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New food businesses in Bristol.

Bristol had 333 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 16 Oct 2026. 111 are restaurant / café and 48 are mobile caterer. 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); Bristol council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

333awaiting 1st inspection, Bristol, extract of 16 Oct 2026. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
4,462premises on the council register in that extract
3,900with a usable postcode (the rest are hidden)
193of 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

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

TypePremises
Restaurant / café111
Mobile caterer48
Food retailer37
Takeaway / sandwich shop37
Other catering premises32
Hospitals / Childcare / Caring Premises22
School / college / university15
Pub / bar / nightclub13
Hotel / bed & breakfast / guest house7
Manufacturers / packers7
Distributors / Transporters2
Importers / Exporters1
Retailers - supermarkets / hypermarkets1

Busiest postcode districts

Top 10 districts by premises awaiting first inspection.

DistrictPremises
BS152
BS546
BS732
BS825
BS625
BS1623
BS320
BS420
BS1119
BS216

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 withheldOther catering premisesBristol · BS3Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféBristol · BS4Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldMobile catererBristol · BS7Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldFood retailerBristol · BS5Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféBristol · BS4Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféBristol · BS2Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldTakeaway / sandwich shopBristol · BS5Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Jamie Cundy Golf LtdFood retailerBristol · BS10Earlier 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.

Sample CSVs · Council lookup · National backlog table · What awaiting inspection means · For pest control

Other councils: Brighton and Hove · Broadland · Bromley

Questions

How many food businesses are awaiting inspection in Bristol?

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

Are these new food businesses in Bristol?

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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