The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Maldon

East Counties · 671 registered food establishments · 89.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

5 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 13 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 36 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

84Opened (12m)
71Closed (12m)
1Relisted (12m)
13Takeover (12m)
109Rating changes (12m)
4Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 28 improved 16 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 532
4 39
3 16
2 2
1 3
0 1
Awaiting inspection 33
Exempt 45

Time to first published rating

42 days median · 79 days average
across 191 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 36 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 Maldon

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 TEC Supplies Ltd Awaiting inspection → 5CM9 4NF
2026-10-24 Maldon Cafe Awaiting inspection → 5CM9 5PN
2026-10-24 St Nicholas Tillingham School Catering 3 → 5CM0 7TJ
2026-10-16 Maldon King Kebab 5 → 1CM9 5BS
2026-10-14 Ancient Purity Awaiting inspection → 5CM8 3EU
2026-10-14 Holy Fire Awaiting inspection → 5

Latest changes in Maldon

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-24Takeover Crouch Ceramics Pottery Painting CafeCM0 8AA
2026-10-24Opened Maldon Sweet Box
2026-10-24Closed Seafood ShackCM0 7NA
2026-10-14Opened MRG Cakes
2026-10-14Closed Swaan Care HomeCM0 7TR
2026-10-14Closed Nutley MeatsCM3 6DT
2026-10-07Opened Fruity Platters
2026-10-07Opened TEC Supplies LtdCM9 4NF

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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