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New food businesses in Babergh.

Babergh had 29 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 16 Oct 2026. 8 are restaurant / café and 7 are food retailer. 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); Babergh council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

29awaiting 1st inspection, Babergh, extract of 16 Oct 2026. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
889premises on the council register in that extract
666with 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.
PREVIEW NOTE: passes the indexing rule (25+ awaiting, 2+ types with 5+, 3+ sample rows, data under 14 days old). Noindex in preview; indexable at go-live.

Awaiting 1st inspection, by type

Babergh, extract of 16 Oct 2026. First looked at by us on 18 Oct 2026.

TypePremises
Restaurant / café8
Food retailer7
Pub / bar / nightclub3
Distributors / Transporters2
Hospitals / Childcare / Caring Premises2
Other catering premises2
School / college / university2
Manufacturers / packers1
Retailers - supermarkets / hypermarkets1
Takeaway / sandwich shop1

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
Chilton Grain LimitedDistributors / TransportersBabergh · CO10Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldPub / bar / nightclubBabergh · CO10Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldFood retailerBabergh · CO10Earlier 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 Babergh?

29 premises with a published postcode showed as awaiting a first food hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract for Babergh dated 16 Oct 2026. Premises without a published postcode are not counted here.

Are these new food businesses in Babergh?

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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