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New food businesses in Cambridge City.

Cambridge City had 52 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 2026-10-18. 22 are restaurant / café and 6 are other catering premises. 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); Cambridge City council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

52awaiting 1st inspection, Cambridge City, extract of 2026-10-18. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
1,490premises on the council register in that extract
1,198with 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

Cambridge City, extract of 2026-10-18. First looked at by us on 18 Oct 2026.

TypePremises
Restaurant / café22
Other catering premises6
Food retailer5
School / college / university5
Mobile caterer4
Takeaway / sandwich shop3
Distributors / Transporters2
Hotel / bed & breakfast / guest house2
Pub / bar / nightclub2
Importers / Exporters1

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
JD.Com International Logistics UK Ltd - Cambridge DepotDistributors / TransportersCambridge City · CB1Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféCambridge City · CB1Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféCambridge City · CB4Earlier 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 Cambridge City?

52 premises with a published postcode showed as awaiting a first food hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract for Cambridge City dated 2026-10-18. Premises without a published postcode are not counted here.

Are these new food businesses in Cambridge City?

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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