The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Swale
South East · 1,237 registered food establishments · 84.2% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
29 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 48 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 23 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Swale interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 90 improved 51 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
31 days median · 40 days average
across 515 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 23 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 Swale
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | Fatto In Casa | → | |
| 2026-10-17 | Hanningfield Retirement Home | → | ME10 1NR |
| 2026-10-16 | Sheppey Cafe And Restaurant | → | ME12 1NL |
| 2026-10-16 | Loopy Lou's Childcare | → |
Latest changes in Swale
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | Takeover | The View | ME13 9EH |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Perry Wood Honey | |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Sugared Occasions | |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Little Explorers | |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Wildflower Dreams | |
| 2026-10-17 | Closed | The View @ Monkshill Farm | ME13 9EH |
| 2026-10-17 | Closed | Dolly's Diner | |
| 2026-10-17 | Closed | Kringle Cakes |
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 Swale's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Swale? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Swale this year?
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