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Cottage Stores

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Cottage Stores scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 21 October 2025 by Malvern Hills.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cottage Stores, from March 2021 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 3 in 2021 to 1 in 2025.

0 1 2 3 4 5 29 Mar 2021: 3 out of 5 21 Oct 2025: 1 out of 5 Mar 2021 Oct 2025
Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Cottage Stores.
Food hygiene rating history for Cottage Stores
Inspection date Rating Verdict
3 / 5 Generally satisfactory
1 / 5 Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Cottage Stores has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major 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?

Holt Heath,
Worcester,
WR6 6NA
Cottage Stores Hygiene Rating - 1/5

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

Who inspects Cottage Stores?

Food hygiene at Cottage Stores is inspected by Malvern Hills, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.worcsregservices.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Cottage Stores

What is Cottage Stores’s food hygiene rating?
Cottage Stores has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 21 October 2025.
When was Cottage Stores last inspected?
Cottage Stores was last inspected by Malvern Hills on 21 October 2025.
Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?
A 1 out of 5 means major 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.

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