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.
12,305
rated nationwide
4,851
rated a clean 5
4.8
average rating
54
rated 1 or below
Suppliers & producers by area
The local authorities with the most suppliers & producers we hold ratings for.
- Highland 551
- Dumfries and Galloway 394
- Powys 178
- Pembrokeshire 155
- West Northamptonshire 135
- Craven 132
- Glasgow City 130
- Northumberland 128
- Manchester 122
- Wandsworth 122
- Mendip 114
- Ashford 113
- North Lanarkshire 113
- Bristol 108
- Dorset 102
- Birmingham 100
- Wiltshire 98
- Leeds 95
- Fife 95
- Harrow 95
- Ealing 94
- Leicester City 92
- Buckinghamshire 91
- Tower Hamlets 87
- Lewisham 84
- Aberdeenshire 83
- Epping Forest 76
- Shropshire 76
- Isle of Wight 75
- Flintshire 75
- East Devon 74
- Bromley 72
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 72
- Barnet 71
- Conwy 70
- Gwynedd 69
- Horsham 67
- Sheffield 66
- Rushcliffe 65
- Hackney 64
- Merton 63
- Nottingham City 63
- Perth and Kinross 63
- Swansea 62
- Cardiff 62
- West Suffolk 62
- Monmouthshire 61
- Scottish Borders 61
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
Billingham and Stockton Food Bank
Billingham
Distributors/Transporters
Thrift Hub
Earl Street
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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