Empress Stores

Loughborough

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Empress Stores scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 27 June 2024 by Charnwood.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Empress Stores, from November 2020 to June 2024. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2020 to 2 in 2024.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Empress Stores.

Food hygiene rating history for Empress Stores
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
12 November 2020	4 / 5	Good
27 June 2024	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Empress Stores in Loughborough has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

77 Empress Road,
Loughborough,
LE11 1RH

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Empress Stores. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Empress Stores?

Food hygiene at Empress Stores is inspected by Charnwood, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Empress Stores

What is Empress Stores’s food hygiene rating?

Empress Stores has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 June 2024.

When was Empress Stores last inspected?

Empress Stores was last inspected by Charnwood on 27 June 2024.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.