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New food businesses in Blackburn.

Blackburn had 76 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 16 Oct 2026. 22 are takeaway / sandwich shop and 15 are restaurant / café. 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); Blackburn council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

76awaiting 1st inspection, Blackburn, extract of 16 Oct 2026. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
1,335premises on the council register in that extract
1,171with 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

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

TypePremises
Takeaway / sandwich shop22
Restaurant / café15
Food retailer14
Mobile caterer8
Other catering premises7
Hospitals / Childcare / Caring Premises4
Manufacturers / packers2
Distributors / Transporters1
Importers / Exporters1
Pub / bar / nightclub1
Retailers - supermarkets / hypermarkets1

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 withheldDistributors / TransportersBlackburn · BB1Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféBlackburn · BB1Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldFood retailerBlackburn · BB2Earlier 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 Blackburn?

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

Are these new food businesses in Blackburn?

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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