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.
18,347
rated nationwide
9,587
rated a clean 5
4.8
average rating
117
rated 1 or below
Manufacturers & packers by area
The local authorities with the most manufacturers & packers we hold ratings for.
- Highland 433
- Aberdeenshire 348
- Ealing 346
- Wiltshire 338
- Mendip 337
- Shropshire 282
- Gwynedd 262
- Fife 260
- West Oxfordshire 222
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 208
- Edinburgh (City of) 197
- Northumberland 196
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) 194
- Glasgow City 193
- Perth and Kinross 183
- Leeds 181
- Belfast City 180
- Pembrokeshire 156
- Winchester City 155
- Cotswold 154
- Dumfries and Galloway 152
- Dorset 146
- Carmarthenshire 140
- Ashford 134
- Buckinghamshire 132
- Ceredigion 122
- Scottish Borders 121
- Hackney 117
- Sheffield 117
- Bristol 116
- East Riding of Yorkshire 115
- Thurrock 114
- South Hams 112
- Cardiff 110
- Monmouthshire 108
- Wandsworth 106
- Haringey 105
- Manchester 105
- Durham 105
- Allerdale 104
- Powys 102
- Barrow-in-Furness 101
- East Suffolk 98
- Mid Ulster 94
- Mid Devon 94
- Nottingham City 93
- East Devon 93
- Tower Hamlets 91
Top-rated manufacturers & packers
G & P Snape & Sons
Woore
Manufacturers/packers
Decantae Mineral Water Ltd.
Llangernyw
Manufacturers/packers
Island Fish
Isles Of Scilly
Manufacturers/packers
Country Cakes
Newtownabbey
Manufacturers/packers
Sandford Orchards
Lords Meadow Industrial Estate
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Ivy Cottage Baker
Manufacturers/packers
Armon Ltd
Wrexham
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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