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Greggs

Essex

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Greggs scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 29 December 2023 by Colchester.

What does this rating mean?

Greggs in Essex has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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?

36 Long Wyre Street,
Colchester,
Essex,
CO1 1LJ

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

Who inspects Greggs?

Food hygiene at Greggs is inspected by Colchester, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.colchester.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Greggs

What is Greggs’s food hygiene rating?

Greggs has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 December 2023.

When was Greggs last inspected?

Greggs was last inspected by Colchester on 29 December 2023.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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.