Food retailers: food hygiene ratings across the UK
120,552 registered food retailers · 71.3% rated 5 (FHRS) · Data updated 2026-09-11
19,705 closed in 12 months → 2,570 changed hands →
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Current ratings
Percentages cover FHRS-rated businesses; Scotland's FHIS scheme (Pass / Improvement Required) is shown in the bars but excluded from the shares.
Time to first published rating
72 days median · 125 days average
across 30,588 newly listed food retailers since 2022
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.
Where food retailers concentrate
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