · 77.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

28 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 30 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 195 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

185Opened (12m)
187Closed (12m)
7Relisted (12m)
30Takeover (12m)
307Rating changes (12m)
7Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 57 improved 72 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 1,222
4 210
3 114
2 25
1 5
0 1
Awaiting inspection 103
Exempt 108

Time to first published rating

77 days median · 118 days average
across 432 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 195 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 Herefordshire

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 The Fryary Awaiting inspection → 5HR8 1BT
2026-10-24 Kanamada Catering Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-24 The Cake Cabin Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-24 Golden Cross Inn 5 → 4HR1 3AZ
2026-10-23 Cafe Savery's Ltd 4 → 3HR6 8BS
2026-10-17 Herefordshire Museums & Galleries Awaiting inspection → ExemptHR1 2AA

Latest changes in Herefordshire

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-24Opened Mandy Brick
2026-10-24Opened Ledbury Kebab
2026-10-24Opened Crêpe & Bubble Waffle
2026-10-24Opened Unicorn CollectionHR3 6LP
2026-10-24Closed Humble Crumb
2026-10-24Closed Sin & Swirl Fudge
2026-10-24Closed Barney's
2026-10-24Closed Aymestrey PatisserieHR1 2AA

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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