Food supplier & producer hygiene ratings
Food hygiene ratings for distributors, transporters, importers, exporters, farmers and growers: the suppliers and producers that keep everything else stocked.
12,134
rated nationwide
4,785
rated a clean 5
4.8
average rating
53
rated 1 or below
Suppliers & producers by area
The local authorities with the most suppliers & producers we hold ratings for.
- Highland 538
- Dumfries and Galloway 394
- Powys 177
- Pembrokeshire 153
- West Northamptonshire 135
- Craven 132
- Glasgow City 128
- Manchester 122
- Northumberland 121
- Wandsworth 120
- Mendip 114
- North Lanarkshire 112
- Ashford 110
- Bristol 106
- Dorset 100
- Birmingham 99
- Wiltshire 96
- Harrow 95
- Leeds 95
- Fife 94
- Ealing 94
- Buckinghamshire 91
- Leicester City 91
- Tower Hamlets 85
- Lewisham 84
- Aberdeenshire 81
- Shropshire 75
- Epping Forest 75
- Isle of Wight 74
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 72
- East Devon 71
- Barnet 70
- Conwy 70
- Flintshire 70
- Bromley 69
- Gwynedd 68
- Rushcliffe 65
- Horsham 65
- Sheffield 65
- Swansea 63
- Nottingham City 63
- West Suffolk 62
- Hackney 61
- Perth and Kinross 61
- Scottish Borders 61
- Merton 61
- Cardiff 60
- Monmouthshire 60
Top-rated suppliers & producers
Express Foodservice
Rustington
Distributors/Transporters
SME
London
Distributors/Transporters
D&S Fletcher
Binfield
Distributors/Transporters
Food Bank - St Helens Church@Montrose Court
Nottinghamshire
Distributors/Transporters
Thrift Hub
Earl Street
Distributors/Transporters
Billingham and Stockton Food Bank
Billingham
Distributors/Transporters
Wycombe Food Hub
High Wycombe
Distributors/Transporters
Cotswold Turophiles
Distributors/Transporters
Food hygiene ratings for suppliers & producers, explained
How are suppliers & producers given a food hygiene rating?
A distributor, importer or grower is inspected by a local authority food safety officer, who scores hygiene practices, the condition of the premises, and confidence in management. Those scores combine into a single 0 to 5 rating, published by the Food Standards Agency.
What is a good hygiene rating for a distributor, importer or grower?
A 5 is the top rating and means hygiene standards are very good. A 4 is good and a 3 is generally satisfactory. Anything at 2 or below means improvement is needed, and is the sort of result worth a second thought before you order.
How often are suppliers & producers inspected?
It depends on the risk. Higher-risk premises are visited more often, sometimes every six months, while lower-risk ones may go two years or more between inspections. The rating you see is from the most recent visit.
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