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New food businesses in City of London Corporation.

City of London Corporation had 92 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 15 Oct 2026. 46 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); City of London Corporation council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

92awaiting 1st inspection, City of London Corporation, extract of 15 Oct 2026. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
1,855premises on the council register in that extract
1,834with 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

City of London Corporation, extract of 15 Oct 2026. First looked at by us on 18 Oct 2026.

TypePremises
Restaurant / café46
Importers / Exporters12
Takeaway / sandwich shop8
Distributors / Transporters7
Food retailer7
Other catering premises5
Manufacturers / packers4
Pub / bar / nightclub3

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
Nutrimax Distribution LtdDistributors / TransportersCity of London Corporation · EC3NEarlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldPub / bar / nightclubCity of London Corporation · EC2MEarlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféCity of London Corporation · EC4AEarlier 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 City of London Corporation?

92 premises with a published postcode showed as awaiting a first food hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract for City of London Corporation dated 15 Oct 2026. Premises without a published postcode are not counted here.

Are these new food businesses in City of London Corporation?

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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