Manufacturer & packer hygiene ratings
Food hygiene ratings for the manufacturers and packers behind the products on the shelf. The bit of the food chain you never see, rated by the same officers.
19,278
rated nationwide
9,910
rated a clean 5
4.8
average rating
123
rated 1 or below
Manufacturers & packers by area
The local authorities with the most manufacturers & packers we hold ratings for.
- Highland 481
- Wiltshire 375
- Aberdeenshire 356
- Ealing 346
- Mendip 337
- Shropshire 289
- Gwynedd 278
- Fife 275
- West Oxfordshire 228
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) 214
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 210
- Edinburgh (City of) 209
- Northumberland 207
- Glasgow City 207
- Perth and Kinross 190
- Leeds 184
- Belfast City 181
- Winchester City 166
- Cotswold 160
- Pembrokeshire 156
- Dumfries and Galloway 156
- Dorset 150
- Carmarthenshire 148
- Ashford 139
- Hackney 133
- Buckinghamshire 132
- Ceredigion 124
- Scottish Borders 123
- Bristol 122
- Cardiff 121
- Wandsworth 121
- East Riding of Yorkshire 119
- Sheffield 117
- Thurrock 115
- Manchester 115
- South Hams 115
- Haringey 111
- Durham 111
- Monmouthshire 111
- Allerdale 107
- West Northamptonshire 107
- Powys 102
- East Suffolk 102
- Barrow-in-Furness 101
- Nottingham City 99
- Dover 99
- East Devon 98
- Mid Devon 98
Top-rated manufacturers & packers
G & P Snape & Sons
Woore
Manufacturers/packers
Island Fish
Isles Of Scilly
Manufacturers/packers
Sandford Orchards
Lords Meadow Industrial Estate
Manufacturers/packers
Country Cakes
Newtownabbey
Manufacturers/packers
Ivy Cottage Baker
Manufacturers/packers
Armon Ltd
Wrexham
Manufacturers/packers
MACS QUALITY FOODS
Dunmurry
Manufacturers/packers
Something Scilly
St Mary's
Manufacturers/packers
Food hygiene ratings for manufacturers & packers, explained
How are manufacturers & packers given a food hygiene rating?
A manufacturer or packer 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 manufacturer or packer?
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 manufacturers & packers 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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