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New food businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey.

Antrim and Newtownabbey had 10 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 2026-10-13. 3 are restaurant / café and 3 are takeaway / sandwich shop. This is a backlog snapshot, not a count of new openings, because the register gives no opening date. Source: Food Standards Agency open data.

Sources: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating open data (ratings.food.gov.uk/open-data); Antrim and Newtownabbey council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

10awaiting 1st inspection, Antrim and Newtownabbey, extract of 2026-10-13. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
1,102premises on the council register in that extract
961with a usable postcode (the rest are hidden)
?of the awaiting rows show “Name withheld” (possible sole traders)
New this week: not counted yet.We only started watching on 18 Oct 2026. A real weekly figure needs more than one snapshot. Until then every row is an EARLIER FIND and we show no weekly number.
THIN PAGE, NOINDEX: fails the indexing rule (Larder marks thin, <25 awaiting, <2 types with >=5). Stays noindex and out of the sitemap at go-live.

Awaiting 1st inspection, by type

Antrim and Newtownabbey, extract of 2026-10-13. First looked at by us on 18 Oct 2026.

TypePremises
Restaurant / café3
Takeaway / sandwich shop3
Hotel / bed & breakfast / guest house1
Manufacturers / packers1
Other catering premises1
School / college / university1

Sample rows

Real FHRS data. Limited-company and trade-style names only, postcode district only, no street address. All EARLIER FIND: spotted on our first look, so we can't call them new.

BusinessTypeCouncil · areaOur dateOfficial
Name withheldHotel / bed & breakfast / guest houseAntrim and Newtownabbey · BT39Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféAntrim and Newtownabbey · BT36Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldSchool / college / universityAntrim and Newtownabbey · BT36Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data as at council extracts dated 15 to 16 Oct 2026. Not endorsed by the FSA.

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Questions

How many food businesses are awaiting inspection in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

10 premises with a published postcode showed as awaiting a first food hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract for Antrim and Newtownabbey dated 2026-10-13. Premises without a published postcode are not counted here.

Are these new food businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Not necessarily. Awaiting inspection means there is no published hygiene rating yet. Some premises are new, some have waited a long time, and some changed owner. The register gives no opening or registration date.

Where does this data come from?

The Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme open data, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The figures are from the council's own extract. NewFoodLeads is not endorsed by the FSA or the council.

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